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Confidentiality is one of the most important topics in legal ethics and one of the most difficult to navigate. In this important June 20, 2018, 1-hour presentation, Patrick M. Connors, Esquire, reviews the ethics rules dealing with how a lawyer should handle confidences in many commonly-encountered situations. Mr. Connors is a Professor at Albany Law School where he teaches, inter alia, Legal Ethics. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Professional Ethics and a highly-respected speaker, author, frequent expert witness, and consultant on legal ethics. Major topics include: ABA Model Rule 1.6: Confidentiality Of Information - very broad: covers more than privileged information - the general rule and the seven exceptions ABA Model Rule 1.9: Duties To Former Clients ABA Formal Opinion 479: The "Generally Known" Exception to Former-Client Confidentiality ABA Formal Opinion 480: Confidentiality Obligations for Lawyer Blogging and Other Public
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