ÿþ<title>The Ethical Issues Posed by Impaired Clients - Schedule and Faculty</title> <p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 24px"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3">The Ethical Issues Posed by Impaired Clients</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"><b> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633" size="3">Schedule and Faculty </font></b></p> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="12" cellpadding="0" id="table1"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:30  9:00 a.m. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">CHECK-IN &amp; CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">9:00  9:30 a.m.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><b>The Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness and Addiction as They May Affect a Client <br> </b>Lawyers may see clients who appear to be suffering from substance abuse, addiction or other impairments. While it is not our job to diagnose, what are some of the warning signs that can alert us that we may be faced with ethical responsibilities triggered by possible impairment?<br> <i> Joan Bibelhausen</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">9:30  10:15 a.m.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Professional Responsibility Issues: Confidentiality, Declining or Terminating Representation, and More <br> </b>What is the attorney s role and responsibility when dealing with an impaired client? This session will provide an ethical framework for lawyers facing this issue. Topics will include Rule 1.14 (clients with diminished capacity), Rule 1.6 (confidentiality of information), Rule 1.4 (communication), Rule 1.16 (declining or terminating representation), and more.<br> <i> Judith M. Rush</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:15  10:30 a.m.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS<br> <i> Joan Bibelhausen &amp; Judith M. Rush </i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:30  10:45 a.m.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:45  12:15 p.m.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Ethics Rules in Application  Panel Discussion of Case Studies<br> </b>Through a series of short hypotheticals, your presenters discuss how to apply the Rules of Professional Conduct to real-world scenarios. The answers in dealing with client impairment are seldom simple and never easy. This session will tackle those issues and provide practical guidance for lawyers facing these questions.<br> <i> Martin A. Cole, Richard L. Hendrickson, Marjorie J. Rapp &amp; Paul M. Floyd<br>  Joan Bibelhausen (moderator)</i></font></td> </tr> </table>