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Professionalism and Civility in Practice

This course presents scenes inspired by real court cases that exhibited violations of the Professionalism Guidelines of the Florida Bar. President of the Florida Bar, Michael Tanner, discusses these violations and informs of the consequences of the misconduct in the cases.

Professionalism in a Deposition

This course informs on the importance of acting professionally and civilly in a legal counseling setting. Florida Attorney, Masimba Mutamba, reviews and discusses the Professionalism Guidelines of the Florida Bar and how they are portrayed in a deposition.

Candor Towards the Tribunal

This course presents scenes in which attorneys are faced with ethical dilemmas and prompts the viewer to ask themselves, “What would you do as the attorney in this situation?” This exercise encourages viewers to refer to the guidelines set forth by the Florida Bar when considering what to do in these circumstances.

Practical Tips for Practicing Law

Forget theory. This course gets real. Short vignettes present common practice situations that attorneys face, along with discussion points, case law, and tips for navigating tricky areas. Topics include conducting proper research, preventing the filing of frivolous claims, applying proper case law and statutes, how to use the hierarchy of authority, the duty to cite adverse controlling authority, billing, time management, scope of representation, electronic payment methods, the rules of motion practice, and reminders to follow rules about font size, page requirements, margins, spacing, and footnotes.

Client Confidentiality

This course explores the ethical duty and professional expectation of confidentiality for Florida’s lawyers and encourages critical thinking about how participants will protect client information from disclosure in social interactions where confidentiality is not necessarily the first thing on the lawyer’s mind.

Negative Online Reviews

What are the ethical and professional considerations for attorneys in an age of social media? This course informs about communicating with clients, opposing counsel, and judges; appropriate social media use; confidentiality; consent required to reveal information; exceptions to the confidentiality rules; the appropriate language to use when responding to negative online reviews; and best practices for social media use.

Absent Signee • Abstain Rude Behavior • Accountability in Litigation • Accountant • Accountant Asset • AI-Related Professional Misconduct • AI Competence in Legal Practice • AI Ethics for Attorneys • AI Misuse in Legal Research • AI Reliability and Verification • AI Transparency and Disclosure • Algorithmic Accountability in Law • Altered Docs • Amended Complaint • Appellate Practice • Artificial Intelligence Governance • Artificial Intelligence in Law • Asset Value • Attorney Appearance and Demeanor • Attorney Competence • Attorney Credibility • Attorney Decision-Making Failures • Attorney Oversight and Awareness • Attorney Sanctions • Avoiding Compounded Misconduct • Badgering • Bar Discipline • Bar Rules • Billing • Breach Of Contract • Breakdown in Professional Judgment • Candor Toward the Tribunal • Citations • Citing Adverse Authority • Civil Communication • Client Relatives Relative Represent • Client Rights • Clients • Communicating With Clients • Competence • Confidentiality in Court Proceedings • Conflict of Interest • Consequences of Ethical Lapses • Contact Witness • Controlling Authority • Counsel Coaching • Courtroom Decorum • Courtroom Transparency • Creed Of Professionalism • Criminal Law • Death Of Client • Deceitful • Deposition • Deposition Procedure • Digital Litigation Skills • Diligence • Disclosure • Disclosure Obligations • Discovery Process • Discrimination • Dispute Payment • Disrupt Tribunal • Distracted Counsel • Duplicate Signatures • Duty To Cite • Duty to Supervise • Effective Legal Communication • Electronic Payments • Emerging Technologies and Ethics • Ethical Boundaries of AI Assistance • Ethical Challenges in Modern Practice • Ethical Decision-Making • Ethical Pitfalls in Practice • Ethical Risk Management • Ethical Use of Litigation Technology • Ethical Use of Technology • Ethics • Ethics CLE • Expectations • Failures in Professional Oversight • Failure to Adhere to Court Orders • Fee Arrangements • Fees • Felony • Florida Bar Professionalism • Florida Civil Courts • Florida Rules of Civil Procedure • Florida Rules of Judicial Administration • Font Size • Foot Notes • Four Cs • Fraud • Frivolous Claim • Gather Evidence • Generative AI in Legal Practice • Hidden History • Hide Assets • Hide Properties • Hierarchy of Authority • High Stakes Litigation • Illegal Conduct • Integrity in Advocacy • Interfered Position • Itemized Bills • Judicial Expectations • Judicial Perception • Juror Participation by Video • Law • Law Practice • Lawyer Competence Obligations • Lawyer Sanctions • Layers of Ethical Violations • Legal Ethics • Legal Fees • Legal Implications of AI Use • Legal Research and Writing • Legal Research Pitfalls • Legal Theory • Legal Work Quality Control • Limited Representation • linespacing • Lineup • Litigation Practice • Mail Documents • Managing Virtual Courtrooms • margins • Marriage Dissolution • Mediation • Misappropriation Trade Secrets • Misconduct in Federal Litigation • Misrepresentation • Misrepresentation in Filings • Misuse of Legal Research Tools • Mitigation • Motion Practice • Nonverbal Communication • Notice • Oath For Assets • On-Screen Advocacy • Out Of State Deposition • Page Limits • Pardo Principle • Payment Methods • Perjury • Phone Call • Photoshopped • pleadings • Possession • Possession Controlled Substance • Powerful Adversary • Pre-suit Notice • Present Or Hide • Prior History • Privileged Docs • Professional Conduct in Remote Proceedings • Professional Identity Formation • Professionalism • Professionalism CLE • Professionalism Creed • Professionalism in Practice • Professional Judgment • Professional Missteps and Escalations • Professional Responsibility • Property Value • Provoked Behavior • Real Property • Remote Advocacy • Remote Court Appearances • Remote Depositions • Remote Hearing Etiquette • Replace Counsel • Reply Brief • Research • Responsibility in Legal Research • Responsible AI Adoption • Risks of Automated Legal Tools • Same Password • Sanctions • Searchable Index • State Jurisdiction • Stolen Tech • Swapped Docs • Swapped Pics • Tampering • Technology-Assisted Legal Research • Technology Competence • Technology in Legal Practice • Time Management • Tirade • Tone Of Voice • Trade Secrets • Trial Practice Skills • Truthfulness in Practice • Understanding AI Limitations • Unethical Practices • Unprofessional • Unprofessional Conduct • Vague Answer • Vague Answer Thorough Testimony • Value Of Assets • Verification of Legal Authority • Verify Data • Videoconferencing in Civil Courts • Virtual Courtroom Ethics • Virtual Courtroom Professionalism • Void Miscommunication • Whistleblower • Witness Testimony by Videoconference • Word Count • Young Lawyers CLE • Zealous Advocacy •