Ethics & Specialty Credits

4.55

Competence in Law: Preventing and Spotting Issues

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 2 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 2 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 2 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 2 Total
California CLE Approved 2 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 2 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 2 Total
Florida CLE Approved 2.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 2 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 2 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 2 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 2 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 2 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 2 Total
Kansas CLE Upon Request 2 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 2 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 2 Total
Maine CLE Approved 2 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 2 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 2.4 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 2 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 2 Total
Montana CLE Approved 2 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 2 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 2 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 2 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 2 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 2.4 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 2 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 2 Total
New York CLE Approved 2 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 2 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 2 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 2 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 2 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 2 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 2 Total
Texas CLE Approved 2 Total
Utah CLE Approved 2 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 2 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 2 Total
Washington CLE Approved 2 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 2 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 2.4 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 2 Total
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1 hours 58 minutes
Mary Ewing
Louis Cohan
With Mary Ewing from Mary Ewing Law Office PC + 1 other
Recorded March 11, 2026.
Product ID 101640

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Overview

Discover Best Practices for Improving Lawyer Competence

You juggle countless case files and multiple client demands, but the silent risk that attorneys often miss is the erosion of competence. Failure to adapt to new technology, missed deadlines, and lapses in judgment can damage your client's case and even tarnish your reputation for years to come.

 

Imagine practicing with confidence and identifying risks before they spiral out of control. You protect your clients and your career by maintaining competence and staying up to date on the latest trends and changes in the legal profession.

 

 

In this legal primer, our distinguished faculty supplies you with practical tools for recognizing missteps early on and observing the highest ethical standards. Invest two short hours now to avoid costly surprises later - register today!

 

  • Determine what “competence” means under Rule 1.1 in everyday practice.
  • Discover how failing to adopt new technology can lead to ethical violations.
  • Develop strategies for explaining complex legal concepts to clients.
  • Identify red flags that show you may be sacrificing quality for quantity.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. What Is Legal Competence? (Rule 1.1)
  2. The Duty of Technology Competence Meets the Digital Era
  3. Clearly Communicating Scope of Representation
  4. One Case Too Many: Managing Competence When Overloaded With Work

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Product ID 101640

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 2 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 2 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 2 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 2 Total
California CLE Approved 2 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 2 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 2 Total
Florida CLE Approved 2.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 2 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 2 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 2 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 2 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 2 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 2 Total
Kansas CLE Upon Request 2 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 2 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 2 Total
Maine CLE Approved 2 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 2 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 2.4 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 2 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 2 Total
Montana CLE Approved 2 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 2 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 2 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 2 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 2 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 2.4 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 2 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 2 Total
New York CLE Approved 2 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 2 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 2 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 2 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 2 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 2 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 2 Total
Texas CLE Approved 2 Total
Utah CLE Approved 2 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 2 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 2 Total
Washington CLE Approved 2 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 2 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 2.4 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 2 Total
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Agenda

All times are shown in

  1. What Is Legal Competence? (Rule 1.1)

    1. What “Competence” Means in Daily Practice
    2. Being Inexperienced vs. Incompetent: Where Is the Line?
    3. Handling Cases Outside Your Practice Areas: Is It OK to Do So?
    4. Case Law Review: How Disciplinary Boards Determine Whether an Attorney Was Competent

  2. The Duty of Technology Competence Meets the Digital Era

    1. Staying on Top of Tech Trends and Changes in Legal Practice
    2. How Failing to Adopt New Tech Can Lead to Ethical Violations
    3. Competence and Communication Issues Involving Texts, Emails, etc.
    4. Using the Cloud: How to Balance Confidentiality With Efficiency

  3. Clearly Communicating Scope of Representation

    1. Managing Client Expectations About Case Results
    2. Explaining Complex Legal Jargon and Concepts to Clients
    3. Communicating With Clients Who Speak Limited English
    4. How to Communicate With Clients Experiencing Diminished Capacity
    5. Obtaining Informed Consent: Ensuring Clients Are Truly Informed

  4. One Case Too Many: Managing Competence When Overloaded With Work

    1. Juggling Overlapping Deadlines While Maintaining Attorney Competence
    2. Warning Signs That You May Be Sacrificing Quality for Quantity
    3. Lawyer Competence Concerns in Contracting or Outsourcing Work
    4. Competence Concerns: When to Decline or Withdraw

Who Should Attend

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

Speakers

Mary Ewing
Mary
Ewing
Mary Ewing Law Office PC
Louis R Cohan
Louis R.
Cohan
Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Speaker bio
Mary Ewing

Mary Ewing

Mary Ewing Law Office PC
Mary Ewing

is a founding member of Mary Ewing Law Office PC. Having previously practiced for 20 years with Ewing & Ewing PC, she is a tireless advocate in her representation of those who have been injured as a result of an automobile collision, dangerous condition, defective product, or professional negligence. Ms. Ewing also represents those involved in divorce litigation, workers' compensation claims, Social Security claims, and employment matters. She has been a frequent presenter at numerous continuing legal education seminars, held a board position with the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association for 30 years, and was certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Ms. Ewing served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Denver College of Law for many years, as well as on the teaching faculty for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Colorado and her J.D. degree from the University of Denver.

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Louis R Cohan

Louis R. Cohan

Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Louis Cohan

founded Cohan Law Group, L.L.C., and has been a trial lawyer for more than 30 years. He has been recognized for his trial experience by admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Cohan has litigated more than $900 million in claims for his clients and recently secured a Verdict in excess of $66 million in a fraud case. He has done work in breach of contract, fraud, injunctive relief, punitive damages, employment, trade secrets, real estate, construction and construction defects, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Cohan's practice is concentrated on business litigation and employment litigation, as well as civil litigation. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree from Emory School of Law. Mr. Cohan has served as chair of the Litigation Section, the largest section of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has also chaired the Small Firm Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Mr. Cohan has served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Bar Association; and has chaired the Atlanta Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has received awards and recognition for his community and legal work. These awards include Super Lawyer, Legal Elite, Martindale-Hubbell's preeminent AV rating, American Board of Trial Advocates, America's Top 100 Attorneys, and the Celebrating Service Award. For many years, Mr. Cohan has chaired the Legal Run Around 5k road race, raising money for the children of injured and fallen Atlanta Police Department officers. 

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