Developing Trends in Legal Ethics
Program Number: 2221
Program Date: 02/01/2012
Description
In this important program for all attorneys, Amy Bomse, a partner in Arnold & Porter LLP, discusses some developing trends in legal ethics. Topics include:
• ethical issues pertaining to electronic information, including maintaining client files and information, meta data and email privacy,
• a lawyer’s obligations with respect to electronic communications, including inadvertent receipt of documents from one’s opponent or even one’s own client, and
• current developments in the use of ethical screens to protect confidential information and avoid conflicts of interest.
Note: This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.0 credit hours, of which 1.0 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.
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California, Colorado Eligible, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey Eligible, New York, Texas Participatory
Credit Information
50 minute credit hour - 1.0 General CLE credit, including 1.0 Ethics credit, based on a 50-minute credit hour
60 minute credit hour - 1.0 General CLE credit, including 1.0 Ethics credit, based on a 60-minute credit hour
State Program Numbers
TX# 901242656, 1.0 General including 1.0 Ethics (3/15/12-2/14/13)
Program Categories
E-Discovery
Ethics & Professionalism
Federal Courts
Privacy and Data Security
Texas Participatory CLE Programs
Presenters
 Amy Bomse, Esq. Arnold & Porter, LLP |
Amy L. Bomse, Esq. is a partner at Arnold & Porter LLP, which recently combined with Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, P.C., and a member of its Attorney Liability and Appellate Practice Groups. Ms. Bomse practices in the areas of professional responsibility and general commercial litigation. Her professional responsibility practice includes representing law firms in litigation, as well as providing counseling to clients on ethics issues. She has litigated a variety of conflict of interest and legal malpractice claims. In addition, Ms. Bomse has represented public and private companies in securities litigation, breach of contract and business torts, and she has experience in appellate law. She frequently lectures and writes on Ethical and other topics for attorneys, including issues related to the attorney-client privilege. |
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