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Overview
Protect Your Professional Reputation Online
Comply with the ethics duty of technology competence and clarify how the rules are implemented in your practice. This practical legal ethics program will give you the skills and tips you'll need to safely use the internet in your daily tasks without fear of malpractice. Register today!
- Adopt best practices in use of email and cloud storage.
- Learn what you can and cannot say on social media.
- Get tips for using internet sources in case investigation without overstepping any ethics rules.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Legal Ethics of Investigating Cases Online
- Attorney Use of Social Media
- Ethical Use of Email
- Client Confidentiality and Cloud Storage
- Online Speech in General, Blawg Dos and Don'ts, and Forum/Chatroom Q&As
- Online Attorney Advertising
- Verifying/Authenticating Information Obtained Online
- Client Communications Online
- Offering Legal Services Online - Jurisdiction and Other Issues
- Protecting Confidentiality Online
- Relevant RPCs and Recent Ethics Opinions
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| California CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
1 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
1 Total | |
| Illinois CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-17-2026 |
| Maine CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-17-2026 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
1.2 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2027 |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
1 Total | 02-28-2026 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2027 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2027 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2027 |
| New York CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2027 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2027 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Vermont CLE |
|
1 Total | 03-18-2026 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
1 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
1.2 Total | 03-18-2026 |
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Agenda
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Legal Ethics: What Attorneys Need to Know About Internet Use
- Legal Ethics of Investigating Cases Online
- Attorney Use of Social Media
- Ethical Use of Email
- Client Confidentiality and Cloud Storage
- Online Speech in General, Blawg Dos and Don'ts, and Forum/Chatroom Q&As
- Online Attorney Advertising
- Verifying/Authenticating Information Obtained Online
- Client Communications Online
- Offering Legal Services Online - Jurisdiction and Other Issues
- Protecting Confidentiality Online
- Relevant RPCs and Recent Ethics Opinions
Who Should Attend
This legal ethics guide is designed for attorneys.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Michael J. Pasquinelli, Jr.
is an attorney at Peterson, Johnson & Murray in Chicago, Illinois. He joined the firm after compiling 17 years of experience in complex litigation in both the private and governmental sectors. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Pasquinelli represented clients in personal injury, consumer fraud, breach of contract, corporate transactional, corporate general counsel, commercial real estate, and residential real estate matters; and defended a broad portfolio of civil litigation cases from construction general liability to breach of contract and fiduciary claims. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.A. degree in economics, and later graduated cum laude from The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly The John Marshall Law School), where he was a member of The John Marshall Law Review. Mr. Pasquinelli is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago bar associations. He is admitted to practice law in Illinois and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Central districts of Illinois.
Speaker bio
Christian E. Ketter
is an attorney with Peterson, Johnson & Murray. He is an adjunct professor of law at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and a member of the American Association of University Professors. Mr. Ketter is a former prosecutor and adjunct professor of criminal procedure at Morton College. He served as a judicial intern to Judge William J. Bauer on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Mr. Ketter is the associate editor of the DuPage County Bar Association's Journal, the DCBA Brief and the chair of the Association's Appellate Law Section, and serves on its Board of Directors. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Society of Scholars, and served on the Seventh Circuit Bar Association's Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Mr. Ketter has presented for the Institute for Paralegal Education, guest-lectured at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, and co-authored a 2022 presentation on jail litigation for the Illinois Sheriffs' Association Conference for Chief Deputy & Jail Administrators. His scholarship has been published in The University of Toledo Law Review, Wayne State Law Review, Florida Coastal Law Review, The Arizona State Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, UIC John Marshall Law Review, Campbell Law Review, Journal of Illinois Local Government Lawyer's Association, Illinois Bar Journal, and Cleveland State Law Review. Mr. Ketter's publications have been covered by Racism.org: Race, Racism and the Law and cited in the American Law Reports Federal Registry. He earned his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from DePaul University; and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
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