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Item no. : RZ11200327Format : CD-ROM (Win)Duration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2012Price : USD 150.00RECENT DEVELOPMENTSIN ASSET PROTECTIONPLANNINGBy Jay D. Adkisson, Thomas O. Gorman,David J. SlennThis program will assist planners ingaining a greater understanding of howaggressive asset protection planning hasfared in recent battles between debtorsand creditors. Special considerations existwhen planning for clients who have or maydefault on a loan. Additionally, certainprovisions under Sarbanes Oxley andDodd Frank present traps for executiveofficers that should be considered by theplanner prior to making transfers.Our speakers will provide: Expert commentary and analysis onrecent case law and statutorydevelopments that impact the field ofasset protection. Unique perspectives, providingcommentary drawing on theircollective experiences as nationallyrecognized experts in the fields ofcreditors' rights, asset protectionplanning and SEC enforcementaction.Item no. : RK11200571Format : CD-ROM (Win)Duration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2011Price : USD 150.00TECHNOLOGYAMENDMENTS TO THEMODEL RULES: : ANSWERSTO THE QUESTIONS YOUSHOULD BE ASKINGBy John M. Barkett, Judith A. Miller, SethA. RowIn August 2012, the ABA House ofDelegates adopted changes to severalModel Rules of Professional Conduct toaddress the growing role that technologyis playing in the practice of law. Thisfast-paced program will walk you throughthe changes, identify practical impacts,and alert you to traps for the unwary.Model Rules to be addressed include 1.0,1.1 (competence), 1.2 (scope ofrepresentation), 1.4 (communication), 1.6(confidentiality), 4.4, and 5.3 (non-lawyerassistance).Item no. : SL11200343Format : CD-ROM (Win)Duration : 60 minutesCopyright : 2012Price : USD 110.00UNBUNDLING IN THE 21STCENTURY: GROWING YOURPRACTICE WITH LIMITEDSCOPE REPRESENTATIONBy Richard S. Granat, Stephanie L.Kimbro, Forrest S. Mosten, M. Sue TaliaNot your grandfather's law practice: Thepractice of law is changing, and smartpractitioners are riding the wave byexpanding into limited scoperepresentation. With limited scope, alawyer performs some, but not all, of thetasks traditionally associated with fullservice representation. Sometimes thisinvolves coaching the client toself-represent on simpler tasks, whileperforming the more technical (andprofessionally satisfying) parts of a legalmatter.Limited scope is well suited to a variety ofservices, from drafting and documentassistance, ghostwriting, to limited courtappearances. Over 40 states now haverules promoting limited scope, and now isthe time to consider adding limited scopeto the menu of services you offer yourclients. However, practitioners must alsobe aware of the ethical issues that areinvolved with limited scope representation.Specifically, Model Rule 1.2, its variationsthroughout the states, and amendedversions of Model Rule 4.2 that severalstates are implementing.Client demand is driving the engine:Increased interest in self-representation,coupled with demand for morecost-effective legal delivery models, havecome together at a time of greattechnological innovation to create aperfect opportunity for practitioners toeffectively, ethically, and profitably, expandtheir client base.Wide range of applications: Limited scopelends itself to a wide range of applications,from family law (where it started), toemployment law, consumer issues,insurance coverage, small businessassistance, and special needs advocacy,to name but a few.As Model Rule 1.2(c) tells us, apractitioner is able to limit the scope of therepresentation, but the limitation must bereasonable and the client must giveinformed consent. This program, featuringthe top national experts in the subject, willgive you everything you need to ethicallyincorporate limited scope into yourpractice while remaining within theguidelines of the Model Rules ofProfessional Responsibility.Item no. : NE11200347Format : CD-ROM (Win)Duration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2012Price : USD 150.00WHO WATCHES THEWATCHERS: LEGAL ETHICSCHALLENGES IN INTERNALINVESTIGATIONSInternal investigations have becomeincreasingly common for businessorganizations, whether as part of acompliance program or in response to civilor criminal litigation. Internal investigations,however, can involve ethical landmines forboth internal and external counsel. Thissession will explore these key legal ethicsissues in internal investigations: Clients, non-clients, and people whothink they're clients: Upjohn warnings,multiple representation, and Rule 1.13issues Privilege and confidentiality issuesunder the Model Rules Conflicts between internal andexternal counselItem no. : BB11200352Format : CD-ROM (Win)Duration : 90 minutesCopyright : 2012Price : USD 150.00WINNING BY SPINNING?THE ETHICS OFLITIGATING CIVIL CASESIN THE MEDIABy Bruce E. H. Johnson, M. A. (Mike)Kautsch, Karen Shatzkin, John J. Walsh,Michael WolffThe New York Times has reported that"alliances between filmmakers andlawyers are becoming increasinglycommon, with recent films tied to casesinvolving Dole Food, Coca Cola andUnocal." Defendants are fighting back withTheodore J. Boutrous Jr., a lawyer forDole, noting that, after recent successes ingetting access to what documentarydirectors "leave on the cutting room floor"to reveal possible manipulations,"defendants would increasingly fightplaintiff's use of documentaries to promotetheir causes and force settlement."Join our panel of expert attorneys andjudges for an in-depth discussion on theethical obligations placed on attorneyswhen speaking publicly about their clientsin civil cases as well as ethical concernsabout the use of documentary films in thecourt of public opinion. Specific questionsto be addressed include the following: The American Bar Association'sModel Rules of Professional Conductraise a concern about the effect ofpublicity on "a civil matter triable to ajury." What is the nature ofextrajudicial advocacy that issubstantially likely to result in materialprejudice in a civil case?________________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning Rendezvous LimitedEmail: inquiry@learningemall.com Websites: http://www.learningemall.com & http://www.learningemall.com.hkWhen attorneys are involved in publiccommunication about civil litigation,under what conditions may they riskbreaching their duties to be truthful, tomaintain client confidentiality, or to74