Breakout 5 | The ethics of serving as a GAL (qualifies for 1.0 ethics credit and 1.0 GAL credit)

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This program will help lawyers understand their ethical obligations when serving as a guardian ad litem by comparing and contrasting selected Standards with Comments for Guardians ad Litem in Juvenile and Family Court Division Matters and Rules of Professional Conduct. This program will apply those provisions through a variety of scenarios.

Learning objectives:

• The role of the GAL ethically.
• Communications when acting as a GAL.
• Confidentiality when acting as a GAL.

Speakers: Cassie J. Bugalski, Gump, Faiella & Bugalski, LLC, Moberly; Melinda J. Bentley, Office of Legal Ethics Counsel & Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri, Jefferson City

Opinions and positions stated by presenters of MoBarCLE programs are those of the presenters and not necessarily those of The Missouri Bar. This program is intended as information for lawyers in Missouri, in conjunction with other research they deem necessary, in the exercise of their independent judgment.