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First Friday Ethics: December 2025
Contains material from Jan 2023 to Dec 2025
First Friday Ethics: December 2025
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Need ethics credit? We’ve got you covered! UT Law CLE’s First Friday Ethics streams live every first Friday of the month, and features some of our best ethics speakers and presentations for a total of 3.00 hrs ethics credit. Fulfill your entire annual ethics requirement in Texas in one day!
(0.75 hr ethics)
Generative Artificial Intelligence (Replay)
A discussion centered on IP concerns and what to watch out for when applying AI use models and negotiating AI related agreements.
(0.50 hr ethics)
Avoiding Difficult Clients (Replay)
Lawyers are faced with many ethical challenges both in representing, and in deciding whether to represent, all kinds of people and entities. Identify what lawyers need to know to hopefully prevent, or if necessary disengage from, inappropriate representations involving difficult clients.
(0.75 hr ethics)
Emotionally Healthy Lawyering (Replay)
This presentation provides an overview of obstacles to lawyer wellness and examines evidence-based strategies for building or maintaining mental health while engaging in the very demanding practice of law.
(1.00 hr ethics)
A Legal Ethics Holiday Season Wish List (Replay)
It’s the Holiday Season, y’all, and even law firm General Counsels and Risk Managers have Holiday Wish Lists…of what they hope their colleagues already know about the Rules of Professional Conduct and how to apply them. This presentation explores many things that are, no doubt, on those Wish Lists, including a working understanding of the conflict of interest rules, tools to help navigate those rules (like engagement letters and “I’m Not Your Lawyer” letters), the difference between the attorney-client privilege and the lawyer’s ethical duty of confidentiality, and a proper appreciation of the application of the “No Contact” Rule. The presentation also provides some practical tips to help create a culture of sound risk management practices to help keep the attendee from getting on the General Counsel’s or Risk Manager’s Naughty List.
It’s the Holiday Season, y’all, and even law firm General Counsels and Risk Managers have Holiday Wish Lists…of what they hope their colleagues already know about the Rules of Professional Conduct and how to apply them. This presentation explores many things that are, no doubt, on those Wish Lists, including a working understanding of the conflict of interest rules, tools to help navigate those rules (like engagement letters and “I’m Not Your Lawyer” letters), the difference between the attorney-client privilege and the lawyer’s ethical duty of confidentiality, and a proper appreciation of the application of the “No Contact” Rule. The presentation also provides some practical tips to help create a culture of sound risk management practices to help keep the attendee from getting on the General Counsel’s or Risk Manager’s Naughty List.
A.J. Singleton, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC - Lexington, KY
(0.75 hr ethics)
Generative Artificial Intelligence (Replay)
A discussion centered on IP concerns and what to watch out for when applying AI use models and negotiating AI related agreements.
Skyla R. Banks, Amplitude, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Bria Riley, Citibank, N.A. - Dallas, TX
Bria Riley, Citibank, N.A. - Dallas, TX
(0.50 hr ethics)
Avoiding Difficult Clients (Replay)
Lawyers are faced with many ethical challenges both in representing, and in deciding whether to represent, all kinds of people and entities. Identify what lawyers need to know to hopefully prevent, or if necessary disengage from, inappropriate representations involving difficult clients.
William J. Chriss, The Snapka Law Firm - Corpus Christi, TX
(0.75 hr ethics)
Emotionally Healthy Lawyering (Replay)
This presentation provides an overview of obstacles to lawyer wellness and examines evidence-based strategies for building or maintaining mental health while engaging in the very demanding practice of law.
Michelle Fontenot, Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program - Austin, TX
Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Paper Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 3.00 | 3.00 ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA, PA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 11/30/2026
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Sessions
Credit
1.
A Legal Ethics Holiday Season Wish List (Jan 2023)
A.J. Singleton
1.00
1.00
0.00
1.00 | 1.00 ethics
Session Materials
Video
(mp4)
– 59 mins
Paper
(pdf)
– 25 pgs
Slides
(pdf)
– 20 pgs
Session 1 —59 mins 1.00 | 1.00 ethics
A Legal Ethics Holiday Season Wish List (Jan 2023)
It’s the Holiday Season, y’all, and even law firm General Counsels and Risk Managers have Holiday Wish Lists…of what they hope their colleagues already know about the Rules of Professional Conduct and how to apply them. This presentation explores many things that are, no doubt, on those Wish Lists, including a working understanding of the conflict of interest rules, tools to help navigate those rules (like engagement letters and “I’m Not Your Lawyer” letters), the difference between the attorney-client privilege and the lawyer’s ethical duty of confidentiality, and a proper appreciation of the application of the “No Contact” Rule. The presentation also provides some practical tips to help create a culture of sound risk management practices to help keep the attendee from getting on the General Counsel’s or Risk Manager’s Naughty List.
Originally presented: Dec 2022 First Friday Ethics (December 2022)
A.J. Singleton,
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC - Lexington, KY
2.
Generative Artificial Intelligence (Dec 2025)
Skyla R. Banks, Bria Riley
0.75
0.75
0.00
0.75 | 0.75 ethics
Session Materials
Video
(mp4)
– 41 mins
Audio
(mp3)
– 41 mins
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 15 pgs
Session 2 —41 mins 0.75 | 0.75 ethics
Generative Artificial Intelligence (Dec 2025)
A discussion centered on IP concerns and what to watch out for when applying AI use models and negotiating AI related agreements.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 LLCs, LPs and Partnerships
Skyla R. Banks,
Amplitude, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Bria Riley,
Citibank, N.A. - Dallas, TX
3.
Avoiding Difficult Clients (Oct 2025)
William J. Chriss
0.50
0.50
0.00
0.50 | 0.50 ethics
Session Materials
Video
(mp4)
– 27 mins
Audio
(mp3)
– 27 mins
Transcript
(txt)
Paper
(pdf)
– 17 pgs
Slides
(pdf)
– 8 pgs
Session 3 —27 mins 0.50 | 0.50 ethics
Avoiding Difficult Clients (Oct 2025)
Lawyers are faced with many ethical challenges both in representing, and in deciding whether to represent, all kinds of people and entities. Identify what lawyers need to know to hopefully prevent, or if necessary disengage from, inappropriate representations involving difficult clients.
Originally presented: Aug 2025 The Car Crash Seminar
William J. Chriss,
The Snapka Law Firm - Corpus Christi, TX
4.
Emotionally Healthy Lawyering: How to Disagree without being Disagreeable (Nov 2025)
Michelle Fontenot
0.75
0.75
0.00
0.75 | 0.75 ethics
Session Materials
Video
(mp4)
– 47 mins
Audio
(mp3)
– 47 mins
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 16 pgs
Session 4 —47 mins 0.75 | 0.75 ethics
Emotionally Healthy Lawyering: How to Disagree without being Disagreeable (Nov 2025)
This presentation provides an overview of obstacles to lawyer wellness and examines evidence-based strategies for building or maintaining mental health while engaging in the very demanding practice of law.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Michelle Fontenot,
Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program - Austin, TX