Practical Ethical Advice:
From ARDC Complaints to Courtroom Dilemmas

Presented by the ISBA Standing Committee on
Attorney, Registration & Disciplinary Commission

Dixon
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Lee County Courts Building
309 S. Galena, Room 420 (map and directions)
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Rockford
Friday, April 25, 2008
Clock Tower Resort & Conference Center
7801 E. State Street (map and directions)
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Springfield
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Hilton Springfield
700 E. Adams (map and directions)
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Video Replay - including a one hour live presentation on Risk Management Issues: For Lawyers and Law Firms
5.0 MCLE Hours
Including 5.0 hours approved PMCLE 

Program Coordinator/Moderator:
Gawain Charlton-Perrin, CNA Insurance Companies, Chicago

 

Program Begins: 9:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks for ARDC Complaint Process and Issues Presented  in Defense of ARDC Complaints and Hearings Before the ARDC Hearing Board
Gawain Charlton-Perrin

ARDC Complaint Intake and Development Process from the Perspective of an ARDC prosecutor
James J. Grogan, Deputy Administrator/Chief Counsel, Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, Chicago

Responding and Defending ARDC Complaints from the Perspective of a Defense Attorney in ARDC Proceedings
Warren Lupel, Weinberg Richmond LLP, Chicago

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.  Break

Proceedings Before ARDC Hearing Board from the Perspective of  an ARDC Hearing Board Chair
Champ Davis, Davis McGrath LLC, Chicago

Roundtable Discussion – ARDC Prosecution and Defense Issues
James J. Grogan

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.  Lunch (on your own)

Opening Remarks for Ethical Dilemmas in the Courtroom Presented in the Overall Practice of Law in the Courts
Gawain Charlton-Perrin

Ethical and Courtroom Dilemmas for Plaintiff Practitioners from the Perspective of a Plaintiff’s Attorney
David Wise, Burke, Mahoney & Wise, LLC, Chicago

Ethical and Courtroom Dilemmas from the Perspective of a Defense Attorney and How Legal Malpractice Issues can Become ARDC Complaints/Defense Issues and How to Avoid Them
Donald J. Brown, Jr., Donohue, Brown, Mathewson & Smyth LLC, Chicago

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.  Break

Ethical and Courtroom Dilemmas from the Perspective of a Judge
Hon. Donald M. Devlin, (Ret.), ADR Systems of America, LLC, Chicago

Roundtable Discussion – Ethical Issues from the Plaintiff, Defense and Judicial Perspectives
Donald J. Brown, Jr.  
David Wise
Hon. Donald M. Devlin

Conflict Issues for Illinois Practitioners – Small Firms and Laterals
William Freivogel, Ethics Consultant, Chicago

Program Adjourns 4:30 p.m.                                    

Please note: Supreme Court Rules on MCLE require lawyers to earn at least 4 hours of Professional Responsibility MCLE every reporting period.