DiGennaro Speaker at New York State Bar Association’s 2016 Risk Management Program
October 11, 2016 |Janice DiGennaro is a speaker at New York State Bar Association’s Risk Management program on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Janice’s session is entitled, “Relations with Others, Including Partners and Non-Clients.”
The session includes:
- Integrity in dealing with non-clients – Standards of Civility
- Intra-firm relationships
- Dealing with partners
- Supervisory responsibilities of law firms and attorneys
- Scope of supervisory responsibility of lawyers
- Ethical issues facing newly admitted attorneys
- Stress management and Lawyers’ Assistance Programs
- The “innocent” partner
- Lawyer advertising and marketing (1.0 ethics)
Other programs include:
- Competency in Area of Practice
- Recognizing and Handling Conflicts of Interest – Proper Client Intake
- Effective Client Relations and Resolving Attorney-Client Disputes
- Insurance Considerations, including the Appropriate Coverage and the Importance of Proper and Timely Notice
You will earn 4 Ethics credits; learn about standardization of engagement, non-engagement and disengagement letters; learn about malpractice insurance considerations and purchasing the appropriate coverage; learn about dangers in office sharing and implied partnership; and includes a segment on conflicts of interest.
