Jim Bannon

Countless films across the years are based on controversies in legal ethics. We’ll watch parts of several movies, including 12 Angry Men, My Cousin Vinny, and many more. Then, we’ll dive into the analysis and enjoy discussing it as a group. For example, did the characters actually violate the law? Were their acts defensible, even excusable? How might they have better protected themselves? And come with your own favorite ethical quandaries from film.

Outsourcing work is an effective and economical solution. But it can also be rife with legal ethics concerns, management issues, and communication inefficiencies. Our presenters will hit on each of these, discussing how firms of any size can fully address these to take advantage of the significant value-add that outsourcing offers.

Cannabis laws continue to evolve quickly, affecting the advice lawyers should be giving. Like other fast-moving areas, this presents ethical concerns for lawyers. And because it relates to drugs, other legal ethics issues are raised. We’ll discuss these, the evolving rules, and the impact on constitutional protections for your clients.

Most lawyers face burnout on a regular basis. Our presenters will speak from personal experience on “falling apart without falling apart.” How do you keep sane, prevent burnout, and maintain balance in your daily life? This will be a practical presentation that also considers the ethical considerations of working with clients when you’re “beyond your bandwidth.”

Even two-person offices have interpersonal conflict. In this presentation we’ll discuss how to protect relationships at the law firm office even while working in a high-stakes environment on highly personal issues. This is one of those topics that everyone knows is important, but doesn’t spend the time to get right. And the consequences are huge.