CLEonline.com, together with the Houston Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar designed to assist attorneys in the various legal aspects of moving from one law firm to another. This seminar will inform attorneys about the legal and ethical aspects of leaving a firm, as well as how to deal with old and new client/attorney relationships, how to network successfully, and how to manage business relationships with the old and new firm, partners, associates, staff and clients.
This seminar features an audio presentation from a live CLE seminar on this topic that was originally conducted by the Houston Bar Association (HBA) on March 4, 2010. This audio presentation features Houston attorneys Robert A. Rowland III of Associated Counsel of America, Inc., Patty Harris of Vinson & Elkins LLP, and Michelle Hoogendam Cash of ABM Industries Inc.. 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 runs for approximately 1.25 hours. This seminar is entitled:
HBA Presents: "Changing Practice for Changing Times: The Legal Aspects for Lawyers in Transition"
** (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:
- Attorney Mobility
- Who's Changing Firms Today?
- Leaving a Law Firm - Practical and Ethical Issues
- Particular Ethical/Legal Considerations Regarding Handling of Client Matters Which Arise When Attorneys Change Firms
The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:
Mr. Robert A. Rowland III, who is an attorney and CEO of Associated Counsel of America (ACA) in Houston. ACA works with many of America's largest law firms and corporations in assisting them to hire top lawyers ranging from lateral hires one to five years out of law school up to and including senior partners at major law firms and general counsels of significant corporations. Prior to forming ACA, Mr. Rowland was in continuous private practice as a trial and appellate partner for over 20 years with some of the most prominent law firms in Houston, including Vinson & Elkins and Susman Godfrey. He holds a B.S. degree from Texas A&M University and a J.D. degree (1972, with honors) from George Washington University. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Houston Bar Association. A more extensive biography for Mr. Rowland may be found at his firm's Web site.
The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $32. SPECIAL DISCOUNT: If you are a member of the HBA, you are entitled to a 20 percent discount and the registration fee is only $25. NOTE: If you are eligible and you wish to receive this special discounted fee, you will need to call the HBA Office in Houston (713-759-1133) and request the 'HBA Discount Code' for CLEonline.com seminars. When you register for this seminar on our site, enter this discount code on the Shopping Cart page to receive the discounted rate.
This seminar is accredited for 1.25 hours of participatory CLE credit (no 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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