The preamble to the Rules of Professional Conduct describes lawyers, in representing clients, as advisors, advocates, negotiators and evaluators. In this seminar, our expert faculty will focus on the ethical rules related to the lawyer serving as advocate, including the need to:
File only meritorious claims
Be candid with a tribunal
Preserve the impartiality of the tribunal
Act fairly toward the opposing party and counsel
Credit Information
2.0 Total CLE Units, all of which may be applied toward Ethics
Faculty
Patricia Sallen, Director of Special Services and Ethics, State Bar of Arizona
James J. Belanger, Coppersmith Schermer & Brockelman PLC, Phoenix