Ethics 2023
Complete your ethics requirements through our in-person and streaming annual Ethics Conference featuring leadership from the Illinois ARDC. The 2023 Ethics program will include trending topics, including an examination of law firm operations and pitfalls, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the legal community. Offered in two 3-hour sessions. Attend either program or both at a discount.
Earn the PMCLE you need and up to all 6 credits in one day. Can’t make May 31st? Register for the streaming program! The in-person program comes with on-demand access.
AM Program: 8:30am – 12:00pm (3 PMCLE)
PM Program: 1:00pm – 4:30pm (3 PMCLE)
Reception: 4:30pm – 6:00pm (Exclusive to conference attendees)
Program Materials:
Morning Program
Afternoon Program
AM Program – Trouble in Paradise: When Law Firm Operations Fail (Includes Substance Abuse/Wellness)
An examination of law firm operations and the major pitfalls lawyers need to avoid. With many firms working together as part of referral fee agreements, understanding the rule requirements and the reasonableness standards will ensure firms steer clear of possible business and ethical trouble. When there is a disagreement among the attorneys at a firm, when could those issues rise to the level of ethical violations? When a lawyer at the firm is struggling with substance abuse and it is impacting the firm, what should firm colleagues be doing?
PM Program – ARDC 50th Anniversary Retrospective and Conversations on Diversity with the Commission on Professionalism (Includes DEI)
The afternoon program will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ARDC with two panels that will examine the origins of major cases and rules and their impact on Illinois attorneys. The program also will explore the challenges of having productive conversations about diversity to assist Illinois lawyers in learning how to embrace DEI in their day-to-day practice.
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• Referral Fees (1.5) – Requirements for setting up a referral fee arrangement.
• Different types of referral fees and guidance on how each should be structured.
• What level of attorney activity triggers a referral fee arrangement payment?
• When you work with another non-partner lawyer on a case, how should those fees be handled and who is entitled to them?
Speakers:
• Rich Gleason, Litigation Counsel, Illinois ARDC
• Victor J. Pioli, Shareholder, Johnson & Bell Ltd
• Stephanie Stewart, Partner, Robinson Stewart Montgomery & Doppke LLC
• Amanda Hamilton, Partner, Konicek & Dillon, P.C.
• Recognizing and resolving business disputes with law firm colleagues.
• What types of breaches could lead to ethical violations?
• Recommendations and best practices for firms to follow.
Speakers:
• Mary Andreoni, Senior Counsel, Ethics Education, Illinois ARDC
• John Sciaccotta, Partner, Aronberg Goldgehn
• Kathryne “Katie” Hayes, Associate, Collins Bargione & Vuckovich
• Matthew O’Hara, Partner, Smith Gambrell & Russell
• When another firm member has a substance abuse issue, what duties does the firm, and its lawyers have?
• What level of substance use triggers these duties?
• What options do they have to address the bad behavior?
Speakers:
• Christine Anderson, Director of Probation & Intake Group Manager, Illinois ARDC
• Dr. Diana Uchiyama, Executive Director, Lawyers’ Assistance Program
Speaker:
• Julia Roundtree Livingston, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
• Operation Greylord (1979) as the impetus for In re Himmel (1988) and/or a deeper dive into the Himmel decision, the duty to report and it’s results.
• In re Rinella (1997) and the prohibition of sex with clients, now codified in the ABA Model Rules.
• In re Driscoll (1981) the first use of probation as a disciplinary sanction – how far we have come and the utilization of ‘unique’ probations and new diversionary/restorative justice approaches to attorney regulation (Commission Rules 54 & 56).
Speakers:
• Hon. Thomas More Donnelly, Circuit Court of Cook County
• Mary Robinson, Partner, Robinson Stewart Montgomery & Doppke LLC
• Adrian Vuckovich, Partner, Collins Bargione & Vuckovich
• In re Dowling (2007), examining the standard for the handling of retainer fees.
• NEW Rules 1.5 & 1.15 (effective July 2023).
Speakers:
• Jerry Larkin, Administrator, Illinois ARDC
• Rachel Miller, Litigation Counsel, Illinois ARDC
• Adrian Vuckovich, Partner, Collins Bargione & Vuckovich
