Total Credits: 1.2 MCLE, 1.2 Ethics, 0.0 Kansas Credit
Every representation involves “bad” facts and/or “bad” law – facts and law that run counter to a client’s objectives. Ethical tensions and issues arise when a lawyer has to disclose bad facts or law to a court or administrative panel, or even to an adversary. At what point does the lawyer’s duty as a member of the bar and officer of the court require disclose even when it is adverse to a client’s interest whom the lawyer must zealously represent? What are the limits to how a lawyer may represent an adverse fact or adverse law, even unpublished law, to an adversary? Answering these difficulty questions may not only impact the outcome of a representation but potentially expose ethical sanction. This program will provide you with a practical guide to the ethical issues surrounding bad facts and bad law in client representations.
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