2023

First Friday Ethics (July 2023)

STUDIO WEBCAST Jul 7, 2023
$135 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 10:30 a.m. (0.50 hr | 0.50 hr ethics)
What to Do When You Receive a Threat of Legal Malpractice (REPLAY)
A presentation on the considerations and steps to take when you are threatened with a legal malpractice claim. A discussion of things you should and should not do or say.

Patricia Peterson, Texas Lawyers' Insurance Exchange - Austin, TX

10:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics)
The Ethics of Practicing Law Remotely (REPLAY)
How to ethically navigate the online practice of law post-Covid.

Carrie Johnson Phaneuf, Cobb Martinez Woodward PLLC - Dallas, TX

11:40 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. (1.00 hr | 1.00 hr ethics)
Ethics and the Agency Lawyer: Conflicts, Fiduciary Duty, and Confidential Information (REPLAY)
A brief refresher and update on these ethical areas, including a discussion of typical scenarios faced by agency professionals.

Claude E. Ducloux, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX
Franklin Hopkins, Germer Beaman & Brown PLLC - Austin, TX

12:50 p.m. to 1:35 p.m. (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics)
Ethical Obligations in Mitigating and Responding to a Data Breach (REPLAY)
Over the past decade, legislatures in Colorado, California, Virginia, etc. and regulators in the European Union have promulgated various data protection laws and practices that have caused much confusion to both lawyers and non-lawyers on how to lawfully respond to a data breach. These laws have presented statutory requirements companies must abide by in order to respond to and remedy security breaches, and within these requirements, are ethical obligations counsel must uphold. This presentation discusses the ethical obligations Texas counsel must abide by in order to respond to data breaches in accordance with the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Conduct.

Skyla R. Banks, Amplitude, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Arielle S. Comer, Ryan Law - Dallas, TX
Lillie Jackson, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP - Dallas, TX

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, July 7, 2023
10:00 am

0.50 hr ethics

What to Do When You Receive a Threat of Legal Malpractice (REPLAY)

A presentation on the considerations and steps to take when you are threatened with a legal malpractice claim. A discussion of things you should and should not do or say.

Patricia Peterson, Texas Lawyers' Insurance Exchange - Austin, TX
10:30 am

10-Minute Break
10:40 am

0.75 hr ethics

The Ethics of Practicing Law Remotely (REPLAY)

How to ethically navigate the online practice of law post-Covid.

Carrie Johnson Phaneuf, Cobb Martinez Woodward PLLC - Dallas, TX
11:30 am

10-Minute Break
11:40 am

1.00 hr ethics

Ethics and the Agency Lawyer: Conflicts, Fiduciary Duty, and Confidential Information (REPLAY)

A brief refresher and update on these ethical areas, including a discussion of typical scenarios faced by agency professionals.

Claude E. Ducloux, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX
Franklin Hopkins, Germer Beaman & Brown PLLC - Austin, TX
12:40 pm

10-Minute Break
12:50 pm

0.75 hr ethics

Ethical Obligations in Mitigating and Responding to a Data Breach (REPLAY)

Over the past decade, legislatures in Colorado, California, Virginia, etc. and regulators in the European Union have promulgated various data protection laws and practices that have caused much confusion to both lawyers and non-lawyers on how to lawfully respond to a data breach. These laws have presented statutory requirements companies must abide by in order to respond to and remedy security breaches, and within these requirements, are ethical obligations counsel must uphold. This presentation discusses the ethical obligations Texas counsel must abide by in order to respond to data breaches in accordance with the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Conduct.

Skyla R. Banks, Amplitude, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Arielle S. Comer, Ryan Law - Dallas, TX
Lillie Jackson, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP - Dallas, TX
1:35 pm

Presentations Conclude

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Conference Faculty

Skyla R. Banks

Amplitude, Inc.
Dallas, TX

Arielle S. Comer

Ryan Law
Dallas, TX

Claude E. Ducloux

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Franklin Hopkins

Germer Beaman & Brown PLLC
Austin, TX

Lillie Jackson

Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Dallas, TX

Patricia Peterson

Texas Lawyers' Insurance Exchange
Austin, TX

Carrie Johnson Phaneuf

Cobb Martinez Woodward PLLC
Dallas, TX

Credit Info

STUDIO WEBCAST

MCLE Credit

Texas – 3.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

UT Law CLE will report credit to the State Bar of Texas on your behalf. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.

California – 3.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. Print and keep the Certificate of Completion for your records. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.

Other States – 3.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

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

Key Dates

STUDIO WEBCAST – Jul 7, 2023

STUDIO WEBCAST

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jun 30, 2023

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Last day for cancellation: Jul 3, 2023