The MSBA's New Lawyers Section Presents

"BIG E....little e: Ethics and the Young Lawyer"

From time to time in our daily practices, there are occasions when our own individual moral values and ethical constructs ("BIG E") are juxtaposed against our profession's "ethical" rules or Codes of Professional Responsibility ("little e"). This interactive and thought-provoking program is designed to examine a number of these situations in an effort to develop a critical manner of thinking about and analyzing what a lawyer "ought" to do in the face of a conflict between our individual ethical values and the norms imposed upon us by the applicable codes of conduct. Each of the scenarios/fact problems and video clips from movies and other forums presented are based on "real" situations encountered by "real" lawyers and are not the project of the over-imaginative mind of a law professor. These materials are designed to provide a framework for looking at the various provisions of "little e" – the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct in a much broader setting.

Presenter:

Mark S. Olson, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP

1 hour of Ethics CLE credit approved.
Event Code: 162927

Details:

Date:   Thursday, December 8, 2011
Time:   4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location:   MSBA Offices
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 380
Minneapolis, MN 55402 [Directions/Map]

Cost:

Section Members:  Free
MSBA Members (But Not New Lawyers Section Members):  Free
Non-MSBA Members:  $5.00
Law Students:  Free

Teleconferencing is available. Please request instructions when registering or contact Tamara Patton at tpatton@mnbar.org or 612-278-6305. Instructions for teleconferencing will be emailed on or before 12/07/2011.

Cancellation Policy:

Refunds will be processed for cancellation requests received in writing on or before noon on the registration deadline. Requests should be directed to the event contact person listed at the bottom of this notice. Cancellation requests received after this time are not eligible for refunds. You may send a colleague in your place if you are unable to join us and the registration deadline has passed.

Requests for an exception to this policy should be directed to Elyse Farnsworth, Section Services Director, by e-mail or at (612) 278-6336