Ethics

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20th Annual Ethics Seminar: ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE: What's Hot and What's Not
Summary of Contents: Recent Developments in Oregon Legal Ethics Law • Attorney Client Privilege.
November 16, 2007
MCLE: 3 E
Audio or CDs/Book: $129 per set
Video or DVDs/Book: $189 per set
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19th Annual Ethics Seminar: FROM GUANTANAMO TO GRESHAM: PERMISSIBLE AND IMPERMISSIBLE REPRESENTATION IN HIGH PROFILE CASES AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Summary of Contents: Extreme Ethics in Extraordinary Times: Professional Responsibility and Advocacy Issues in the Representation of Guantanamo Detainees • Recent Developments Regarding Ethics Law in Oregon • Negotiation Ethics • Lawyer Third Party Liability in Light of Granewich Schrock • Representing Bigoted Clients and/or Representing Non-Bigoted Clients in a Sometimes Bigoted World.
November 3, 2006
MCLE: 4.75 E and 1.5 E/B
Audio or CDs/Book: $179 per set
Video or DVDs/Book: $299 per set
Book Only (145 pp) $55
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ETHICAL CHALLENGES AND LEGAL PRACTICE:
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS with Stephen Gillers
Summary of Contents: Advance Consents to Conflicts • Joint and Multiple Representations • Major Change to the ABA Model Rules (2002-2003) • What is the Hot Potato Rule? • Beware the Shredder: Document Preservation Duties, Under Federal Obstruction Law • Bargaining for the Incidents of the Attorney Client Relationship When There's a Change of Corporate Control • What Are You Doing Here? The Conflict Issues when a Current or Former Clients Turns Up as an Adverse Witness or Unwilling Source of Discovery in Another Matter.
November 4, 2005
MCLE: 3 E
Audio or CDs/Book: $119 per set
Video or DVDs/Book: $189 per set
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CHILD ABUSE REPORTING
Summary of Contents: Introduction • Child Abuse Is a Serious and Widespread Evil • Oregon's Child Abuse Reporting Act • Assuming that Privilege Is Inapplicable, Is There a Basis for Discipline for Violation of the Child Abuse Reporting Statutes? • The Duty of Confidentiality of Information • Conclusion.
November 2005
MCLE: 1 CAE
Audio or CDs/Book: $29 per set
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[R] 2004 ANNUAL ETHICS UPDATE
Summary of Contents: Recent Developments Regarding Ethics Law in Oregon • Proposed New Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct.
November 5, 2004
MCLE: 3 E
Audio/Book: $99 per set
Video/Book: $169 per set
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MORAL DECISIONMAKING IN TROUBLED TIMES: Keeping Your Ethical Compass in the 21st Century
Summary of Contents: Moral Decisionmaking in Troubled Times.
November 5, 2004
MCLE: 3 E
Audio/Book: $99 per set
Video/Book: $169 per set
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OREGON RULES OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY ANNOTATED
(OLI 5th Ed 2003) These are the only annotations by disciplinary rule and statute of Oregon ethics and disciplinary authorities. For a number of ethical issues, Oregon has unique rules and case law interpreting these rules. This book is an excellent resource for quick information. This newest edition includes annotations for both Disciplinary Rules and pertinent portions of ORS Chapter 9. The annotations cover Oregon Supreme Court and trial panel disciplinary decisions through January 1, 2003 as well as formal ethics opinions adopted through February 2003 by the Oregon State Bar Board of Governors. In addition, cross-references to directly pertinent or related sections of The Ethical Oregon Lawyer (Oregon CLE 2003) are included.
Spiral Bound: $50

[R] CURRENT ISSUES IN LEGAL ETHICS: Do You Know the Rules?
Summary of Contents: Recent Developments Regarding Oregon’s Code of Professional Responsibility • Current Issues in Legal Ethics: Do You Know the Rules?
November 7, 2003
MCLE: 3 E
Audio/Book: $89 per set
Video/Book: $159 per set

LAWYERS IN A DIVERSE WORLD: Building Bridges in the 21st Century
Summary of Contents: Building Bridges in the 21st Century.
November 2003
MCLE: 3 D
Audio/Book: $89 per set
Video/Book: $159 per set

MCLE Credits:
(G) General
(PS) Practical Skills
(G/PS) General or Practical Skills
(E) Ethics
(EB) Elimination of Bias (Diversity)
(CA) Child Abuse

[R] Reciprocity: This seminar meets the qualifications for credit necessary to fulfill the MCLE requirements for reciprocal admission to the Oregon State Bar.

MCLE Credits apply to Audio/Book or Video/Book Sets only.