Selected Ethics Issues in Mediation & Settlement Negotiations (OnDemand)
Originally held on Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Description:
This program will address a number of ethics issues that can arise in mediation and settlement negotiations. With a specific focus on confidentiality, conflicts of interest and related issues, the program will discuss ethics questions from the point of view of the mediator, the outside lawyer, and even the client. The program will close with a brief discussion about how to research ethics issues and how to get help from an ethics committee of lawyers, or mediators, when needed.
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CLE Credit:
New York: 2.0 Ethics
New Jersey: 2.0 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 OnDemand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
Program Fee:
$119 for Members | $219 for Nonmembers
This program is free to Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in 2021-2023), In-House Counsel, Judges, or Attorneys in Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors.
For New York Attorneys: Newly admitted attorneys (those admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) may participate in Skills CLE courses in live, nontraditional formats, where questions are allowed during the program (through December 31, 2023 per recent guidance of the CLE Board – for more information, click here).
Program Chair:
Lisa M. Courtney, Statewide ADR Coordinator, NYS Unified Court System
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Alternative Dispute Resolution | Philip Goldstein, Chair
Information about our Financial Aid Policy and Application can be found here.