Becoming an In“credible” Attorney 

Presented by: Billy-George Hertzke, SGR, LLC

Applied for 1 hour ethics

CDLA Members only Please 

Lunch and Learn Webinar

Thursday October 25, 2022

12:05 pm - 1:05 pm

  In this ethics program, attorneys will learn the importance of building and maintaining credibility with clients, judges, and opposing attorneys.

Course Outline:

 Importance of credibility

• The perks that come with being credible.
• The cons of a bad reputation.

 How to build credibility by applying Rules of Professional Conduct

• Clients.
  • C.R.P.C. 1.4 – Communication
  • How to use C.R.P.C. 1.4 to build and maintain credibility and trust.

• Opposing Attorneys.
  • C.R.P.C. 3.4 – Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel.
  • Ways to gain and lose credibility by not complying with Rule 3.4.

• Court.
  •  C.R.P.C. 3.3 – Candor Toward the Tribunal
  •  Pitfalls and common mistakes.
  •  Duties to correct errors and accurately cite cases.

• Mediators.
  •  C.R.P.C. 4.1 – Truthfulness in Statements to Others.
  •  Importance of being straightforward in mediations.

 Examples and Discussion

 

 

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