Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity:
Ethical Rules and Best Practices (OnDemand)
Originally held on Monday, October 5, 2020 | 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Program Fee:
$49 for Members | $99 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2020-2022), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, and attorneys who practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.
CLE Credit:
New York: 2.0 Ethics
New Jersey: 2.3 Professional Responsibility
California: 1.5 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania: 1.5 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Please Note: Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot fulfill ethics or skills credits through our on-demand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
Description:
Expert panelists will discuss the ethical requirements and best
practices, including guardianship and its alternatives, “[w]hen a
client’s capacity to make adequately considered decisions in connection
with a representation is diminished, whether because of minority, mental
impairment or for some other reason.” N.Y. Rules of Professional
Conduct, Rule 1.14.
Panelists will draw on their diverse experience representing children,
adults with mental health or developmental/intellectual disabilities,
and older adults, in cases that range from family court to class actions
Click Here to View Program Agenda & Faculty
Program Chair:
Maia Goodell, Kakalec Law PLLC
Sponsoring Association Committees:
Children & the Law, Melissa J. Friedman, Chair
Civil Rights, Zoey Chenitz, Chair
Disability Law, Katherine Rose Carroll, Chair
Mental Health Law, Karen P. Simmons, Chair
Small Law Firms, Anne Wolfson, Chair