Practicing With Professionalism - South Carolina Bar Association

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D. Check Major Reason Case Closed (Complete Only if This is a Final Report): [] Counsel and advice [] Change in client's [] Brief service financial eligibility [] Referred after legal assessment [] Negotiated settlement without legal action [] Insufficient merit to proceed [] Negotiated settlement with legal action [] Client did not respond or otherwise withdrew [] [] Administrative agency decision Court decision [] Other (explain) ( E. Brief Summary of Case Status (Interim Report) or Disposition (Final Report): F. Total Billable-Equivalent Pro Bono Hours spent providing direct representation OR mentoring G. General CLE Units Requested (For pro bono representation, C· you may request one (1) general CLE unit for every five - (5) billable-equivalent hours. For pro bono mentoring, you may request one (1) unit for a completed matter in which you mentored another lawyer, or two (2) units for a completed matter in which you mentored a law student. You may not apply for or receive more than nine (9) general units in a three-year compliance period for any combination of pro bono representation or mentoring) : H. I want to remain anonymous in the event that public recognition is given to attorneys for pro bono/reduced fee work: [] YES [] NO I. Comments about any aspect of the matter, the referring entity's administration of it, etc.: Attorney's Signature ;Date Print Last Name Colorado <strong>Bar</strong> Reg. No. II. Report By Court, Program, Entity, or Law School Which Assigned the Pro Bono Matter to the Reporting Lawyer Pursuant ( to C.R.Civ.P. 260.8.
A. Information Regarding Assigning Party: Name of judge, court, program, entity, or law school: Name and title of person completing this form: B. Confirmation of Assignment: Did your court/program/entity/law school assign the above-reported matter to the reporting lawyer for pro bono representation or mentoring? DYES D NO' If yes, what was the date of assignment? C. Determination of Financial Eligibility: Prior to assigning the matter to the reporting lawyer, did your organization determine that the client was eligible for pro bono representation in accordance with C.R.Civ.P. 260.8(2)? DYES D NO D. Reporting Lawyer/Mentor Competence and Diligence: Is it your conclusion after review that the reporting lawyer/mentor should receive an award of the full number of credit units to which s/he would ordinarily be entitled under C.R.Civ.P.260.8? DYES D NO If "No," explain why not:
Page 1 and 2: Practicing With Professionalism Pre
Page 3 and 4: AGENDA 8:30: 9:00: 10:00: 10:15: 11
Page 5 and 6: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION JOHN S. GL
Page 7 and 8: COLORADO SUPREME COURT OFFICE OF AT
Page 9 and 10: A Note Regarding Hearing Board Deci
Page 13 and 14: .Reproduced by permission of the Co
Page 15 and 16: 2005 Access to Justice 27 Sally Mar
Page 17 and 18: Rule Change 2004(20) COLORADO RULES
Page 19 and 20: Rule Change 2004(20) COLORADO RULES
Page 21: FORM 8 - APPLICATION FORCLE CREDIT
Page 27 and 28: METROPOLITAN CONCILIATIONPANEL TROU
Page 29 and 30: DISRESPECT IN THE COURT: A JUDGE'S
Page 31 and 32: or pad of paper on the table or lec
Page 33 and 34: telephones. However, rather than te
Page 35 and 36: do, with the great public questions
Page 37 and 38: 50 Things I Wish IWauld Have Learne
Page 39 and 40: 20. Never turn in the first, second
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Page 45 and 46: FORMING THE ATTORNEY CLIENT-RELATIO
Page 47 and 48: I. Forming the Attorney-Client Rela
Page 49 and 50: trust, the clients could avoid payi
Page 51 and 52: a. Those with whom you have a perso
Page 53 and 54: 3. An attorney must explain the lim
Page 57 and 58: DURING.THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATION
Page 59 and 60: II. During the Attorney-Client Rela
Page 61 and 62: 2. The attorney-client· privilege
Page 63 and 64: RPC 1.4(a) and (b).) (suspension, s
Page 65 and 66: for or appear for trial and the cou
Page 67 and 68: o. People v. Holmes, 951 P.2d 477 (
Page 69 and 70: obtain the return of an automobile
Page 71 and 72: prepare corporate minutes authorizi
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asked the client to sign a reaffinn
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special use permit until the lender
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TERMINATION OF THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT
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· III. Withdrawallfermination from
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included improper collection of fee
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Defender in the pending case. This
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LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT·
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V. Law Office Management: A. Prepar
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4. Bill only for work performed and
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G. Discipline may result from failu
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FEES AND FEE AGREEMENTS
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VII. Fee Agreements and Fees: A. Co
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(Attorney, representing another att
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a. The use of conversion clauses in
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·obtained in that lawsuit. It is p
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lUU:. Use or converSIOn clauses In
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1UU: Use ot converSIOn clauses In c
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lVV: use or converSlOn Clauses m co
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1vv: use or converSIOn clauses m co
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1UU: Use ot converSIOn clauses 11)
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: Contmgent tee arrangement m ChIld
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6'/: Contmgent tee arrangement m ch
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~2: AssertIOn of attorney's retammg
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~:L: AssertIon ot attorney's retamm
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1$2: AssertlOn at attorney's retamm
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RULE 1.5 - FEES 1
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RULE 1.5 FEES Amended andAdoptedby
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A lawyer may require advance paymen
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legal services or confers benefits
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1LL-' un Ketamers, .I:' lat .I:'ees
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TCL - Un Retamers, Flat Fees, and C
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TCL - On Ketamers, Flat Fees, and C
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TeL - On Retamers, Flat Fees, and C
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TRUST ACCOUNTS
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VI. Trust Accounts and Operating Ac
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B. Trust Account Bookkeeping 1. RUL
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Trust Accounts. and Operating.Accou
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evidence of knowing and intentional
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. People v. Barringer, 61 P.3d 495
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RULE 1.15 ~ SAFEKEEPING'PROPERTY 1
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RULE 1.15 SAFEKEEPING PROPERTY; INT
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(1) Required Bank Accounts. Every a
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into an account maintained under pa
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ofthe funds should be kept in trust
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PRIVATE CONDUCT
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IV. Private Conduct A. Colo. RPC 8.
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harassment and disorderly conduct f
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3. False statements, intentional or
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. People v. Lowrey, 894 P.2d 758 (C
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ANCILLARY ISSUES
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VIII. Professionalism in the Practi
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warned to communicate through attor
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association and continued to do so
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A Lawyer's~Principl~s"-of Professio
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DBA PRINCIPLES OF PROFESSIONALISM \
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Professionalism byJerome J. Shestae
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The Scrivener: Modern Legal Writing
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)The Top Ten Insights that Court St
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