Dumb things Lawyers Do (Ethics)
- Categories:
- General | NCBA Legal Learning
- Panelists:
- Noah Fiedler | Alyssa Johnson
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 04 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Course Access:
- Access for 12 month(s) after purchase.
Handouts
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Dumb things Lawyers Do Handout
(3.6 MB)
The practice of law is just that – practice. No one gets it right all the time, and the price of mistakes continues to rise. Join Noah Fiedler and Alyssa Johnson with the Attorney Risk Management Practice Group of Barron & Newburger, P.C. for a fast-paced discussion about common errors that lead to malpractice claims and disciplinary complaints. These subject matter experts will explain common scams designed to take advantage of lawyers, discuss how to avoid risks in multiple representations, and identify other easily avoided mistakes that cause stress and financial loss. |
54 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Panelist
Noah Fiedler Related Seminars and Products
Shareholder
Barron & Newburger, P.C.
Noah Fiedler is a shareholder of Barron & Newburger, P.C., a co-leader of our Attorney Risk Management Practice Group, and the leader of the firm’s Wisconsin office.
Noah helps lawyers and law firms. He counsels his clients on the best – and most effective – practices to avoid disciplinary complaints, negligence claims, and other losses. Noah has wide-ranging experience defending lawyers in malpractice, fiduciary duty breach, defamation and misrepresentation claims and in disciplinary proceedings. He regularly counsels and educates lawyer and firms across the country on ethics, liability, and risk management topics.
Noah has developed numerous law firm risk management resources, including Attorneys Risk Management, which provides resources, education, and counselling to lawyers across the country. Noah is a proud member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and teaches Professional Responsibility at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Alyssa Johnson Related Seminars and Products
Senior Counsel
Barron & Newburger, P.C.
Alyssa Johnson is a Senior Counsel of Barron & Newburger, P.C. She works in the firm’s Attorney Risk Management Practice Group and the Consumer Financial Services Law Practice Group and practices out of the Wisconsin office.
Alyssa Johnson has over a decade of extensive experience representing a wide range of professionals in liability matters, including legal malpractice cases, as well as claims alleging violations of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. She counsels lawyers on risk management and also handles a wide range of consumer defense claims.
She is an active participant in the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Ready.Set.Practice. New Lawyer Mentoring Program. The program matches new lawyers that have been practicing five years or less with a lawyer that has six years or more of experience within the legal profession to provide mentor and mentee relationships. She is the Vice Chair of the Lawyers Professionalism and Ethics Committee of the Defense Research Institute (“DRI”).
Alyssa was selected by her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Professional Malpractice Law, 2021 – 2023. She also was recognized on the Rising Stars list by Wisconsin Super Lawyers Magazine, 2017 – 2022.
CLE Information
The NCBA will seek 1 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states, and 1.2 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
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It is not uncommon for a course which is pending approval to not be approved until after the program has taken place. It is recommended that attorneys do not view programs that are pending approval close to their CLE deadline, as NCBA cannot guarantee that a course will be approved in time.
National Creditors Bar Association will seek MCLE accreditation, with the assistance of the ABA MCLE, for this program. States typically decide whether a program qualifies for MCLE credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events, credit approval is not received prior to the program. A link for CLE requests will be provided to program attendees who have met the attendance and engagement requirements.