Ethics 2024: Issues Arising From Corporate Transparency Act, Joint Representation, Artificial Intelligence, and UPL
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will discuss four of the most predominant and pervasive legal ethics issues practitioners will need to face in 2024, why these new ethics issues are inescapable, and why they are evolving so quickly, as well as offer insights and strategies for ensuring compliance and avoiding missteps.
Outline
- Introduction and applicable ethical rules
- Corporate Transparency Act (Model Rules 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, & 1.16
- Avoiding pitfalls of joint representations (Model Rule 1.7)
- Artificial intelligence and the duty to supervise (Model Rules 1.1, 1.6, 3.3, 5.1, & 5.3 and FRCP 11)
- Unauthorized practice of law issues (Model Rule 5.5)
- Remote practice
- Multijurisdictional practice
Benefits
The panel will review these and other critical issues:
- What compliance and law firm management considerations are created by the Corporate Transparency Act?
- When should lawyers be concerned to take on joint representations?
- AI programs and the ethical implications of same
- What types of conduct puts lawyers at risk for engaging in UPL?
Faculty
Amy G. McClurg
Assistant Counsel
Thompson Hine
As a member of Thompson Hine’s Office of General Counsel, Ms. McClurg conducts research and advises the... | Read More
As a member of Thompson Hine’s Office of General Counsel, Ms. McClurg conducts research and advises the firm’s lawyers on a variety of substantive legal ethics, privilege and liability issues. She also reviews and analyzes business intake conflicts, outside counsel guidelines and ethical screens; advises the firm’s lawyers on bar admissions matters; and provides guidance on ethical and liability issues to administrative departments throughout the firm. In addition, Ms. McClurg has responsibility for co-editing Thompson Hine’s legal ethics blog, The Law for Lawyers Today, which has been named a top law blog by the ABA Journal.
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Jennifer S. Roach
Partner
Thompson Hine
Ms. Roach focuses her practice on litigating unfair competition, intellectual property, trade secret... | Read More
Ms. Roach focuses her practice on litigating unfair competition, intellectual property, trade secret misappropriation, distribution and antitrust matters, and providing advice and guidance to clients concerning distribution, franchise, antitrust and unfair competition issues and the protection of intellectual property. She has trial experience in both federal and state courts, and has drafted numerous agreements related to product distribution in the United States and internationally.
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J.A. Schneider
Partner
Thompson Hine
Mr. Schneider handles complex business and construction litigation, as well as litigation and counseling in matters... | Read More
Mr. Schneider handles complex business and construction litigation, as well as litigation and counseling in matters relating to post-employment competition and confidentiality obligations. He routinely advises clients on litigation and risks relating to covenants not to compete, nonsolicitation agreements, trade secret protection and other post-employment obligations. Mr. Schneider also counsels clients on general commercial, employment, and separation agreement drafting and review. He advises and represents a wide range of clients from small privately held to large multinational companies.
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Kathryn S. Wood
Member
Dickinson Wright
Ms. Wood focuses her practice on employment litigation, commercial litigation and appellate practice, including... | Read More
Ms. Wood focuses her practice on employment litigation, commercial litigation and appellate practice, including discrimination, harassment and whistleblower/retaliation claims, class actions, non-compete/non-solicitation matters, defamation clams, contract disputes, fraud claims, and business tort claims. She is also an experienced advisor to employers regarding employment issues that arise outside of the litigation context.
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