Total Credits: 1.4 MCLE, 1.4 Ethics, 1.0 Kansas Credit, 1.0 Kansas Ethics
Originally presented at our MOSOLO Small Firm Conference, June 9-11, 2022
When you are setting up a new practice, the Rules of Professional Conduct can help guide you to success. This program will explore areas that frequently result in client complaints in the context of the Rules, and it will help you have positive client relationships and ethical firm practices.
Speaker: Melinda Bentley, Legal Ethics Counsel, Jefferson City
Moderators:
JAN 27 | M. Todd Miller, Law Office of Todd Miller, LLC, Jefferson City
FEB 28 | Alexandra Johnson, AJ LEGAL SERVICES LLC, St. Louis
The Ethics of Hanging Out Your Shingle - Program Materials (9 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
MOLAP Information (210.1 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Important Information for Attorneys Seeking Kansas Credit (102.8 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Melinda J. Bentley serves as Legal Ethics Counsel, and she provides oral and written informal advisory opinions to attorneys on issues related to the Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct. In that position, she also serves as administrator and counsel to the Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She began serving in that position in 2012. Prior to that she worked for the Illinois State Bar Association. She is a frequent speaker and author on professional responsibility matters. Ms. Bentley currently serves as a member of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. She also currently serves on the Planning Committee for The Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference, and is a member of The Missouri Bar, Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Organization of Bar Counsel, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and Cole County Bar Association. She was a board member and officer of the National Organization of Bar Counsel from 2015-2020, including a term as President from 2018-2019, and formerly served as a member (2015-2016) and Chair (2016-2018) of the Editorial Board of the ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct.
Tue, Feb 28, 2023 - 12:00pm to 01:11pm CST
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