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Real-World Tips for Ethically Representing Lawyers in Disciplinary Proceedings

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Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
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Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
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Kentucky CLE Approved 3 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
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Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
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Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 3 Total
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3 hours
Raymond Dall
Charles Blumenfield
With Raymond M. Dall'Osto from Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown LLP + 1 other
Recorded June 23, 2025
Product ID 100573

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Overview

The Ethical Dos and Don'ts of Defending Lawyers in Hearings

When it comes to lawyer disciplinary cases, it's not just your reputation on the line; your client's career is at risk, too. Do you have the expertise needed to handle these proceedings effectively? In this comprehensive program, our veteran practitioners provide you with best practices for ethically defending attorneys in discipline hearings. Gain the knowledge you need to manage these high-stakes situations with confidence - register today!

  • Determine whether you can provide legal representation while staying impartial.
  • Discuss the importance of getting the full story behind an ethics complaint.
  • Develop ethical defense strategies and determine alternative disciplinary actions.
  • Uphold integrity and professional standards when representing attorneys in discipline cases.

This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2025 Content Advisory Committee Member Steven Sorenson.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Put Ethics First: Determining If You Can Provide Professional Assistance
  2. Uncovering the Full Story Behind the Complaint and Possible Discipline
  3. Understanding and Responding to the Prosecution in Legal Discipline
  4. Know All the Alternatives: Your Path to Ethical Defense Strategies
  5. Remember the Practice of Law Is a Profession, Not a Business

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Product ID 100573

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 3 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 3 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Put Ethics First: Determining If You Can Provide Professional Assistance

    1. Have You Worked in This Area of the Law Before?
    2. Legal Issues, Case Law, and Rules Regarding Lawyer Discipline
    3. Can You Provide Legal Representation Without Getting Personal?

  2. Uncovering the Full Story Behind the Complaint and Possible Discipline

    1. Know Your Client and Their Motivations, Family, Firm, Pressures, etc.
    2. Remember: Your Client May Not Tell You the Truth
    3. The Reason Behind the Investigation: Why Knowing the Whole Story Matters

  3. Understanding and Responding to the Prosecution in Legal Discipline

    1. Who Did the Interview to Make the Determination?
    2. Prosecutor Bias in Disciplinary Proceedings: What You Should Know
    3. Not Everyone Has Private Practice or Small-Town Experience: Be Prepared to Educate

  4. Know All the Alternatives: Your Path to Ethical Defense Strategies

    1. Different Disciplinary Actions That Can Be Taken (e.g., Divergence)
    2. If Illness Based, Know That Some Disciplinary Actions May Be Inappropriate or Illegal
    3. Is There a Better Forum? Can You Move From Governmental to Local Bar Review?
    4. Keep All the Doors Open - Even When Contesting

  5. Remember the Practice of Law Is a Profession, Not a Business

    1. Never Betray Your Own Oath: Tips for Upholding Integrity
    2. Be Honest and Forthright: The Importance of Transparency
    3. Stick to Legal Defense: You Are a Lawyer, Not a Psychiatrist
    4. Ensuring Professional Standards Are Upheld, Even If Discipline Is Avoided
    5. Appearance Can Be as Deadly as Actual Breaches of Professionalism

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Raymond M Dall'Osto
Raymond M.
Dall'Osto
Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown LLP
Charles S Blumenfield
Charles S.
Blumenfield
Blumenfield & Shereff, LLP
Speaker bio
Raymond M Dall'Osto

Raymond M. Dall'Osto

Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown LLP
Raymond Dall'Osto

is a partner with the law firm of Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown LLP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His practice is concentrated in white collar and criminal defense in federal and state courts, civil litigation, personal injury, licensing, employment, and constitutional rights. Mr. Dall'Osto frequently represents individuals, businesses and professionals, including attorneys, health care providers, public officials and employees, in dealing with government investigations and enforcement efforts, ethics issues, licensing and disciplinary matters. He earned his law degree from Marquette University Law School, and taught there as an adjunct professor from 1985 to 1990. Mr. Dall'Osto was Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Wisconsin for several years, and served as a felony attorney and later director of the State Public Defender office in Milwaukee. Mr. Dall'Osto served on the State Bar of Wisconsin's Board of Governors, as a board member, officer and chair of the Criminal Law and Individual Rights Sections, on the Professional Ethics Committee and as a fee arbitrator. He also served on the Wisconsin Legislature's Wrongful Conviction Task Force, helping draft interrogation and fair identification procedure reforms, which were enacted into law in 2005. Mr. Dall'Osto is active in criminal justice and sentencing reform efforts. He has taught at many continuing legal education programs over the years, and continues to teach and write extensively on legal ethics, criminal law, evidence and constitutional rights. Mr. Dall'Osto is recognized in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.

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Speaker bio
Charles S Blumenfield

Charles S. Blumenfield

Blumenfield & Shereff, LLP
Charles Blumenfield

has been a partner in the Pewaukee, Wisconsin law firm of Blumenfield & Shereff, LLP for the past 20 years. His litigation practice has included assisting clients in personal injury, criminal defense, DUI, employment, professional discipline, intellectual property, and civil litigation matters. Mr. Blumenfield is now in the process of expanding his mediation and arbitration practice. He is licensed to practice in both Wisconsin and New York. Mr. Blumenfield is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western districts of Wisconsin. He is board-certified in civil trial law and civil practice advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Blumenfield served as a Milwaukee County Assistant D.A., as a special prosecutor, retained counsel for the Wisconsin Supreme Court Office of Lawyer Regulation, Bayside Municipal Judge, and is currently a supplemental court commissioner for Milwaukee County. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Ozaukee and Waukesha County bar associations; Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ); Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (recipient of WACDL's Martin Hanson Advocate Prize for his successful defense in a 1st degree intentional homicide case); Fairchild Inn of Court, a lawyer mentoring organization; and serves as a coordinator of the annual Marquette/MBA "Recent Developments in the Criminal Law".

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