Learn professional etiquette for the courtroom and what may be expected of you as a legal professional.
Litigation is an adversarial process, but it does not have to be uncivil. Learn how civility, etiquette, and professional courtesy in the courtroom, and in other legal situations, improves the practice of law. As attorneys, we wear several different hats as mediators, litigators, negotiators, advocates, and advisors. Ethical rules and the rules of civil procedure govern our conduct in litigation, but interactions with clients, opposing counsel and the court should be controlled by broader principles of civility. It is important to not only be properly prepared for any type of scenario but learn to balance the relationship and expectations of clients in order to deliver the best possible outcome. This topic will cover professional etiquette in a variety of legal situations, with a focus on rules of civil procedure, interaction with clients, interaction with opposing counsel and courtroom professionals, and voluntary standards of civility.
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Agenda
Defining Civility and Cooperation
- Oath of Admission
- Rules of Civil Procedure
- Ethical Rules for Attorneys and Judges
Interactions With Clients
- Communication and Responsiveness
- Realistic Case Evaluation, Communicated Clearly to the Client(s)
- Case Efficiency, Fees and Costs
Interactions With Opposing Counsel
- Opposing Counsel Is Just That, Opposing Counsel - Not the Enemy
- Tone of Pleadings and Other Filings
- Discovery Disputes
- Professional Courtesies
- Vexatious Litigants
Interactions With Judges, Juries, Courtroom Staff
- Best Practices
- Courtroom Technology
- Interactions With Judges and Their Staff
- Presentation to the Jury
Voluntary Standards of Civility
- Survey of Jurisdictions With Voluntary Standards
- Proper and Improper Uses of Voluntary Standards
- Voluntary Standards and Zealous Representation of Clients
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on September 15, 2021.
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- CA MCLE 1.0 including Civility 1
- Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.0 CLE hours of participatory credit, of which includes Civility for 1.00 hour.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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James P. Steele
Carr Maloney P.C.
- Partner at Carr Maloney P.C. in Washington, D.C.
- Counsels insurers on complex coverage matters and litigates insurance coverage disputes
- Defends accountants, attorneys, and other professionals in malpractice claims, and he helps professionals respond to subpoenas and other legal processes
- 20 years of courtroom experience and his involvement in the D.C. Defense Lawyers’ Association give a broad knowledge of the courts in the District of Columbia and Maryland
- Co-authored DRI Insurance Policy Rescission Compendium-District of Columbia, for the Defense Research Institute
- J.D. degree, Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
- Can be contacted at [email protected]
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