Ethics in Action: Smart Decisions, Best Practices

Whether navigating day-to-day professional duties or confronting complex situations with significant consequences, attorneys must consistently exercise sound judgment grounded in ethical rules. This program will provide thoughtful guidance, practical insight, and structured frameworks to help practitioners recognize, analyze, and respond to ethical dilemmas with confidence and professionalism.

Participants will examine relevant ABA and New York State professional responsibility rules, with particular attention to areas where attorneys most frequently encounter challenges. Through discussion of real-world scenarios and best practices, the program will explore confidentiality, attorney-client communication, conflicts of interest, and professional conduct standards. Attendees will gain not only familiarity with the rules themselves, but also a practical understanding of how to apply them in nuanced and evolving contexts.

This program is designed for attorneys practicing in any discipline and at any stage of their careers. Both young lawyers building a foundation of ethical competency and seasoned practitioners seeking to refresh or deepen their understanding will benefit from the materials presented.

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine the ethical fundamentals of the legal profession. 
2. Explore how ethical rules may apply in everyday practice. 
3. Identify when ethical issues may arise. 
4. Evaluate how best to avoid ethical issues. 
5. Assess how best to navigate ethical issues once they arise. 
6. Recognize the consequence(s) of ethical violations.