Ethics 2020 – On Demand

Missed Ethics 2020?

Now Ethics 2020 is available on demand, earn up to 6 PMCLE through the 2020 MCLE deadline of July 31! Hear from Illinois ARDC leadership and professional responsibility experts, providing insight and advice about topics especially relevant now, including the required Professionalism components: Diversity & Inclusion and Mental Health & Substance Abuse.

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Topics / Agenda
Speakers

Session 1

Technology Competence in the Age of Remote Working

Discussion Leader: Melissa Smart, Director of Education, IL ARDC
Wendy Muchman, Senior Lecturer, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Adam Vaught, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Session 1

The Remote Working Attorney

Managing Issues of Isolation and Wellness (Mental Health & Substance Abuse)

Discussion Leader: Christine Anderson, Intake Manager and Director of Probation & Lawyer Deferral Services, IL ARDC
Robin Belleau, Director of Wellbeing, Kirkland & Ellis LLC
Dr. Diana Uchiyama, Executive Director, Lawyers’ Assistance Program

Session 1

Attorneys in Transition

Ethical Considerations for Joining a New Firm, Merging Firms, Leaving a Firm or Succession Planning

Discussion Leader: John Cesario, Senior Counselor for the Administrator, IL ARDC
Matthew O’Hara, Partner, Freeborn & Peters LLC
John Sciaccotta, Member, Aronberg, Goldgehn, Davis & Garmisa

Session 2

Referral to Riches or Ruin?

Referral Rules and Obligations With an Update on Proposed Changes

Discussion Leader: Jerry Larkin, Administrator, IL ARDC
Benjamin Boroughf, Senior Counsel, Appellate Division, IL ARDC
Daniel Konicek, Partner, Konicek & Dillon P.C.
Adrian Vuckovich, Partner, Collins Bargione & Vuckovich

Session 2

Be Inclusive - Be a Step Above

The Path to Improving Your Practice and Expanding Your Clients (Diversity and Inclusion)

Discussion Leader: Lea Gutierrez, Litigation Manager and Director of Diversity & Inclusion, IL ARDC
Ryan Harding, Associate General Counsel, Litigation, Exelon Corporation
Marlon Lutfiyya, Director of Talent & Diversity, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Session 2

Social Media/Review Websites

Guidelines for Posting and Responding

Discussion Leader: Jonathan Wier, Litigation Group Manager, IL ARDC
Stephanie Stewart, Partner, Robinson Stewart Montgomery & Doppke LLC
Michael Zuckerman, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law,
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law