2023

First Friday Ethics (September 2023)

STUDIO WEBCAST Sep 1, 2023
Conference Concluded

Overview

9:00 a.m. to 12:30 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:

9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics)
Lawyers Behaving Badly (REPLAY)
The hosts of the Lawyers Behaving Badly podcast share true but outrageous stories about lawyers being less than their best selves.

Karen Delaney, Delaney Legal PLLC - Frisco, TX
Jennifer Judge, Destination Pet, LLC - Plano, TX

9:55 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics)
Social Media Hot Topics (REPLAY)
Should social media platforms be civilly liable for the content that their users post? Is the content moderation on platforms like Facebook and Twitter subject to statutes like those passed in Florida and Texas? Come hear the latest on these issues currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as other cutting edge topics in social media - like service of process via social media and even NFTs, the evidentiary value of emoji and memes, and the limits on how lawyers can ethically respond to online criticism.

John G. Browning, Spencer Fane / Faulkner Law School - Plano, TX

10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. (1.00 hr | 1.00 hr ethics)
Practicing of Law Across State Lines, Cross Border Issues and Privacy (REPLAY)
Privacy laws continue to develop and evolve as regulators promulgate regulations and laws that seek to protect and permit individual privacy rights and remedies. Gain insight on issues that arise in privacy, including COPA and biometric data, and will discuss the expectation for the development of new privacy laws within the United States and best practices to adopt when responding to privacy incidents and advising clients and internal stakeholders.

Skyla R. Banks, Amplitude, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Fisayo Fadelu, Pecan Street - Austin, TX
Brice White, Meta, Inc. - Dallas, TX

12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. (0.50 hr | 0.50 hr ethics)
Appeals from Sanctions Orders (REPLAY)
Sanctions orders can have devastating impacts on both attorneys and their clients. Learn the latest cutting-edge techniques for obtaining, avoiding, appealing, and keeping trial court sanctions orders.

Scott Rothenberg, Law Offices of Scott Rothenberg - Bellaire, 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, Sep. 1, 2023
9:00 am

0.75 hr ethics

Lawyers Behaving Badly (REPLAY)

The hosts of the Lawyers Behaving Badly podcast share true but outrageous stories about lawyers being less than their best selves.

Karen Delaney, Delaney Legal PLLC - Frisco, TX
Jennifer Judge, Destination Pet, LLC - Plano, TX

Karen Delaney, Delaney Legal PLLC - Frisco, TX
Jennifer Judge, Destination Pet, LLC - Plano, TX
9:45 am

10-Minute Break
9:55 am

0.75 hr ethics

Social Media Hot Topics (REPLAY)

Should social media platforms be civilly liable for the content that their users post? Is the content moderation on platforms like Facebook and Twitter subject to statutes like those passed in Florida and Texas? Come hear the latest on these issues currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as other cutting edge topics in social media - like service of process via social media and even NFTs, the evidentiary value of emoji and memes, and the limits on how lawyers can ethically respond to online criticism.

John G. Browning, Spencer Fane / Faulkner Law School - Plano, TX

John G. Browning, Spencer Fane / Faulkner Law School - Plano, TX
10:40 am

10-Minute Break
10:50 am

1.00 hr ethics

Practicing of Law Across State Lines, Cross Border Issues and Privacy (REPLAY)

Privacy laws continue to develop and evolve as regulators promulgate regulations and laws that seek to protect and permit individual privacy rights and remedies. Gain insight on issues that arise in privacy, including COPA and biometric data, and will discuss the expectation for the development of new privacy laws within the United States and best practices to adopt when responding to privacy incidents and advising clients and internal stakeholders.

Skyla R. Banks, Amplitude, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Fisayo Fadelu, Pecan Street - Austin, TX
Brice White, Meta, Inc. - Dallas, TX

Skyla R. Banks, Amplitude, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Fisayo Fadelu, Pecan Street - Austin, TX
Brice White, Meta, Inc. - Dallas, TX
11:50 am

10-Minute. Break
12:00 pm

0.50 hr ethics

Appeals from Sanctions Orders (REPLAY)

Sanctions orders can have devastating impacts on both attorneys and their clients. Learn the latest cutting-edge techniques for obtaining, avoiding, appealing, and keeping trial court sanctions orders.

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

Scott Rothenberg, Law Offices of Scott Rothenberg - Bellaire, TX
12:30 pm

Presentations Conclude

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Conference Faculty

Skyla R. Banks

Amplitude, Inc.
Dallas, TX

John G. Browning

Spencer Fane / Faulkner Law School
Plano, TX

Karen Delaney

Delaney Legal PLLC
Frisco, TX

Fisayo Fadelu

Pecan Street
Austin, TX

Jennifer Judge

Destination Pet, LLC
Plano, TX

Scott Rothenberg

Law Offices of Scott Rothenberg
Bellaire, TX

Brice White

Meta, Inc.
Dallas, 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 – Sep 1, 2023

Conference Concluded

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