Clifford Law Offices Sponsors 8th Annual Continuing Legal Education Series
CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) January 06, 2015 -- For almost a decade, Clifford Law Offices has been supporting lawyers through complimentary webcasts that focus on legal education. Past webinars have focused on issues in mediation, ethics of witness preparation for deposition and trial, ethical applications, and ethics in legal communications – just to name a few. This event will be a free webcast on the Ethics of Conflicts of Interest that will be held on Thursday, February 19th, 2015 from 2:30 – 4:30pm CST. The 8th annual event will cover the following questions:
•When are you barred from representing multiple clients or appearing adversely to a current or former client?
•When is the representation permitted with the clients’ informed consent, and how should consent be obtained?
•How do courts handle alleged conflicts when they are raised in disqualification motions?
•Which conflicts are the most frequent subject of disciplinary decisions and lawsuits?
•And more.
Last year alone, almost 3,400 people signed up for the 7th Annual Continuing Legal Education Series. The Chicago law firm is a strong supporter of legal education and continues to sponsor these educational programs so that lawyers can have free access to information that will benefit their legal practice and professional life.
The live webcast will feature respected people in the legal profession and can easily be accessed via the internet. It will be presented by Senior Partner of Clifford Law Offices and Chicago lawyer, Robert A. Clifford; the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall; and the Louis Stein Chair at Fordham University School of Law and Director of its Stein Center for Law and Ethics, Bruce A. Green.
Clifford Law Offices is an accredited Illinois MCLE provider. This 2015 program has been approved for 2.00 hours of professional responsibility credit in Illinois
To learn more about Clifford Law Offices, visit: http://www.CliffordLaw.com. To sign up for the 8th Annual Continuing Legal Education Series, please visit: http://goo.gl/DeXRWF
About Robert A. Clifford
Robert A. Clifford was named by Chicago Magazine as one of the top 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans in 2013 and Crain’s Chicago Business named Clifford once again as one of the “most influential people in Chicago" in 2013. Clifford remains committed to raising the quality of the practice of law in the state of Illinois and promoting civility. He was named the 2012 Chicago Lawyer Person of the Year. Based upon his trial accomplishments, and his contributions to the legal community and the Chicago area, his colleagues nominated him for the prestigious honor given to one person each year. He is the founder of Clifford Law Offices, a nationally recognized personal injury law firm in Chicago concentrating in aviation, transportation, personal injury, medical negligence, and product liability law. To learn more about Robert Clifford visit http://cliffordlaw.com/attorneys/robert-a-clifford/
About Clifford Law Offices
Clifford Law Offices is ranked one of the top law firms in Illinois as well as in the country in the area of complex personal injury and wrongful death cases such as medical malpractice, aviation litigation, products liability, premises liability and transportation litigation. It also has developed a reputation in qui tam litigation or whistleblower cases and handles class action matters as well as commercial litigation cases. To learn more about Clifford Law Offices, visit http://www.CliffordLaw.com
Darla Bea Smith, Clifford Law Offices, http://cliffordlaw.com/, +1 (805) 895-3400, [email protected]
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