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LEAPP Ethics School

September 12, 2023


 

The Legal Ethics and Practice Program (LEAPP) is a collaborative effort between the Office of Disciplinary Counsel to the Supreme Court of South Carolina and the Professional Responsibility Committee and CLE Division of the South Carolina Bar.  LEAPP is a four-part program that is held multiple times each year.  LEAPP is a comprehensive exploration of the fundamentals of legal ethics designed for lawyers and other legal professionals at any career stage. The faculty includes knowledgeable and experienced members of the Bar who deal with various aspects of lawyer discipline cases and matters involving ethics, professionalism, and legal malpractice. 

LEAPP Ethics School is (5.75 hour) program in which the faculty reviews the Rules of Professional Conduct, giving special attention to those provisions that commonly give rise to disciplinary complaints, including lawyer-client relations, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and litigation ethics. Participatory discussion focuses hypotheticals based on actual disciplinary cases. 

Registration fee includes a copy of Annotated South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct 2021 Edition

Big Ticket Holder: Big Ticket holders must purchase book separately by calling Maggie Macklen at 803-771-0333, ext 126. 

 

This seminar is a basic to intermediate level program.  

This program qualifies for 5.75 MCLE; 5.75 LEPR

SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course # 930750

 


The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in CLE programs and publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Bar, its sections, or committees. The South Carolina Bar believes that all Bar members have the right to both meaningful learning and to the exchange of ideas in a civil environment. The Bar reserves the right to remove or exclude any person from a Bar event if that person is causing inappropriate disturbance, behaving in a manner inconsistent with accepted standards of decorum, or in any way preventing fellow Bar members from meaningful participation and learning.

Registration Fees

CLE Big Ticket (Does not include Publication)
$0.00
Member Registration (Includes Publication)
$335.00
SC Bar Certified Paralegal (Does not include Pub.)
$125.00
Price Description Amount

Agenda

Speakers

NameOrganizationSpeaking At
Almand Barron
Shea and Barron  -
Heath Taylor
S.C. Judicial Branch  -
Julie Martino
S.C. Department of Transportation  -
Kelly Arnold
Office of Disciplinary Counsel  -
Phylicia Coleman
Office of Disciplinary Counsel  -
William Higgins
Graybill, Lansche & Vinzani, LLC  -

Policy

Continuing Education

Agenda

9:00 a.m.       

Scope of Representation, Fees, Termination 

Kelly B. Arnold, Senior Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Office of Disciplinary Counsel

Julie K. Martino, Esquire, SC Department of Transportation

Almand Barron, Esquire, Shea and Barron

Hon. Heath Taylor, Circuit Court Judge

 

 

9:55 a.m.        

Communication & Diligence

Kelly B. Arnold, Senior Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Office of Disciplinary Counsel

Julie K. Martino, Esquire, SC Department of Transportation

Almand Barron, Esquire, Shea and Barron

Hon. Heath Taylor, Circuit Court Judge

 

10:45 a.m.      

Break

 

11:00 a.m.      

Litigation Conduct & Ex Parte Communication

Kelly B. Arnold, Senior Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Office of Disciplinary Counsel

Julie K. Martino, Esquire, SC Department of Transportation

Hon. Heath Taylor, Circuit Court Judge

 

12:00 p.m.     

Lunch Break

 

1:00 p.m.       

Conflicts of Interest

William O. Higgins, Graybill, Lansche, & Vinzani

 

2:15 p.m.       

Break

               

2:30 p.m.       

Conflicts of Interest, Con’t.

William O. Higgins, Graybill, Lansche, & Vinzani

 

3:45 p.m.       

Confidentiality

Phylicia Y. Coleman, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel

                       

4:15 p.m.       

Adjourn

 

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