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Live Seminar: Legal Ethics and Practice Program (LEAPP)

Date: June 11, 2009
Time: 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.

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Seminar Agenda
8:30 a.m.      Registration
8:45 a.m.      Welcome & Introduction
                     Brief Overview of SC Bar Resources
9:00 a.m.      Case Management
                     Courtney Kennaday, Esquire
                     Document Control
                     Communication
                     Calendar Management
                     Diligence
10:00 a.m.    Mid-morning Break
10:15 a.m.    Managing the Attorney/Client Relationship
                     Elizabeth Van Doren Gray, Esquire
                     William O. Higgins, Esquire
                     Michael J. Virzi, Esquire
                     Recognizing Problem Clients
                     Fee Agreements
                     Limiting the Scope of Representation
                     Conflicts Checking
                     Personal Boundaries (Friendships, Sex, Business Transactions)
                     Ending the Relationship
12:00 p.m.    Lunch (Provided)
1:00 p.m.      Personnel Management
                     Elizabeth Van Doren Gray, Esquire
                     William O. Higgins, Esquire
                     Michael J. Virzi, Esquire
                     Hiring, Training, Supervising, Terminating Nonlawyer Staff
2:00 p.m.      Trust Account Management
                     Desa A. Ballard, Esquire
                     Recordkeeping
                     Reconciliation/Accounting
                     Commingling
                     Good Funds
                     Detecting Misappropriation
3:00 p.m.      Mid-afternoon Break
3:15 p.m.      Trust Account Management (Cont.)
                     Desa A. Ballard, Esquire
4:15 p.m.      Recogition and Management of Stress in Law Practice
                     Nicki Musick
4:45 p.m.      Adjourn

About the Seminar
The Legal Ethics and Practice Program (LEAPP) is a collaborative effort between the Office of Disciplinary Counsel and the Professional Responsibility Committee of the South Carolina Bar.  LEAPP is a one-day program that is held three times each year, in February, June, and October.  LEAPP is not a typical CLE seminar, although CLE credit is available.  It is an intensive, comprehensive workshop on practice management issues and ethical compliance in a classroom setting is limited to twenty four participants.

LEAPP incorporates innovative and interactive teaching methods and requires group participation in class discussions and problem solving.  The faculty includes knowledgeable and experienced members of the Bar who deal with various aspects of attorney discipline cases and ethics matters.

Mandatory CLE (MCLE) Credit Hours
and Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility (LEPR) Credit Hours
6.25 MCLE credit hours, including up to 2.0 LEPR credit hours.

Event Type: Seminars