2025 CLE Webinars
Check, please! Ethical Billing Practices To Avoid Fee Disputes
February 19th at 12:00 PM Central
Maintaining ethical and effective billing and collection practices is one of the many challenges law firms face on the business side of the practice. What’s more, delivering the best outcome for your client does not always guarantee prompt payment. Speakers, Erin McCartney, J.D., and Erik Crep, J.D., will discuss the ethics of billing, how to implement client-focused billing processes, and strategies you can use to help you avoid potential fee disputes. Join us to learn helpful tips to establish ethical billing processes to help ensure your firm receives payment for its hard work.
Conflict Zone: Strategies For Ethically Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
March 19th at 12:00 PM Central
Conflicts of interest continue to plague lawyers despite their best efforts to avoid them. Because conflicts can take many forms and develop during the course of representation, conflicts, without question, can be both difficult to identify and potentially even harder to address. Join J. Calhoun Watson, attorney at Robinson Gray located in Columbia, South Carolina, and Kate Gould, Risk Management Attorney at Attorney Protective, as they discuss the Rules of Professional Conduct and analyze several potential conflict of interest scenarios. Our speakers will provide real-world examples to help you determine whether a conflict exists and what action you should take, as they offer best practices for handling conflicts.
Sobriety Checkpoint – Evaluating and Overcoming a Substance Use Disorder
April 30th at 12:00 PM Central
The daily pressure and stress of the legal world can often lead lawyers down a path of addiction and substance abuse. Thankfully, there are many resources for those that may be struggling and looking for the appropriate tools to help themselves or a fellow colleague. Join Erica Grigg, J.D., Grigg Counseling, and Michelle Fontenot, J.D., Director of the Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program, as they share their compelling stories of recovery and thoughtfully discuss substance abuse in the legal profession. In this 60-minute webinar, Erica and Michelle will offer tools to help lawyers, regardless of where they are on their journey to recovery and wellness, and those colleagues seeking resources to help others.