2024

First Friday Ethics (August 2024)

STUDIO WEBCAST Aug 2, 2024
Conference Concluded

Now available in eCourse format

First Friday Ethics: August 2024
3.00 hrs ethics
(Contains material from Mar 2024 to Jul 2024)

Overview

10:00 a.m. to 1:30 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)
Lessons Learned From GCs Behaving Badly (Allegedly) (Replay)
It is always better to learn from someone else’s mistakes. Examine examples of in-house counsel allegedly (or admittedly) behaving badly—from alleged assaults and slurs to embezzlement—and what in-house counsel can learn from those situations. Discuss examples of in-house counsel allegedly being punished for doing the right thing, and review applicable Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including Rules 1.13 and 8.4.

Joseph T. Clees, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Phoenix, AZ

10:55 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics)
Ethics and Cybersecurity in the Virtual Practice of Law (Replay)
Explore some of the ethical hazards associated with practicing law virtually including unauthorized practice of law, confidentiality and cybersecurity, and the challenges of remote supervision.

Anthony Hendricks, Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma City, OK
Paige A. Masters, Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma City, OK

11:50 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics)
Brady v. Maryland, the Michael Morton Act, and the Texas Disciplinary Rules (Replay)
The obligation to disclose evidence comes from multiple sources, including constitutional, statutory, and ethical. This presentation discusses each source and recent, significant cases in the area.

Carson R. Guy, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Austin, TX

12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics)
What We Say and Do Matters…(Replay)
Discuss the various approaches to ensuring that clients with disabilities are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve and is ethically required. Gain insight on how to approach family members, clients, and other professionals as well as practical dos and don'ts when handling cases where the client has limitations.

Amanda E. Carter, Matthew Harris Law, PLLC, Lubbock, TX
Jennifer L. Coulter, Townsend Allala, Coulter & Kludt, PLLC, El Paso, 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, Aug. 2, 2024
10:00 am

0.75 hr ethics

Lessons Learned From GCs Behaving Badly (Allegedly) (Replay)

It is always better to learn from someone else’s mistakes. Examine examples of in-house counsel allegedly (or admittedly) behaving badly—from alleged assaults and slurs to embezzlement—and what in-house counsel can learn from those situations. Discuss examples of in-house counsel allegedly being punished for doing the right thing, and review applicable Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including Rules 1.13 and 8.4.

Joseph T. Clees, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. - Phoenix, AZ

Joseph T. Clees, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. - Phoenix, AZ
10:45 am

10-Minute Break
10:55 am

0.75 hr ethics

Ethics and Cybersecurity in the Virtual Practice of Law (Replay)

Explore some of the ethical hazards associated with practicing law virtually including unauthorized practice of law, confidentiality and cybersecurity, and the challenges of remote supervision.

Anthony Hendricks, Crowe & Dunlevy - Oklahoma City, OK
Paige A. Masters, Crowe & Dunlevy - Oklahoma City, OK

Anthony Hendricks, Crowe & Dunlevy - Oklahoma City, OK
Paige A. Masters, Crowe & Dunlevy - Oklahoma City, OK
11:40 am

10-Minute Break
11:50 am

0.75 hr ethics

Brady v. Maryland, the Michael Morton Act, and the Texas Disciplinary Rules (Replay)

The obligation to disclose evidence comes from multiple sources, including constitutional, statutory, and ethical. This presentation discusses each source and recent, significant cases in the area.

Carson R. Guy, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals - Austin, TX

Carson R. Guy, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals - Austin, TX
12:35 pm

10-Minute Break
12:45 pm

0.75 hr ethics

What We Say and Do Matters…(Replay)

Discuss the various approaches to ensuring that clients with disabilities are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve and is ethically required. Gain insight on how to approach family members, clients, and other professionals as well as practical dos and don'ts when handling cases where the client has limitations.

Amanda E. Carter, Matthew Harris Law, PLLC - Lubbock, TX
Jennifer L. Coulter, Townsend Allala, Coulter & Kludt, PLLC - El Paso, TX

Amanda E. Carter, Matthew Harris Law, PLLC - Lubbock, TX
Jennifer L. Coulter, Townsend Allala, Coulter & Kludt, PLLC - El Paso, TX
1:30 pm

Presentations Conclude

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Conference Faculty

Amanda E. Carter

Matthew Harris Law, PLLC
Lubbock, TX

Joseph T. Clees

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Phoenix, AZ

Jennifer L. Coulter

Townsend Allala, Coulter & Kludt, PLLC
El Paso, TX

Carson R. Guy

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin, TX

Anthony Hendricks

Crowe & Dunlevy
Oklahoma City, OK

Paige A. Masters

Crowe & Dunlevy
Oklahoma City, OK

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.

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 and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

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 – Aug 2, 2024

Conference Concluded

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