2023

First Friday Ethics (January 2023)

STUDIO WEBCAST Jan 6, 2023
Conference Concluded

Now available in eCourse format

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1.00 hr ethics
(Contains material from Feb 2023)

Overview

10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (3.00 hr | 3.00 hr ethics)
Need ethics credit? We’ve got you covered! UT Law CLE’s First Friday Ethics streams live every first Friday of the month, and features some of our best ethics speakers and presentations for a total of 3.00 hrs ethics credit. Fulfill your entire annual ethics requirement in Texas in one day!

This month includes:

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (1.00 hr | 1.00 hr ethics)
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A survey of provisions for your attorney client agreements from “must haves” to “optional”clauses.

Claude E. Ducloux, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX

11:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. (1.00 hr | 1.00 hr ethics)
You’ve Received a Grievance or Sanctions Motion – What Now? (REPLAY)
Receiving a grievance or a sanctions motion can be very upsetting for lawyers, but it doesn’t have to be. Please join Scott Rothenberg for an informative, reassuring, step-by-step process on what to do when a grievance or sanctions motion comes knocking at your office door.

Scott Rothenberg, Law Office of Scott Rothenberg - Bellaire, TX

12:20 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. (0.50 hr | 0.50 hr ethics)
Mental Health in Light of Difficult Clients and Difficult Practices (REPLAY)
How to develop post-traumatic growth and be psychologically and emotionally strong when working in the ongoing stress of working with trauma survivors. Review self-care and maintaining balance both professionally and personally.

Bernadette Hassan Solórzano, Our Lady of the Lake University Community Counseling Service - San Antonio, TX

1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (0.50 hr | 0.50 hr ethics)TBD
Redaction “Fails" (REPLAY)
This presentation explains how to properly shield confidential information in public filings.

Matthew Murrell, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law - Austin, TX

If you cannot watch the entire webcast at its scheduled time, register now and view the recording and eCourse when it is available in “Your Briefcase” after the webcast. Earn CLE credit (in TX and CA) on your time!

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Jan. 6, 2023
10:00 am

1.00 hr ethics

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A survey of provisions for your attorney client agreements from “must haves” to “optional”clauses.

Claude E. Ducloux, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX

Claude E. Ducloux, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX
11:00 am

10-Minute Break
11:10 am

1.00 hr ethics

You’ve Received a Grievance or Sanctions Motion – What Now? (REPLAY)

Receiving a grievance or a sanctions motion can be very upsetting for lawyers, but it doesn’t have to be. Please join Scott Rothenberg for an informative, reassuring, step-by-step process on what to do when a grievance or sanctions motion comes knocking at your office door.

Scott Rothenberg, Law Offices of Scott Rothenberg - Bellaire, TX

Scott Rothenberg, Law Offices of Scott Rothenberg - Bellaire, TX
12:10 pm

10-Minute Break
12:20 pm

0.50 hr ethics

Mental Health in Light of Difficult Clients and Difficult Practices (REPLAY)

How to develop post-traumatic growth and be psychologically and emotionally strong when working in the ongoing stress of working with trauma survivors. Review self-care and maintaining balance both professionally and personally.

Bernadette Hassan Solórzano, Our Lady of the Lake University Community Counseling Service - San Antonio, TX

Bernadette Hassan Solórzano, Our Lady of the Lake University Community Counseling Service - San Antonio, TX
12:50 pm

10-Minute Break
1:00 pm

0.50 hr ethics

Redaction “Fails" (REPLAY)

This presentation explains how to properly shield confidential information in public filings.

Matthew Murrell, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law - Austin, TX

Matthew Murrell, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law - Austin, TX
1:30 pm

Presentations Conclude

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Conference Faculty

Claude E. Ducloux

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Matthew Murrell

The University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Austin, TX

Scott Rothenberg

Law Offices of Scott Rothenberg
Bellaire, TX

Bernadette Hassan Solórzano

Our Lady of the Lake University Community Counseling Service
San Antonio, TX

Credit Info

STUDIO WEBCAST

MCLE Credit

Texas – 3.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 3.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other States – 3.00 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Key Dates

STUDIO WEBCAST – Jan 6, 2023

Conference Concluded

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