Legal & Professional Ethics Agenda
Friday, April 25, 2008 1 - 4 p.m.
Part of the Gala Celebration of the Seattle University School of Law 35th Anniversary.
Sponsored by Seattle University School of Law Office of Continuing Legal Education
CLE Credits: 3 General credits anticipated, of which 3.0 may be claimed as Ethics
As part of the Gala Celebration of the Seattle University School of Law 35th Anniversary, three of the Law School's most distinguished faculty will examine and discuss the implications of the new Washington Rules of Professional Conduct in three specific contexts.
Speakers
- Professor Janet Ainsworth, Seattle University School of Law
- Professor Sidney Delong, Seattle University School of Law
- Professor John Strait, Seattle University School of Law
Program Schedule and Topics
| 12 - 1 p.m. |
Registration and Networking Lunch (Provided) |
| 1 - 1:10 p.m. |
Opening Remarks: Dean Testy |
| 1:10 - 2 p.m. |
Session 1: Confidentiality and Disclosure under the New Rules of Professional Conduct Speaker: Associate Professor John Strait |
| 2 - 2:50 p.m. |
Session 2: Who Is My Client, and Why Does It Matter? A Law School exercise in legal ethics and the lawyering role. Speaker: Professor Janet Ainsworth |
| 2:50 - 3:10 p.m. |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:10 - 4 p.m. |
Session 3: The Law and Ethics of Settlement Ethical obligations in the negotiation and execution of agreements to settle disputed claims and the legal effects of the breach of those obligations, including the illegitimate use of full-payment checks, failure to disclose computational errors made by the other party, alteration of settlement documents, and negligence in drafting release provisions. Speaker: Professor Sidney DeLong |
For additional information about this, or any Seattle University School of Law CLE seminar, please contact Roxanne Mennes in the Office of Continuing Legal Education at mennesr@seattleu.edu or by phone at 206.398.4092.
