May 19: Ethics and Immigration: Spotlight on Select Rules and Client Representation During Covid-19

Join Cyrus Mehta, a leading immigration practitioner and ethics expert and founder of Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC, for a briefing about fundamental ethical rules, how they pertain to immigration practice, and considerations when ethical issues arise in the context of Covid-19. Cyrus will address the four C’s of professional conduct rules: competence, communications, confidentiality, and conflicts, as well as other key rules requiring attention by lawyers during Covid-19.

• Client representation, communications and diligence during Covid-19
• Competence, diligence and communication rules: basics
• Balancing attorney safety with client representation
• Handling filing deadlines and paper applications through remote work
• Defending against potential malpractice claims and disciplinary complaints
• Conflicts of Interest
• Basics of conflicts of interest analysis in the immigration context
• Covid-19 employment changes for the nonimmigrant worker
• Fees
• Changing terms of engagement for additional Covid-19 related work
• What if the client is unable to pay the fee?
• Reviewing Rule 1.8(e) in the Covid-19 context.

Title:
Ethics and Immigration: Spotlight on Select Rules and Client Representation During Covid-19
Webinar Date+Time:
May 19, 2020
3:00 PM EDT
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Speakers:

• Cyrus D. Mehta, Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC
• Program Attorney: Ilizabeth Hempstead, Practising Law Institute

By:
Practising Law Institute (PLI)
Credit:
Credit in most jurisdictions
Cost:
PLI is providing free access to online programs covering legal developments related to the global coronavirus crisis.
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