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NOVEMBER CLE
Unleashing the Power of Diversity Innovation in the Legal Profession By Interrupting Hidden Biases
November 16 | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
1.5 Hours Attorney Professional Conduct credit (pending)
Tammy R. Bennett, Esq., will examine the business case for equity, diversity, and inclusion. She will also discuss how the brain is hard-wired for bias, the common types of cognitive biases of well-intentioned professionals and ways to interrupt individual and structural biases. She will conclude the session by addressing legal trends in diversifying leadership and boards. Register online at cincybar.org
Ethical Considerations in Cross-Border Practice
November 18 | 10 – 11 a.m.
1.0 Hour Attorney Professional Conduct credit (pending)
Today’s attorneys engage in cross-border practice on a routine basis, whether
advising clients about another state’s laws or reviewing transactional agreements for a
U.S. client with a foreign counterparty. This interactive CLE will explore when attorneys can competently address cross-border issues as Ohio lawyers and when they should associate with foreign counsel for advice. Topics include:
• Advising on litigation under another state’s laws.
• Appearances of foreign counsel in Ohio state and federal courts.
• Appearance of Ohio counsel in arbitrations outside Ohio.
• Advising on transactions and commercial relationships with foreign companies.
• Traveling to foreign countries to represent the client in M&A negotiations or depositions.
Register online at cincybar.org
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Managing your IOLTA:
Where’s the Money?
November 18 | 12 – 1:30 p.m.
1.5 Hours Attorney Professional Conduct credit (pending)
In this 90-minute presentation, former Ohio Supreme Court Disciplinary Jonathan E. Coughlan and former Cincinnati Bar Association General Counsel Edwin W. Patterson III will interpret and explain the application of Ohio’s trust account rule, in compliance with the decisions of the Ohio Supreme Court and the advisory opinions published by the Board of Profes- sional Conduct. Additionally, they will explain the impact of federal banking law on a lawyer’s duty to safeguard funds held in a trust account.
Register online at cincybar.org