COURSE DESCRIPTION
Conflicts of interest remain among the most common sources of legal malpractice claims and disciplinary actions. This comprehensive two-part program transforms conflict analysis from guesswork into systematic risk management through practical frameworks and real-world scenarios. Attorneys will develop the skills to identify, evaluate, and properly handle conflicts before they become career-threatening problems.
Part 1:
- Apply systematic conflict-checking procedures and documentation requirements
- Understand when conflicts are consentable versus absolutely prohibited
- Master client consent processes and required disclosures
- Learn to identify conflicts in transactional versus litigation contexts
- Develop intake procedures that catch conflicts before engagement
Part 2:
- Handle conflicts that arise during ongoing representations
- Navigate conflicts between current and former clients
- Understand imputation rules and their impact on law firm operations
- Develop firm-wide policies for conflict prevention and management
- Learn remedial measures when conflicts are discovered after engagement
Speaker:
Elizabeth Treubert Simon is an ethics attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where she advises on a wide range of ethics and compliance-related matters to support Akin Gump’s offices worldwide. Previously, her practice focused on business and commercial litigation and providing counsel to clients regarding professional ethics and attorney disciplinary procedures. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Discipline and the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct Rules Review Committee. She is the immediate past chair of the District of Columbia Legal Ethics Committee. She writes and speaks extensively on attorney ethics issues. She received her B.A. and M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from Albany Law School.