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eSupplement to the 32nd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
Contains material from Jan 2025 to Mar 2025
eSupplement to the 32nd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
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Session 1: The Aftermath of Recent Strikes - The contract updates and legal issues that resulted from the WGA and SAG AFTRA strikes.
Session 2: Update on Conflicts of Interest - An overview and analysis of the rules, case law and ethics opinions regarding conflicts of interest rules including simultaneous representation of potentially adverse clients, positional conflicts, conflicts involving the lawyer’s personal interest, imputed disqualification, conflicts involving insurance, conflicts regarding former or prospective clients, and conflicts arising from pre-retention contacts.
Session 3: When Lawyers Make the News: It’s Not About You. It’s About Your Client. - With the guidance provided by the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Lawyer’s Creed, and existing ethics opinions, this presentation focuses on ethical considerations lawyers often face when handling cases that make the news and will offer practical guidance on avoiding common pitfalls that arise when your case makes the spotlight. Consider lessons learned from stories and examples of lawyers who themselves made headlines and faced legal trouble for ethical lapses in the scope of client representation.
Session 2: Update on Conflicts of Interest - An overview and analysis of the rules, case law and ethics opinions regarding conflicts of interest rules including simultaneous representation of potentially adverse clients, positional conflicts, conflicts involving the lawyer’s personal interest, imputed disqualification, conflicts involving insurance, conflicts regarding former or prospective clients, and conflicts arising from pre-retention contacts.
Session 3: When Lawyers Make the News: It’s Not About You. It’s About Your Client. - With the guidance provided by the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Lawyer’s Creed, and existing ethics opinions, this presentation focuses on ethical considerations lawyers often face when handling cases that make the news and will offer practical guidance on avoiding common pitfalls that arise when your case makes the spotlight. Consider lessons learned from stories and examples of lawyers who themselves made headlines and faced legal trouble for ethical lapses in the scope of client representation.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 2.50 | 1.75 ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA, PA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 5/31/2026
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The Aftermath of Recent Strikes (Jan 2025)
Stephanie K. Hay, Gordon P. Firemark
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Session 1 —45 mins 0.75
The Aftermath of Recent Strikes (Jan 2025)
The contract updates and legal issues that resulted from the WGA and SAG AFTRA strikes.
Originally presented: Nov 2024 Entertainment Law Institute
Stephanie K. Hay,
The Hay Law Group, PLLC - Houston, TX
Gordon P. Firemark,
Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark - Los Angeles, CA
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Update on Conflicts of Interest (Mar 2025)
Dennis P. Duffy
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1.00 | 1.00 ethics
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Session 2 —59 mins 1.00 | 1.00 ethics
Update on Conflicts of Interest (Mar 2025)
An overview and analysis of the rules, case law and ethics opinions regarding conflicts of interest rules including simultaneous representation of potentially adverse clients, positional conflicts, conflicts involving the lawyer’s personal interest, imputed disqualification, conflicts involving insurance, conflicts regarding former or prospective clients, and conflicts arising from pre-retention contacts.
Originally presented: Feb 2025 School Law Conference
Dennis P. Duffy,
Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC - Houston, TX
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When Lawyers Make the News: It’s Not About You. It’s About Your Client. (Mar 2025)
Thomas P. Brandt, John Husted
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0.75 | 0.75 ethics
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Session 3 —45 mins 0.75 | 0.75 ethics
When Lawyers Make the News: It’s Not About You. It’s About Your Client. (Mar 2025)
With the guidance provided by the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Lawyer’s Creed, and existing ethics opinions, this presentation focuses on ethical considerations lawyers often face when handling cases that make the news and will offer practical guidance on avoiding common pitfalls that arise when your case makes the spotlight. Consider lessons learned from stories and examples of lawyers who themselves made headlines and faced legal trouble for ethical lapses in the scope of client representation.
Originally presented: Feb 2025 School Law Conference
Thomas P. Brandt,
Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C. - Dallas, TX
John Husted,
Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C. - Dallas, TX