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Secret Settlements: Unethical & Bad for Your Clients & Prac...
Overly broad confidentiality provisions let defendants repeat their bad conduct and hurt more people. They also restrict plaintiffs’ lawyers from effectively marketing their experience. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct that apply in nearly all jurisdictions make the secrecy provisions that settling defendants often want to impose on your clients unethical. Join Patrick Malone as he teaches you how to use ethics provisions to defeat, or at least severely curtail, the defense’s demands for confidentiality.
In this 60-minute presentation on the ethics of confidential settlements, Malone will cover:
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On Demand Program: 67 Minutes
Original Air Date: 02/02/2022
Accreditation is not being offered for this On Demand Program
Overall rating: 4.8125 / 5 from 32 reviews.
Review topics: ["material","presentation","information","thoughts","reminder","advice"].
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Pay attention to the language defendants try to include in settlement agreements. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? I found the entire program helpful. Although I do not agree to broad confidentiality clauses, it was a good reminder."
"What were your key takeaways from the program? keep confidentiality to what benefits your client. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? ethics opinions just bc none specific to my state. but I liked the citations to the ethics rules."
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Think long term Which topics did you find least valuable and why? everything was helpful"
"What were your key takeaways from the program? In public interest to resist these"
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Pat has a tremendous grasp of this subject and covered a lot of material quickly and clearly. A key takeaway is the importance of being able to promote public safety and of explaining that goal to the client along the way of the case. Another key takeaway is the trend of this issue around the country with the exception of Connecticut.. Which topics did you find least valuable and why?"
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Most opinions in the ethics compilation do allow amounts and terms of settlements to be confidential Which topics did you find least valuable and why?"
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Fight these clauses Which topics did you find least valuable and why? All good"
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Prepare to refuse unjustified secrecy and do so. The ethical rules and decisions will help you. Which topics did you find least valuable and why? Some of the generalities."
"What were your key takeaways from the program? ethics always control the conduct of lawyers even in settlement negotiations Which topics did you find least valuable and why? his presentation did not have non valuable material"
"What were your key takeaways from the program? Confidentiality permissible only for the amount and terms of the settlement -- rest is violation of ethics rules Which topics did you find least valuable and why? All was valuable"
Overly broad confidentiality provisions let defendants repeat their bad conduct and hurt more people. They also restrict plaintiffs’ lawyers from effectively marketing their experience. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct that apply in nearly all jurisdictions make the secrecy provisions that settling defendants often want to impose on your clients unethical. Join Patrick Malone as he teaches you how to use ethics provisions to defeat, or at least severely curtail, the defense’s demands for confidentiality.
In this 60-minute presentation on the ethics of confidential settlements, Malone will cover:
Click here for Access Instructions for On Demand Porgrams.
Each attendee must register individually as they will need their own login to access the event.
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