Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Aug 18/Web (TX) - Review of the Proposed Amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct

Free Webcast with 2.0 hours of ethics

TexasBarCLE Presents:
Review of the Proposed Amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct 
LIVE VIA WEBCAST!
Wednesday, August 18th
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Complimentary Registration Fee
MCLE#: 901202122
MCLE hours: 2 ethics hours

See Webcast Instructions

On October 20, 2009, in Misc. Docket No. 09-9175, the Supreme Court of Texas proposed amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct as part of the State Bar's continuing self-governance process. The proposed amendments were the product of extensive debate and careful consideration by the Court, Task Force on the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, and State Bar Committee on the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.

The Court invited public comments regarding the proposed amendments and received numerous comments in response. These comments resulted in revisions to the proposed amendments. The Court made additional revisions in response to feedback that it received from other individuals and entities, including the State Bar Discipline Client Attorney Assistance Program Committee, Chief Disciplinary Counsel Linda Acevedo, and State Bar Committee on the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.

On April 14, 2010, the Court completed a revised version of the proposed amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. On April 16, the State Bar Board of Directors received the revised version of the proposed amendments, along with a copy of Misc. Docket No. 09-9175 and a letter from Chief Justice Jefferson to State Bar President Roland Johnson and State Bar President-Elect Terry Tottenham. In his letter, Chief Justice Jefferson requested that the Board of Directors consider the proposed amendments and provide the Court with any recommendations or comments by October 6.

This panel of experts will analyze the substance and practical impact of the proposed amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct that have generated the most debate. The panel will also discuss the process by which the proposed amendments were developed, the reasons amendments are needed, and the ways that lawyers and the public can provide input as the State Bar Board of Directors conducts public hearings and gathers information.
 

Moderator:
Mr. Roland K. Johnson, Fort Worth
Harris, Finley & Bogle

Panelists:
Ms. Patricia Chamblin, Beaumont
Mehaffy & Weber

Ms. Linda Eads, Plano
Associate Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University

Ms. Kennon L. Peterson, Austin
Rules Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas


Mr. Thomas H. Watkins, Austin
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.



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CLAIMING MCLE CREDIT

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REPLAYING THE WEBCAST ON YOUR COMPUTER

About a week after the Webcast, the program will be archived at
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And a thank-you and a tip o' the (ten-gallon) hat to Marvin I. Morales, Attorney at Law, who submitted this helpful information!
Law Office of Marvin Morales
P.O. Box 14015
San Antonio, Texas 78214
Phone: (210) 695-0682
Facsimile: (210) 247-9410
Marvin@MarvinMoralesLaw.com

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