2023 Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls

Our experienced ethics panelists will cover topics such as: Attorney competence; Best practices to evaluate and avoid conflicts; Duties to former clients; Guidelines for representing organizations and businesses; What to do if your client has diminished capacity; How to ethically terminate a representation; How long to retain client files; The duty of candor to the tribunal; When you can speak to someone represented by counsel; When and how to report professional misconduct; The things most likely to get you a bar complaint; And more! Attend in person for the chance to compete for prizes! Chair: Sarah Epperson, Ethics Counsel, State Bar of Arizona Faculty: Craig Henley, Senior Bar Counsel, State Bar of Arizona Reid Potter, Bar Counsel, State Bar of Arizona Patricia A Sallen, Ethics at Law PLLC Donald Wilson, Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson PC