CLEonline.com is pleased to present a special online ethics seminar that helps lawyers determine whether to retain an expert on the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct when filing a breach of fiduciary duty claim against another lawyer. Breach of fiduciary duty claims against lawyers in Texas have increased due to favorable case law and perceived advantages to that claim over others that could be brought against lawyers. Unlike some other claims against lawyers, though, expert testimony may not be needed or even permitted in a breach of fiduciary duty claim. Expert guidance, however, may be advisable unless the lawyer bringing the claim is already expert in handling fiduciary duty claims.
This seminar features an audio presentation and a PowerPoint presentation by the instructor/moderator for this seminar, Lillian B. Hardwick, in which she discusses the issues outlined below. The accompanying paper tracks and expands upon the legal references, while the audio presentation follows the PowerPoint presentation so as best to convey the practical aspects of the material. This is a streaming audio presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar session. The audio presentation lasts for approximately 1.0 hour. This seminar is entitled:
Attorney Breach of Fiduciary Duty: Why You May Need An Expert
** (available at any time of the day and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **
Subjects to be discussed during this CLEonline.com seminar include:
- Civil Claims Against Lawyers
- Benefits of a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim
- Role of the Expert in Civil Actions Against Lawyers
- Guidance From the Restatement
- Guidance From Texas Courts
- How to Proceed
The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:
Ms. Lillian B. Hardwick, who is an attorney and consultant on lawyer and judicial ethics, and has been part of civil trial teams for both plaintiffs and defendants since being licensed in 1989. Her litigation experience includes being a member of Remington Arms Company's National Bolt Action Firearm Litigation team, the Polybutylene Pipe Litigation team, and the Branch Davidians' civil trial team. Prior to becoming a lawyer, she obtained a Ph. D. in English from the University of Texas, with a focus on the persuasive nature of written communication. Co-author of a treatise on juror misconduct, she has written numerous articles for Litigation, the Texas Bar Journal, and other legal publications. In 2002, she and Bob Schuwerk published the Handbook of Texas Lawyer & Judicial Ethics through Thomson West and have provided substantial updates to it each year since then. She has been a member of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Committee of the State Bar of Texas since 2001, was committee co-chair in 2006-2007, and served as committee chair in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009.
The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $25.
This seminar is accredited for 1.0 hour of participatory CLE credit (all in the subject area of legal ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)
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