Ethics & Specialty Credits

4.38

Legal Ethics of Representing Fiduciaries

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska 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
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 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
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania 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
OnDemand
2 hours 55 minutes
Richard Koblentz
Nicholas Froning
With Richard S. Koblentz from Koblentz, Penvose & Froning, LLC + 1 other
Recorded April 17, 2024
Product ID 98432

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Overview

A Practical Guide to Handling Confidentiality Issues, Conflicts of Interest, and More

From best practices for setting fees and charges to essential guidelines for identifying and handling conflicts of interest, serving as counsel to fiduciaries raises a variety of unique ethical concerns. Join our veteran attorney faculty as they discuss solutions for the top ethical problems that crop up when representing fiduciaries. Explore the importance of identifying who you're representing, acknowledge the ethical risks concerning third-party payors, and much more. Gain the knowledge you need to ethically represent fiduciaries with confidence - register today!

  • Clearly identify and communicate who the client is to prevent conflict of interest.
  • Walk through common confidentiality issues that arise when representing fiduciaries.
  • Identify the top ethical risks associated with representing fiduciaries.
  • Examine best practices for terminating the relationship.

This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2024 Content Advisory Committee Member Steven Sorenson.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Defining and Understanding the Fiduciary's Risk
  2. Who Is The Client? Identifying Who You're Representing and Laying It Out in Writing
  3. Best Practices for Setting Fees and Charges
  4. Confidentiality Issues
  5. Representing Fiduciaries: Top Ethical Risks
  6. Terminating the Relationship - What to Do When…

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska 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
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 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
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania 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
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Agenda

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  1. Defining and Understanding the Fiduciary's Risk

  2. Who Is The Client? Identifying Who You're Representing and Laying It Out in Writing

  3. Best Practices for Setting Fees and Charges

    1. Primer on Fee Agreements and Disclosures
    2. Best Practices in Recordkeeping and Billing
    3. Hourly or Based on the Book of Business of the Fiduciary?
    4. What Standards Should Be Applied to an Ongoing or Retainer-Type Relationship?
    5. Third-Party Payors: Top Risks

  4. Confidentiality Issues

    1. Whose Confidences Do You Have to Keep Besides Your Clients?
    2. Do You Have a Duty to the Clients of the Fiduciary? How Far Does That Extend?

  5. Representing Fiduciaries: Top Ethical Risks

    1. Competency - Do You Know Enough About the Underlying Services Being Provided to Competently Advise the Fiduciary?
    2. Conflicts of Interest
      1. Representing Competing Fiduciaries - OK or Not OK?
      2. Are There Clients of the Fiduciary That Are Clients of Yours?
      3. Conflicts With the Parent Entity: Can You Represent the Parent Organization for Which the Fiduciary Is Only a Minor Component?
    3. Review of Common Malpractice Claims and How to Avoid Them

  6. Terminating the Relationship - What to Do When…

    1. The Fiduciary Is in Over Their Head or Is Engaging in What Might Be Improper Behavior
    2. Representation Is Not in Your Best Interest
    3. The Fiduciary Wants to Take Their Business Elsewhere

Who Should Attend

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

Speakers

Richard S Koblentz
Richard S.
Koblentz
Koblentz, Penvose & Froning, LLC
Nicholas E Froning
Nicholas E.
Froning
Koblentz, Penvose & Froning, LLC
Speaker bio
Richard S Koblentz

Richard S. Koblentz

Koblentz, Penvose & Froning, LLC
Richard Koblentz

is an attorney with Koblentz, Penvose & Froning, LLC. He devotes the greatest portion of his practice to the area of professional responsibility, including legal ethics, attorney discipline, bar admission representation, representation in the areas of attorney conflicts of interest, disqualification of counsel, law firm formations and dissolutions, legal malpractice representation as both plaintiff and defense counsel, and service as an expert witness. Mr. Koblentz also practices in the areas of complex and general civil litigation, criminal defense, probate, real estate, small business counseling and domestic relations. He has served as president of the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association; is an officer of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association; and is a member of the Council of Visitors at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. He earned his B.S. degree from The Ohio State University and his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

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Nicholas E Froning

Nicholas E. Froning

Koblentz, Penvose & Froning, LLC
Nicholas Froning

is an attorney in the law firm of Koblentz & Penvose & Froning, LLC. He practices primarily in the area of ethics and professional responsibility, including law practice management, attorney discipline defense and licensure defense. Mr. Froning regularly presents ethics and professional responsibility seminars to lawyers in Northeast Ohio. He earned his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Mr. Froning is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Westshore Bar Association, and various civic organizations.

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