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Program Date: 1/25/2008
"Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff"
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman


The 2007 Ethics Year in Review - Including Developing Trends and Hot Topics.

Fees agreement issues, current matters of interest to lawyers, California's Civility Code, Ethics Opinions including when the right to self-defense is triggered to defeat claims of confidentiality. Hot issues techno ethics, metadata, and pre-texting. And, anything else you would like to discuss.
 


MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product #--ETHICS-D-16815 DVD Price $29.95

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Program Date: 12/12/2007
"Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff"
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman


Recent Cases Involving Conflicts of Interest

How to spot them and how to prevent them (with some "typical" consents). Issues involving motions for disqualification.

MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product #--ETHICS-D-16814 DVD Price $29.95

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Program Date: 7/12/2007
"Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff"
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman


Aggregate Litigation Issues.

These will include MDL, Class Actions, Mass Torts, and even corporations which can create problems for the lawyers. Five major topics in ethics are always in play in these types of cases. Let's look at them and try to determine some solutions.

MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product #--ETHICS-D-16813 DVD Price $29.95

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Program Date: 6/21/2007
"Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff"
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman


Recent Cases Have Pushed Conflicts Over The Edge.

How a consent can protect you and your future ability to maintain your dependents in the life style to which they have become accustomed? We will focus on drafting perspective client consents that will hopefully give you the freedom to maneuver in the legal marketplace.


MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product #--ETHICS-D-16812 DVD Price $29.95

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Program Date: 5/23/2007
"Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff"
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman


Technology Issues. Is Email Ever Dead? Document Retention Policies. Don't just willy nilly destroy those computers. A recent Connecticut case where counsel for a church discovered kiddie porn on a computer and destroyed it, resulting in the lawyer facing charges for obstruction of justice. What are you going to do if you discover the fruits? Warnings which should be contained in your electronic communications, and a host of other issues.


MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product #--ETHICS-D-16811 DVD Price $29.95

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Program Date: 4/19/2007
"Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff"
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman


Using Support Staff and Staying Out of Trouble. How to prevent investigators from wrecking havoc in your practice? Considering issues in the HP investigation, Pellicano, and just plain family law/class action investigators. How their conduct can result in your liability? How to limit those problems?


MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product #--ETHICS-D-16810 DVD Price $29.95

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Program Date: 11/17/2005
"Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff"
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman


Ethics and Technology: Issues involving email, inadvertent fax, invisible ink in web pages, spam, cell phones. Come and explore the problems created by modern technology and discover some of the solutions.


MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product #--ETHICS-D-16809 DVD Price $29.95

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Program Date: 10/20/2005
"Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff"
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman


Withdrawal without legal malpractice or State Bar repercussions. Recent cases on withdrawal and how to properly draft the Motion if it becomes necessary; including withdrawal from a law firm and proper notification of clients.

MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product #--ETHICS-D-16808 DVD Price $29.95

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Program Date: 9/15/2004
Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman

Review of recent interesting ethics cases

1 Hours, 30 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit

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ETHICS-D-16807 DVD Price $44.95*

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Program Date: 8/18/2004
Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman

Consent drafting and use of a Prospective Consent in your fee agreements. The current cases and law that could prevent loads of problems in the future. Also, tips on drafting consents with multiple clients and cases involving former clients and confidentiality.

1 Hours, 54 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit

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ETHICS-D-16806 DVD Price $44.95*

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Program Date: 12/02/2004
Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman

Focus on Recent Cases, Controversial News Stories and Their Impact on Your Practice
and Other Things Affecting the Practice of Law.

1 Hours, 54 Minutes
2.0 Hr. MCLE Credit

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ETHICS-D-16805 DVD Price $29.95*

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Program Date: 04/22/2004
Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff Part 2
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman

Part II - This is a continuation of the March 25th Ethics program. Did Martha Stewart have to cooperate? Do lawyers have to cooperate when the State Bar calls? Criminal legal malpractice - why is it different? Judicial bias and recusal: Justice Scalia, Justice Ginsberg - why are judicial cannons different? The "inadvertent" exposure to emails. Is the information stolen or does the government reporting duty trump the theft? Senator Kennedy, the subject of an ethics probe involving appointments to the bench. Lawyer referral fees and the brand new Supreme Court case of Huskinson v. Wolf. Other recent cases. Anything else really interesting. Email suggestions to karpethics@aol.com

1 Hour 27 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit

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ETHICS-D-16800 DVD Price $29.95 *

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Program Date: 03/25/2004
Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff Part 1
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman

Did Martha Stewart have to cooperate? Do lawyers have to cooperate when the State Bar calls? Criminal legal malpractice - why is it different? Judicial bias and recusal: Justice Scalia, Justice Ginsberg - why are judicial cannons different? The "inadvertent" exposure to emails. Is the information stolen or does the government reporting duty trump the theft? Senator Kennedy, the subject of an ethics probe involving appointments to the bench. Lawyer referral fees and the brand new Supreme Court case of Huskinson v. Wolf. Other recent cases. Anything else really interesting.

1 Hour 55 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit

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ETHICS-D-16801 DVD Price $29.95 *

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Program Date: 01/07/2004
Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff: Third Party Cases
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman

Third Party Cases - 20% of the legal malpractice claims in the Los Angeles legal community are brought by nonclients. How to protect yourself from these claims. How to disclaim unintended liability in opinion letters, and any issues in this area that you may want to suggest.

1 Hour 0 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit

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ETHICS-D-16802 DVD Price $29.95*

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Program Date: 12/04/2003
Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman

Recent Case Review-- Entity/Corporate Representation and Confidentiality; Multiple Client Representation. A tasty case with a sustained Prospective Waiver of Conflicts from Northern CA, and anything else you are interested in discussing.

1 Hour 30 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit

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ETHICS-D-16803 DVD Price $29.95 *

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Program Date: 11/06/2003
Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff: Getting In & Getting Out
Speaker: Diane L. Karpman
 
Getting In and Getting Out -- Emerging issues in acceptance of representation and termination. Scope limitations that could protect your future happiness. How to gracefully terminate representation or what can and cannot be included in a Motion to Withdraw. Conflicts during representation. How to handle them and when it may require withdrawal. And, new interesting cases, current issues, etc.

1 Hour 23 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit

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ETHICS-D-16804 DVD Price $29.95*

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* Note programs recorded prior to 8/1/2005 where analog originals. DVD's where created from a VHS Original.
 

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