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Ethically Drafting Effective, Enforceable Fee Agreements — 2 California Ethics Credits

In this practical 2.1-hour, April 10, 2017 program, Patrick M. Connors, Esquire provides attorneys with an important analysis of the ethics rules relating to fee agreements with clients and, therefore, how to be sure those agreements are enforceable.

Mr. Connors is a Professor at Albany Law School where he teaches, inter alia, Legal Ethics. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Professional Ethics and a highly-respected speaker, author, frequent expert witness, and consultant on attorney ethics and legal malpractice..

Major topics include:
Fees (ABA Model Rule 1.5)

written letters of engagement
reasonableness, basis or rate, terms of payment, prohibited contingent fees, fee divisions, fee disputes
billing for disbursements and other expenses

Referral Fees and Conflicts
Billing For Work By Interns; Use Of Westlaw/Lexis By Law Student Employees
Ferris, Thompson & Zweig, Ltd. v. Esposito
Gaiter v. City of Buffalo Bd. of Educ.
In re Montclare
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AK — 2 Ethics Credits
AZ — 2 Ethics Credits
CA — 2 Ethics Credits
CO — 2.5 Ethics + .5 General Credits, Course ID 758903, Expires 2019-12-31
CT — 2.1 Ethics Credits
DE — 2.1 Enhanced Ethics Credits, Expires 2019-04-09
FL — 2.5 Ethics Credits, Course #1703203N, Expires 2018-11-22
GA — 2 Ethics Credits, Expires 2020-12-31
IL — 2 Professional Responsibility Credits
IN — 2.1 Ethics Credits, Expires 2020-05-21
KY — 2 Ethics Credits, Expires 2019-06-30
LA — Not Preapproved for Louisiana CLE
ME — Not Preapproved for Maine CLE
MO — 2.5 General Credits
MT — 2 Ethics Credits
NV — 2 Ethics Credits, Course #27613, Expires 2020-12-31
NJ — 2.5 Ethics Credits
NM — 2 EP Credits, Recorded 4/10/17
NY — 2.5 Ethics Credits for "Experienced" Attorneys ONLY (attorneys seeking NY credit must ALWAYS place their orders from the New York page)
NC — 2 Ethics Credits, Expires 2020-12-31
OH — 2 PROF CON Credits, Expires 2019-12-31
OR — 2 Ethics Credits
PA — 2 Ethics Credits
TN — 2.08 Dual Credits, Expires 2020-04-30
TX — 2 Ethics Credits, Expires 2020-04-30
UT — 2 Ethics Credits, Expires 2018-12-31
VT — 2 Ethics Credits, Expires 2019-04-09
VA — 2 Ethics Credits, Expires 2019-10-31
WA — 2 Ethics Credits — Activity ID #1037184
WV — 2.5 Ethics Credits
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