Deadline to Register: December 13, 2016
Practicing Out of State, Will You Be
Disbarred?
When does an out of state lawyer
engage in the unauthorized practice of law in Minnesota, under the Minnesota Rules
of Professional Conduct? Earlier this year, the Minnesota Supreme Court
upheld the decision of a Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board panel holding
that an out-of-state lawyer who exchanges email communications with people
in Minnesota may engage in the unauthorized practice of law. How does
this decision provide guidance to Minnesota and non-Minnesota attorneys regarding the
limits of multijurisdictional practice? What about the exception in Rule
5.5(c)(4) allowing the temporary provision of legal assistance when it is
“reasonably related” to the
lawyer’s home state practice? Please join
us for a discussion by two professional responsibility experts on the impact
of this important Supreme Court decision.
Registration begins at 3:45 p.m. and the program starts at
4:00 p.m. Please join us for a
reception following the CLE with complimentary wine, beer and hors
d'oeuvres.
Presenters:
Patrick Burns:
Patrick is the Deputy Director of the Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional
Responsibility where he has worked since 1988. From 1978 to 1988 he was
employed, first as a law clerk, then as an attorney in private practice with
Primus Law Office, a small, general practice firm in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Patrick has served as an adjunct professor at both William
Mitchell College of Law and the University of Minnesota.
William
Wernz: Bill is the author of the online treatise Minnesota Legal
Ethics, hosted by the MSBA. Bill served as Chair of the Board on Judicial
Standards in 2015 and 2016, and has served as a Board member since 2011. Bill
previously practiced law at Dorsey & Whitney where he served as Ethics
Partner. He has taught legal ethics at the University of Minnesota and William
Mitchell College of Law.
CLE Credits:
1.0 Ethics CLE Credit approved | Event
Code: 232072
Cost:
Civil Litigation Section Member: $10.00
MSBA Member but not a member of
the Civil Litigation Section: $15.00
Non-MSBA Members: $20.00
Law Students: Free
Remote Participation:
Webcast and teleconferencing are available.
Please indicate that you will attend remotely when registering.
Instructions will be sent via e-mail the business day before the CLE.
To register with a check, please mail in this
registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy.
Questions? Contact Jennifer Carter |
612-278-6309