Product Details

About the Seminar
The Education Law Committee has assembled an engaging group of attorneys to explore an array of developments in the education landscape. Topics to be covered include how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act relates to student discipline; Title IX requirements for K-12 schools; the intersection of FERPA and South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act; and the anticipated effects of pending U.S. Supreme Court cases on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives in higher education. Additionally, a mental health presentation focused on emotional intelligence and an ethics component will be offered.

Lawyers are often high-functioning, driven, and accomplished people.  But those characteristics can also often mask a failure of true self-awareness.  Our wellness (SA/MH) hour features an insightful and challenging presentation by Henry Deneen, a practicing attorney and Founder of Blindspot Solutions.  Henry will explore how lawyers can learn the skills necessary to see themselves as others - clients, colleagues, judges, family and friends, and opposing counsel - see them.  The lawyer's journey to self-awareness may be challenging, but it's not as difficult as it may seem.  The rewards can be transformational in terms of career satisfaction, professional effectiveness, and personal growth as a practitioner and individual.

The Rules of Professional Conduct hold lawyers accountable for the misconduct of their subordinates; however, regulation and discipline merely set a minimum standard of conduct. The foundation of a functioning legal system is the public's confidence in the integrity of legal professionals. Our ethics (LEPR) hour offers strategies to help lawyers in leadership roles develop an ethical culture in their organizations to not only ensure compliance with the Rules, but also reflect the values of the profession and meet the expectations of clients and the public.

Seminar Agenda
Student Discipline and IDEA Requirements
Peter Keup, Disability Rights South Carolina
Title IX: Current Policy for K-12 Schools
Holly Hadden, South Carolina Department of Education
Emotional Intelligence for Lawyers: Seeing Yourself as Others See You (SA/MH)
Henry Deneen, Murphy & Grantland, PA
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion-Recent Developments
Panel: Samantha Albrecht, Burnett Shutt & McDaniel, PA
Deyaska Spencer, Deyaska Spencer Law Firm, LLC
Leslie Snider, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Intersection of FERPA & FOIA
Warren Ganjehsani, South Carolina Board for Technical & Comprehensive Education
Ashley Story, White & Story, LLC
Fostering a Culture of Ethics: Tips for Leaders Beyond Rules 5.1 and 5.3 (LEPR)
Barbara Seymour, Clawson & Staubes, LLC

 

Mandatory MCLE Credit Hours
This seminar qualifies for 5.7 MCLE credit hours, including up to 1.0 LEPR and 1.0 SA/MH credit hour.

 This seminar is a Basic to intermediate level program.

 Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2024,please use this course code: 241271ADO.

 Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2025,please use this course code: 

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