Real-World Ethics Issues and Answers: New Cases and Hot Topics
Schedule and Faculty
Schedule times listed below are for the live seminar. Times for replays may differ due to varied start times and abbreviated break periods. Please refer to the DATES/LOCATION tab for individual replay start times.
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
New Cases: 2011–2012 Attorney Ethics Review
The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility updates you on recent attorney discipline and the valuable lessons for Minnesota attorneys.
– Martin A. Cole; Director, Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility; Saint Paul
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Hot Documents, Hot Water
Think the confidential corporate documents you received from your client or a third party will force the other side to cave? Learn how those documents may lead to your disqualification or an ethics complaint. This session will explore ethical dilemmas that arise with documentary evidence. The rules covered will include 4.2, 4.4(a) and (b), 8.4(d), ABA ethics opinions, and recent federal district court decisions on the subject.
– Eric T. Cooperstein; Law Office of Eric T. Cooperstein, PLLC; Minneapolis
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
BREAK
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Where Tech Sleuthing Meets Attorney Ethics: Computer Forensics in Investigations
This session details the role that computer forensics plays in investigations – in both the criminal and civil contexts – and highlights areas where attorney ethics issues can arise.
– Paul H. Luehr; Stroz Friedberg, LLC; Minneapolis