Sean Carter: It's Not the Fruit, It's the Root − Getting to the Root of Our Ethical Ills

Schedule and Faculty

Thursday, June 14, 2012
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. (CENTRAL TIME)

Sean Carter: It's Not the Fruit, It's the Root − Getting to the Root of Our Ethical Ills

In this "sermonar," acclaimed legal humorist Sean Carter goes beyond the do's and don'ts of the Rules of Professional Conduct to get to the heart of the matter – the common mindsets that result in the following ethical violations:

• Conflicts of interest

• Failure to perform diligently

• Trust account violations

• Failure to provide competent representation

• Disrupting the tribunal

• Breaches of confidentiality

• False and misleading communications about a lawyer's services

• Failure to communicate with a client

• False and misleading statements in connection with a bar inquiry

Employing the witty one-liners and poignant stories that have made him a favorite presenter at bar events across the country, Mr. Carter demonstrates the root causes of our ethical ills. Furthermore, he provides tips and insights on how to heal ourselves from these mindsets so that the ethical canons become guide posts and not obstacles in our drive to become successful lawyers.

– Sean Carter; Humorist at Law