2025

First Friday Ethics (March 2025)

STUDIO WEBCAST Mar 7, 2025 $145 Individual

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Overview

10:00 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. (3.00 hr | 3.00 hr ethics)
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!

This month includes:

10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics)
My Mind Has A Mind of Its Own: Why Even Good Lawyers Are Lured Into Unethical Behavior by the Way Their Brains Work (Replay)
Modern behavioral psychology research has revealed that our brains lead us into behaviors that are inconsistent with logic, our own self-interest, and ethical principles. This presentation explains how scientifically identifiable justifications, rationalizations, and heuristics can present challenges in legal ethics.

Kevin Dubose, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP - Houston, TX

10:55 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics)
Fixing Federal Tax Return Mistakes (Replay)
Mistakes happen in tax. Fixing those mistakes usually gets harder as time goes by. This presentation surveys a range of potential options: rescission, tax elections including Section 9100 relief, amended returns, method changes, attribute redeterminations, and more. The presentation also highlights ethical obligations that arise when considering how to best address prior mistakes.

Tom Greenaway, KPMG LLP - Boston, MA

11:55 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. (1.00 hr | 1.00 hr ethics)
Ted Lasso and Lawyer Ethics (Replay)
What can a fictional soccer coach, goldfish, and biscuits teach us about attorney ethics? Lace up your cleats and find out.

Christie L. Hobbs, Northwest ISD - Fort Worth, TX

1:05 p.m. to 1:35 p.m. (0.50 hr | 0.50 hr ethics)
Why Does a Law Firm Need a Legal Department? (Replay)
An exploration of how a firm’s legal department can work to protect the firm and help lawyers navigate ethical questions, engagement letters, conflicts, waivers, sanctions, unhappy clients, claims, grievances, the use of AI and more.

Julia M. Haines, Holland & Knight LLP - Houston, TX
Katia Sophia Leiva, Holland & Knight LLP - Houston, TX (Co-Author)

If you cannot watch the entire webcast at its scheduled time, register now and view the recording and eCourse when it is available in “Your Briefcase” after the webcast. Earn CLE credit (in TX and CA) on your time!

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Mar. 7, 2025
10:00 am

0.75 hr ethics

My Mind Has A Mind of Its Own: Why Even Good Lawyers Are Lured Into Unethical Behavior by the Way Their Brains Work (Replay)

Modern behavioral psychology research has revealed that our brains lead us into behaviors that are inconsistent with logic, our own self-interest, and ethical principles. This presentation explains how scientifically identifiable justifications, rationalizations, and heuristics can present challenges in legal ethics.

Kevin Dubose, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP - Houston, TX
10:45 am

10-Minute Break
10:55 am

0.75 hr ethics

Fixing Federal Tax Return Mistakes (Replay)

Mistakes happen in tax. Fixing those mistakes usually gets harder as time goes by. This presentation surveys a range of potential options: rescission, tax elections including Section 9100 relief, amended returns, method changes, attribute redeterminations, and more. The presentation also highlights ethical obligations that arise when considering how to best address prior mistakes.

Tom Greenaway, KPMG LLP - Boston, MA
11:45 am

10-Minute Break
11:55 am

1.00 hr ethics

Ted Lasso and Lawyer Ethics (Replay)

What can a fictional soccer coach, goldfish, and biscuits teach us about attorney ethics? Lace up your cleats and find out.

Christie L. Hobbs, Northwest ISD - Fort Worth, TX
12:55 pm

10-Minute Break
1:05 pm

0.50 hr ethics

Why Does a Law Firm Need a Legal Department? (Replay)

An exploration of how a firm’s legal department can work to protect the firm and help lawyers navigate ethical questions, engagement letters, conflicts, waivers, sanctions, unhappy clients, claims, grievances, the use of AI and more.

Julia M. Haines, Holland & Knight LLP - Houston, TX
Co-Author:
Katia Sophia Leiva, Holland & Knight LLP - Houston, TX
1:35 pm

Presentations Conclude

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Conference Faculty

Kevin Dubose

Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP
Houston, TX

Tom Greenaway

KPMG LLP
Boston, MA

Julia M. Haines

Holland & Knight LLP
Houston, TX

Christie L. Hobbs

Northwest ISD
Fort Worth, TX

Katia Sophia Leiva

Holland & Knight LLP
Houston, TX

Credit Info

STUDIO WEBCAST

MCLE Credit

Texas – 3.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 3.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Oklahoma – Expected – 3.50 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.

Pennsylvania – 3.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

To claim Pennsylvania MCLE credit, Pennsylvania credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submitted. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Key Dates

STUDIO WEBCAST – Mar 7, 2025

STUDIO WEBCAST

Individual
Last day for cancellation (full refund): Feb 28, 2025

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Last day for cancellation: Mar 3, 2025