2025

First Friday Ethics (August 2025)

STUDIO WEBCAST Aug 1, 2025 $145 Individual

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Overview

10:00 a.m. to 1:20 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 11:00 a.m. (1.00 hr | 1.00 hr ethics)
Artificial Intelligence Tools and Thoughtful Implementation and Use (Replay)
We all see multiple stories about the rapid growth and entry into our daily lives of artificial tools. It is difficult to overstate how much things will change with the rise of these new technologies, or how important it is that companies embrace the opportunity to execute it correctly. Having conversations regarding the proper embrace of these technologies and these tools is a crucial first step, including drafting policies to assist companies with their beneficial and thoughtful adoption and use of these technologies, which are unique to each company and industry. This presentation will define the state of artificial intelligence tools, what benefits and risks exist, and finally steps to begin embracing these technologies with appropriate guardrails, policies, and training. It is less likely that artificial intelligence destroys industries, and much more likely that companies that embrace artificial intelligence will take overtake those companies that do not embrace artificial intelligence.

Mark McCreary, Fox Rothschild LLP - Yardley, PA

11:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. (1.00 hr | 1.00 hr ethics)
Ethics Potpourri: 10 Tips to Help You Sleep at Night (Replay)
Regardless of their credentials, experience, and the setting in which they work, tax professionals risk uncertainty and sleepless nights in balancing duties to their clients, companies, and the community at large. This session offers 10 tips to mitigate tax ethics insomnia, from confirming who your client is, what professional standards apply, how to keep up to date and safeguard confidences, when to rely on outside experts, and what your obligations and options are when conflicts arise or when you, your client, or an outside expert makes a mistake.

Timothy J. McCormally, Arlington, VA

12:20 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. (1.00 hr | 1.00 hr ethics)
Thrive Together: Cultivating Wellness for You and Your Legal Team (Replay)
Explore the essential role of burnout prevention in the legal profession and discover practical strategies to cultivate wellness for yourself and your staff. This session equips you with actionable tools for fostering a thriving, resilient legal team.
Alicia Freeman, Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program (TLAP) - Austin, TX

Kiele Linroth Pace, Pacefirm Consulting, LLC - Austin, 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. 1, 2025
10:00 am

1.00 hr ethics

Artificial Intelligence Tools and Thoughtful Implementation and Use (Replay)

We all see multiple stories about the rapid growth and entry into our daily lives of artificial tools. It is difficult to overstate how much things will change with the rise of these new technologies, or how important it is that companies embrace the opportunity to execute it correctly. Having conversations regarding the proper embrace of these technologies and these tools is a crucial first step, including drafting policies to assist companies with their beneficial and thoughtful adoption and use of these technologies, which are unique to each company and industry. This presentation will define the state of artificial intelligence tools, what benefits and risks exist, and finally steps to begin embracing these technologies with appropriate guardrails, policies, and training. It is less likely that artificial intelligence destroys industries, and much more likely that companies that embrace artificial intelligence will take overtake those companies that do not embrace artificial intelligence.

Mark McCreary, Fox Rothschild LLP - Yardley, PA
11:00 am

10-Minute Break
11:10 am

1.00 hr ethics

Ethics Potpourri: 10 Tips to Help You Sleep at Night (Replay)

Regardless of their credentials, experience, and the setting in which they work, tax professionals risk uncertainty and sleepless nights in balancing duties to their clients, companies, and the community at large. This session offers 10 tips to mitigate tax ethics insomnia, from confirming who your client is, what professional standards apply, how to keep up to date and safeguard confidences, when to rely on outside experts, and what your obligations and options are when conflicts arise or when you, your client, or an outside expert makes a mistake.

Timothy J. McCormally, Arlington, VA
12:10 pm

10-Minute Break
12:20 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Thrive Together: Cultivating Wellness for You and Your Legal Team (Replay)

Explore the essential role of burnout prevention in the legal profession and discover practical strategies to cultivate wellness for yourself and your staff. This session equips you with actionable tools for fostering a thriving, resilient legal team.

Alicia Freeman, Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program (TLAP) - Austin, TX
Kiele Linroth Pace, Pacefirm Consulting, LLC - Austin, TX
1:20 pm

Presentations Conclude

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Conference Faculty

Alicia Freeman

Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program (TLAP)
Austin, TX

Timothy J. McCormally

Arlington, VA

Mark McCreary

Fox Rothschild LLP
Yardley, PA

Kiele Linroth Pace

Pacefirm Consulting, LLC
Austin, TX

Key Dates

STUDIO WEBCAST – Aug 1, 2025

STUDIO WEBCAST

Individual
Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jul 25, 2025

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Last day for cancellation: Jul 28, 2025