Employment disputes require the utmost discretion. Lawyers are exposed to extremely sensitive personnel information—employee communications and possible misconduct, employer supervisory practices and communications with and about employees, and employee personal information. At each step of investigating, informally resolving, or formally litigating an employment dispute, there are substantial ethical issues that lawyers must address. These include the propriety of pretrial investigations, conflicts of interest and waivers, social media usage and discovery practice, and more. This program provides you with a real-world guide to identifying ethics issues at each stage of an employment dispute, assessing risks, and avoiding ethics complaints and liability. • Attorney ethics issues at each stage of the employment dispute process • Confidentiality surrounding highly sensitive personnel issues • Issues involving pretrial investigations, including social media and texting • Contact with represented/unpresented parties • Ex parte communications—current vs. former employees • Conflicts of interest and waivers in employment litigation • Ethical issues arising in discovery practice • In-house counsel legal advice vs. business function Speakers: Gregg M. Lemley is a partner in the St. Louis office of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, where he has an extensive labor and employment law and related commercial litigation practice. He represents employers in a wide range of litigation matters in both state and federal court in disputes involving discrimination based on race, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, the FMLA, sexual and racial harassment, and retaliation. Mr. Lemley also has a substantial practice assisting employers in the development, implementation, and application of harassment, drug testing, family medical leave, and a wide range of other personnel policies. William Freivogel is the principal of Freivogel Ethics Consulting and is an independent consultant to law firms on ethics and risk management. He is chair of the ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct Editorial Board. He maintains the website Freivogel on Conflicts. Mr. Freivogel received his LL.B. from the University of Illinois (Champaign). (1*4335, 8/8/17)
Employment disputes require the utmost discretion. Lawyers are exposed to extremely sensitive personnel information—employee communications and possible misconduct, employer supervisory practices and communications with and about employees, and employee personal information. At each step of investigating, informally resolving, or formally litigating an employment dispute, there are substantial ethical issues that lawyers must address. These include the propriety of pretrial investigations, conflicts of interest and waivers, social media usage and discovery practice, and more. This program provides you with a real-world guide to identifying ethics issues at each stage of an employment dispute, assessing risks, and avoiding ethics complaints and liability.
• Attorney ethics issues at each stage of the employment dispute process • Confidentiality surrounding highly sensitive personnel issues • Issues involving pretrial investigations, including social media and texting • Contact with represented/unpresented parties • Ex parte communications—current vs. former employees • Conflicts of interest and waivers in employment litigation • Ethical issues arising in discovery practice • In-house counsel legal advice vs. business function
Speakers: Gregg M. Lemley is a partner in the St. Louis office of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, where he has an extensive labor and employment law and related commercial litigation practice. He represents employers in a wide range of litigation matters in both state and federal court in disputes involving discrimination based on race, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, the FMLA, sexual and racial harassment, and retaliation. Mr. Lemley also has a substantial practice assisting employers in the development, implementation, and application of harassment, drug testing, family medical leave, and a wide range of other personnel policies.
William Freivogel is the principal of Freivogel Ethics Consulting and is an independent consultant to law firms on ethics and risk management. He is chair of the ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct Editorial Board. He maintains the website Freivogel on Conflicts. Mr. Freivogel received his LL.B. from the University of Illinois (Champaign).
(1*4335, 8/8/17)