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3:00pm –
4:00pm
Ethical Considerations: Avoiding
the Logjams
What are the 5 biggest ethical traps for lawyers in
Virginia?
This
panel is a must for all lawyers because it concerns the
kinds of behavior that gets lawyers in trouble with the
Supreme Court in Virginia, with Bar Counsel, with their
malpractice carrier and perhaps most importantly, with
the lives, families and businesses of foreign nationals.
This panel will address the most common ethics
complaints which include:
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Lack of Communication |
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Failure to Appear |
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Lack of Competence, which includes the failure
to know and understand the law and failure to
deliver promised results |
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Failure to Return the Client’s property or File |
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Failure to Fully Explain the Legal Fees |
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Failure to understand the impact of dual
representation |
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Client fraud |
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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Padilla v
Kentucky |
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Speakers: |
Reid Trautz
is the Director of the American Immigration
Lawyers Association’s Professionalism Center, in
DC.
Rob Robertson,
founder of Robertson Law Office, whose office
provides legal representation primarily in
immigration and criminal matters. |
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