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Event Information
2024-25 Ethics Essentials - For New Bar Admits Only
February 13, 2025
Credits
N/A
MCLE: 6.16
Ethics: 6.16
Pricing
Dates
Thursday, February 13, 2025Time
8:55 AM - 4:40 PMRegistration Deadline
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Live Only at SC Bar Conference Center, 1501 Park Street, Columbia SC 29201.
This special ethics seminar is specifically designed for newly admitted attorneys. The program not only provides authoritative guidance on key ethics issues, but also meets Rule 408(a)(3) Essentials Series and the 6.0 live credit hour requirements. So, don't miss this opportunity to learn from some of South Carolina's most experienced practitioners on the ethics topics that can make or break your law practice career. Join your colleagues on Thursday, February 13 for the 2024-25 Ethics Essentials Course.
This seminar is a Basic level program.
This program qualifies for 6.16 MCLE credit hours, including up to 6.16 LEPR credit hours.
SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course #251795E.
For those required to take South Carolina Bar CLE “Essentials Series”
Pursuant
to SCACR Rule 408(a)(3), newly admitted members are required,
unless you fall within one or more of the exemptions outlined in Rule 408
(a)(3)(A)-(D), to complete one (not all) of the SC Bar CLE “Essentials
Series” courses. Attendance at Essentials Courses not only meets the Essentials
requirement, but also counts toward your required annual 14 hours of MCLE. No
other CLE course, workshop, video series (i.e., the Supreme Court’s Course of
Study), or bootcamp will satisfy this requirement.
The
“Essentials Series” is comprised of 10 full-day courses, which cover major
practice areas, as well as legal ethics. Each course is designed and taught by
experienced practitioners, are process oriented, and are specifically designed
to provide step-by-step teaching, as well as the opportunity to interact with
the faculty.
Programs
will not be available via live webinar.
Lunch
will be provided for those attending in-person.
In-person
attendees will be offered discounts on SC Bar CLE publications.
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
| Price Description | Amount |
|---|
Agenda
Speakers
| Name | Organization | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Seymour | Clawson & Staubes, LLC | - |
| Jill Rothstein | South Carolina Bar | - |
| Michael Virzi | Virzi Law Firm | - |
| Sabrina Todd | S.C. Attorney General's Office | - |
| Stephanie Weissenstein | Dial Grimm & Rupert | - |
| Thomas Pendarvis | Pendarvis Law Offices, PC | - |
| William Higgins | Graybill, Lansche & Vinzani, LLC | - |
Policy
Need to cancel or transfer your registration? Simply notify us in
writing no later than 24 hours prior to the published start time of the seminar
at registrar@scbar.org. You will be
eligible to receive a full refund, be transferred to the live webcast or
archived online version of the same seminar (if available), or to a live
seminar of equal or lesser value - all with no cancellation or transfer fee. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations
made within 24 hours of a seminar start time, but all other options listed
above are available with no transfer fee.
Continuing Education
Agenda
8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:55 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 a.m.
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
William O. Higgins
- Duties to
Prospective Clients
- Conflicts Checking Systems
- Personal Transactions & Relationships
-Conflict Waivers & Informed Consent
10:00 a.m.
Confidentiality
Michael Virzi
- Confidentiality
vs. Attorney-Client Privilege
- Disclosure & Informed Consent
- Disclosure Exceptions
- Confidentiality & Technology
10:50 a.m.
Break
11:05 a.m.
Beginning the Attorney-Client Relationship
Barbara M. Seymour
- Scope of
Representation
- Types of Fee Structures
- Timekeeping & Billing
12:05 p.m.
Lunch (provided)
1:05 p.m.
Managing People
Jill Rothstein
- Hiring & Firing
- Staff Supervision
- Unauthorized Practice of Law
1:35 p.m.
Civility and Professionalism
Jill Rothstein
The Lawyer’s Oath
SC Bar Standards of Professionalism
2:05 p.m.
Managing Time
Thomas Pendarvis
- Client
Communications
- Calendaring & Docket Management
- File Storage & Document Retention
2:45 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m.
Breakouts
Managing Money
Sabrina C. Todd
Record-Keeping Requirements
Monthly Reconciliation
Detecting Misappropriation & Fraud
Ethics for Government Lawyers
Barbara M. Seymour
Who is the Client?
Advice vs. Advocacy
Special Rules for Government Lawyers
State Ethics Act
4:00 p.m.
Ending the Attorney-Client Relationship
Stephanie
Weissenstein
- Withdrawal from
Pending Cases
- File Retention
- Succession Planning
Adjourn