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Overview
Don't Let These Common Mistakes Put Your License at Risk
This legal program offers insights on common ethical mistakes attorneys make, as well as clear guidance on how to prevent them. Unearth security and privacy traps, determine how much is too much to post on social media, and discover the top client management mistakes. Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to stay out of the danger zone - register today!
- Learn how to detect and avoid common competency traps.
- Uncover the risks of poor attorney-client communications.
- Analyze the perils and pitfalls of ambiguous fee agreements.
- Examine legal best practices for leaving a law firm.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Sharing Too Much on Social Media
- Failing to Recognize Conflicts of Interest
- Being Unprepared; Not Fully Knowing/Applying the Law
- Inadequate Investigation and Discovery of Evidence (Inside and Outside of Litigation)
- Forming Unintended Lawyer-Client Relationships
- Dangers Posed by Poor Lawyer-Client Communications
- Landmines Stemming From Legal Advertising
- Vague Fee Agreements
- Dropping the Ball on Duties to Former Clients
- Departing the Law Firm: Avoiding Critical Mistakes
- Mishandling Client Documents
- Privacy and Security Oversights
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
1 Total |
| California CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Idaho CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
1.2 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Montana CLE |
|
1 Total |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
1 Total |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
1 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
1 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
1.2 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
1 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Oregon CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
1 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Utah CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Virginia CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
1 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
1 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
1.2 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
1 Total |
Select Jurisdiction
CLE
Agenda
-
Legal Ethics: 12 Ways Good Lawyers Get in Trouble
- Sharing Too Much on Social Media
- Failing to Recognize Conflicts of Interest
- Being Unprepared; Not Fully Knowing/Applying the Law
- Inadequate Investigation and Discovery of Evidence (Inside and Outside of Litigation)
- Forming Unintended Lawyer-Client Relationships
- Dangers Posed by Poor Lawyer-Client Communications
- Landmines Stemming From Legal Advertising
- Vague Fee Agreements
- Dropping the Ball on Duties to Former Clients
- Departing the Law Firm: Avoiding Critical Mistakes
- Mishandling Client Documents
- Privacy and Security Oversights
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Howard L. Lotven
is a sole practitioner with the law office of Howard L. Lotven P.C. He primarily represents clients in criminal/municipal courts and traffic courts. Mr. Lotven has been either a prosecutor or a defense attorney in more than 10,000 cases. He also represents clients in family law matters, including divorce, paternity, modification of child support, custody and visitation. Mr. Lotven's professional associations and memberships include Volunteer Attorney Project, The Missouri Bar General Practice Committee, Municipal Court Prosecutors Association of Western Missouri, Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association, and Association of Women Lawyers. He is admitted to practice in Missouri, and before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri and U.S. Federal Court. Mr. Lotven earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from Drake University and his J.D. degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.
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