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Overview
Good lawyers make ethics mistakes too. Here's why and what to do about it.
Ethical violations don't only happen to bad attorneys. Pressure, burnout, organizational culture, and simple knowledge gaps derail even experienced, well-intentioned practitioners. This one-hour ethics CLE cuts into the real-world conditions that make compliance difficult and equips attorneys with practical strategies to identify their own vulnerabilities before they become bar complaints. Register today!
- Recognize the structural, psychological, and operational conditions most likely to produce ethical lapses in your practice.
- Apply a practical self-audit framework to identify your highest-risk compliance gaps.
- Develop concrete strategies for managing client pressure, cognitive bias, and organizational demands without compromising ethical obligations.
- Leave with a clear action plan for building more consistent ethical habits across your practice.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Practical & Operational Barriers
- Time Pressure and Workload
- Fee and Billing Pressures
- Staffing and Resource Gaps
- Technology Gaps
- Knowledge & Competence Barriers
- Rapidly Evolving Law
- Jurisdictional Complexity
- Emerging Technology
- Psychological & Cultural Barriers
- Cognitive Bias
- Loyalty Tensions
- Fear of Losing Business
- Attorney Well-Being Issues
- Structural & Systemic Barriers
- Organizational Pressure
- Conflicts of Interest
- Vague or Inconsistent Ethics Rules
- Client-Side Barriers
- Difficult or Uncooperative Clients
- Communication Expectations and Failures
- Client Pressure to Cross Lines
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Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
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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 |
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Agenda
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Legal Ethics Compliance: Top Barriers Standing in Your Way (and What to Do About Them)
- Practical & Operational Barriers
- Time Pressure and Workload
- Fee and Billing Pressures
- Staffing and Resource Gaps
- Technology Gaps
- Knowledge & Competence Barriers
- Rapidly Evolving Law
- Jurisdictional Complexity
- Emerging Technology
- Psychological & Cultural Barriers
- Cognitive Bias
- Loyalty Tensions
- Fear of Losing Business
- Attorney Well-Being Issues
- Structural & Systemic Barriers
- Organizational Pressure
- Conflicts of Interest
- Vague or Inconsistent Ethics Rules
- Client-Side Barriers
- Difficult or Uncooperative Clients
- Communication Expectations and Failures
- Client Pressure to Cross Lines
- Practical & Operational Barriers
Who Should Attend
This legal ethics course is designed for attorneys.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Louis R. 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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