ETHICS 2010 - CD SEMINAR (R80-1019)

$155.00

Update on West Virginia Ethics Cases

RENEE N. FRYMYER, DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL

WV Office of Disciplinary Counsel

Professional Responsibility Issues In Representing The Organizational Client

This session will focus on professional responsibility issues associated with representing organizations. Topics to be addressed include proper identification of the client and obligations to related parties such as individual constituents and affiliates; defining the scope of the attorney-client relationship; the duties of loyalty and independence for both outside counsel and in-house attorneys; the duty of confidentiality in the organizational setting; and the intersection of the Rules of Professional Responsibility with the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine.

Kara Cunningham Williams, Esquire

Steptoe & Johnson

New Rule 502: Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Limitations on Waiver

Knowing and preserving the attorney-client privilege and work product protection is a fundamental for most litigators. Rule 502 of the Federal Rules of Evidence has been adopted to clarify and resolve a common dispute regarding the effects of certain disclosures otherwise protected by the privilege or work product, including inadvertent disclosures and the agreement of the parties regarding disclosure. This session will discuss the elements of the privilege and protection, and then apply the provisions of Rule 502 to intentional and inadvertent disclosures of protected information. There will also be a discussion regarding the duties of a party who receives inadvertently disclosed information that appears to be protected by the privilege or work product doctrine. Key Agenda Points: •Attorney-Client Privilege •Work Product Doctrine

•Duties of Party Receiving Protected Materials

SHERRI D. GOODMAN, ESQUIRE

Goodman Advocacy

This seminar is worth 3.2 WV MCLE credits, including 3.2 Ethics credits.