Ethics 2024

Complete your ethics requirements (6 PMCLE) through our in-person and streaming annual Ethics Conference featuring leadership from the Illinois ARDC, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, the Lawyers’ Assistance Program and other experts in lawyer conduct and professionalism. The 2024 Ethics program will include trending topics such as how AI can help and hurt your practice, mental health challenges for attorneys, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the legal community.

The AI segment will address how attorneys across practice areas are navigating disclosure and competency obligations when deploying automated tools for client work. Practitioners advising fintech firms, the best offshore betting sites operators, and telehealth platforms have encountered novel conflicts-of-interest scenarios that existing ethics opinions do not fully address. Those gaps in guidance are part of what prompted the ARDC to expand its technology ethics programming for 2024.

Offered in two 3-hour sessions. Attend either program or both at a discount.

AM Program (Includes Mental Health/Substance Abuse) (3 PMCLE)
PM Program (Includes DEI) (3 PMCLE)

Questions?
Email Amanda at amonto@lawbulletinmedia.com or call 312-644-7068.

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Speakers

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

AI and Its Impact on Lawyers and the Legal System: The ARDC Perspective

AM Program

Speakers:
• Mary F. Andreoni, Senior Counsel, Ethics Education, Illinois ARDC
• Aaron Brooks, Chief Information Security Officer, Illinois ARDC
• Lea S. Gutierrez, Administrator, Illinois ARDC
• Rory Patrick Quinn, Litigation Counsel, Illinois ARDC

9:40 AM - 10:40 AM

Clients, Lawyers and Judges With Diminished Capacity: When Do You Have a Duty to Act?

AM Program

Speakers:
• John R. Cesario, Senior Intake & Receivership Counsel, Illinois ARDC
• Hon. David K. Overstreet, Justice, Illinois Supreme Court
• Amir R. Tahmassebi, Partner, Konicek & Dillon, P.C.
• Adrian Vuckovich, Partner, Collins Bargione & Vuckovich

10:55 AM - 11:55 AM

Identifying and Addressing Stressors in the Profession That Might Contribute to Catastrophic Thinking (Mental Health/Substance Abuse)

AM Program

Speakers:
• Christine P. Anderson, Director of Probation & Intake Group Manager, Illinois ARDC
• Dr. Diana Uchiyama, Executive Director, Lawyers’ Assistance Program

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Beyond Bias: Strategies for Inclusive Legal Leadership (DEI)

PM Program

Speaker:
• Julia Roundtree Livingston, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

Should There Be Geographic Borders for Practicing Law? Examining Current Rules and Proposed Rules to Expand Your Ability to Practice in Other Jurisdictions

PM Program

Speakers:
• Britney M. Bowater, Director Registration Services, Illinois ARDC
• Myrrha B. Guzman, Intake Group Manager, Illinois ARDC
• Kathryne “Katie” Hayes, Partner, Collins Bargione & Vuckovich

3:55 PM - 4:55 PM

What Are the Limits on Client Representation? Balancing Professional Conduct and Free Speech

PM Program

Speakers:
• Benjamin L. Boroughf, Senior Appeals Counsel, Illinois ARDC
• James J. Grogan, Adjunct Professor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

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