Legal and Ethical Issues in Capacity and Mental Health Law
Expired
Program Number
3093
Program Date
2020-05-12
CLE Credits
1
Lawyers should be familiar with the standards of capacity for specific legal transactions under relevant statutes and case law. This includes areas such as contracts, criminal law, executing advance directives and guardianship proceedings. We will discuss the “red flags or signs of “diminished capacity that a lawyer may observe in a client as well as the ethical guidelines for assessing capacity in accordance with ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Section 1.14. Last, we will explore the “Mental Health Legal Tool Kit, offering creative legal solutions to difficult mental health issues.
Available in States
- California
- Georgia
- New Jersey
- New York
- Texas Self Study
Program Categories
- Asset Protection
- Business Organizations & Contracts
- Complex Litigation
- Complex Resolution Strategy
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Domestic Relations
- Employee Benefits & Compensation
- Employment & Labor Law
- Estate Planning & Probate
- Ethics & Professionalism
- Federal Courts
- Health Care Law
- In-House Counsel
- Insurance Law
- Labor & Workforce Management Law
- Labor Law
- Regulatory and Administrative Law
- Trial Skills
PROGRAM CREDITS
- Legal Ethics : 1 Credit
