Procopio Partner and General Counsel Carole J. Buckner on Legal Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Law of Lawyering
As part of a four-hour MCLE seminar, Procopio Partner and General Counsel Carole Buckner will be speaking at the L.A. County Bar Association on January 25, 2020, during their 15th annual ethics seminar, "Ethics: All You Need to Know," by the Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee. The seminar focuses on practical information of use to …
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It was my pleasure to present to intellectual property attorneys on legal ethics at our January 13, 2020, talk: "Serving Two Masters: the California and USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct." I discussed some of the differences between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Rules and California Rules regarding conflicts of interests, including the additional …
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Procopio Partner and General Counsel Carole Buckner will be presenting a webinar on January 10, 2020, at noon ET/9 am PT on Legal Ethics and Cyber Security 2020. The ABA recently reported that 26% of law firms reported a security breach. Lawyers and law firms are at risk of data security breaches and must have …
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The California State Bar Task Force has proposed amendments to the rules of professional conduct to broaden public access to legal advice. This could be done both by technology-driven delivery systems and through fee-sharing arrangements with non-lawyers. How will this development impact legal practices in 2020? Procopio Partner and General Counsel Carole Buckner will join …
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Procopio Partner and General Counsel Carole J. Buckner will speak October 26, 2019 on recent developments involving core ethical principles affecting the day-to-day practice of lawyers at the 2019 Institute on Entertainment Law and Business, hosted by the USC Gould School of Law and the Beverly Hills Bar Association at the USC University Park campus …
UPDATE: A recording of this webinar is now available here. Join Procopio Partner and General Counsel Carole J. Buckner for a one-hour webinar July 30, 2019 on an issue critical to lawyers in our digital age. "Ethical Obligations in Data Security: Significant Compliance Practices" is a live webinar from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET …
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Protecting attorney client privilege in the event of a cyber-breach is critical given the likelihood of later class action litigation. Learn the latest from my article in San Diego Lawyer Magazine on Protecting Privilege in a Cyber Breach Incident Response. Representing a 50/50 partnership can put an attorney in perilous ethical waters. Read my latest …
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