This 2-hour program is included in the 4.3-hour compilation course entitled Legal Ethics Roundup (NLF course #549). You will earn CLE credit by completing EITHER the combo program listed below OR that compilation. You may not earn CLE credit for BOTH this program and the 4.3-hour compilation.

Increasingly, many legal matters involve lawyers who are married, lawyers who are related, or lawyers who are significant others. Additionally, sexual relationships with clients often present additional ethics issues. In this useful June 26, 2019 2-hour presentation (two 1-hour sections), Patrick M. Connors, Esquire explains how to correctly honor the ethical rules governing conflicts and confidentiality in these situations.

Mr. Connors is a Professor of Law 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.

Section 1 - Major topics include:
ABA Model Rule 1.7: Conflict of Interest: Current Clients
ABA Model Rule 1.8: Current Clients: Specific Rules
ABA Model Rule 1.10: Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: General Rule
Relevant Caselaw & Ethics Opinions

Section 2 - Major topics include:
ABA Model Rule 1.7: Conflict of Interest: Current Clients
ABA Model Rule 1.10: Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: General Rule
ABA Model Rule 8.4: Misconduct (amended August 2016)
Relevant Caselaw

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