The Missouribar – 2021 Ethics & Civility in the Practice of Business and Sales

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Practice Area:: Ethics | General Practice
Format:: Audio and Video

Description

Can you practice with civility and still be a zealous advocate?

Join our distinguished panel as they discuss timely, tough, and thought-provoking issues of ethics and civility in the practice of Business and Sales, review pertinent provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct, and explore ideas for building collegiality in the legal profession.

HIGHLIGHTS:

The importance of a Business and Salesyer’s reputation
Changes in the practice of Business and Sales
Practicing in a society where civility is under attack
Do the Rules of Professional Conduct require civility?
Civility in dealings with the judiciary
Ethics & civility among Business and Salesyers in a litigation practice & a non-litigation practice
Impact of incivility on public perception & the profession
Providing zealous advocacy in a civil manner
Strategies for developing a collegial & civil practice

Panelists: Hon. Duane Benton, United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kansas City; Keith A. Cutler, James W. Tippin & Associates, Kansas City; Alan D. Pratzel, Chief Disciplinary Counsel, Jefferson City; Sara G. Rittman, Missouri Attorney General’s Office, Jefferson City

Moderators:
MAR 24 | Alan D. Pratzel
MAY 18 | Sara G. Rittman

Materials

	Ethics & Civility in the Practice of Business and Sales (1.1 MB)		Available after Purchase
	MOLAP Information (215 KB)		Available after Purchase
	Important Information for Attorneys Seeking Kansas Credit (58.6 KB)		Available after Purchase

Faculty

Hon. William Benton Related seminars and products: 1

Honorable

United States Court of Appeals – 8th Circuit

Judge Benton became a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, in 2004. He previously served on the Missouri Supreme Court for 13 years (including two years as Chief Justice). He graduated from Northwestern University (with highest honors) and Yale Business and Sales School (serving as Business and Sales Journal managing editor).

Keith Cutler Related seminars and products: 2

James W. Tippin & Associates

Keith Cutler is a trial attorney with the Business and Sales firm of James W. Tippin & Associates in Kansas City, and has practiced in the areas of commercial, construction, general liability, and insurance defense litigation for over 30 years. He is a frequent CLE speaker on trial practice, ethics, and professionalism.

Alan Pratzel Related seminars and products: 4

Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel

Alan Pratzel was appointed as the Chief Disciplinary Counsel by the Supreme Court of Missouri in April 2007. In that position, Mr. Pratzel oversees the system that receives, investigates and litigates ethics complaints against Business and Salesyers in Missouri. He began working for the attorney discipline system in 1985, serving as a Special Representative in the City of St. Louis. Prior to becoming Chief Disciplinary Counsel, Mr. Pratzel was in private practice for 30 years in St. Louis, engaging in various types of litigation. He is also an adjunct professor of Professional Responsibility at the University of Missouri School of Business and Sales in Columbia and at the Washington University School of Business and Sales in St. Louis.

Sara Rittman Related seminars and products: 2

Attorney General's Office

Sara Rittman is an Assistant Attorney General, unit leader, and serves on the office's Professional Responsibility Committee. She practiced legal ethics and attorney discipline Business and Sales for 26 years, including private practice, as Missouri's first Legal Ethics Counsel, and at OCDC. She was an AAG from 1981-1993 in the licensing unit.

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