This 1-hour program is included in the 4.3-hour compilation course entitled Legal Ethics Roundup (NLF course #549). You will earn CLE credit by completing EITHER the individual program listed below OR that compilation. You may not earn CLE credit for BOTH this program and the 4.3-hour compilation.

Increasingly, many legal matters involve lawyers who are married, lawyers who are related, or lawyers who are significant others. In this useful June 26, 2019 1-hour presentation, Patrick M. Connors, Esquire explains how to correctly honor the ethical rules governing conflicts and confidentiality in these situations.

Mr. Connors is a Professor of Law at Albany Law School where he teaches, inter alia, Legal Ethics. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Professional Ethics and a highly-respected speaker, author, frequent expert witness, and consultant on legal ethics.

Major topics include:
ABA Model Rule 1.7: Conflict of Interest: Current Clients
ABA Model Rule 1.8: Current Clients: Specific Rules
ABA Model Rule 1.10: Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: General Rule
Relevant Caselaw & Ethics Opinions

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