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8 Reasons Movie-Lawyers Would be Disciplined


Level: Advanced
Runtime: 60 minutes
Recorded Date: March 15, 2023
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Agenda

  • Too many movie lawyers don’t know WHAT they are doing.
  • So many lawyers in the movies lie.
  • How fictional lawyers are constantly disrupting a tribunal. (Rule 3.5(d))
  • So many movie lawyers violate “the dog hair rule”. (Rule 1.6)
  • Misleading Statements and Deception.
  • Preying on Vulnerabilities.
  • Understanding that Substance Addiction is a Disease.
Runtime: 1 hour
Recorded: March 15, 2023


For NY - Difficulty Level: Experienced attorneys only (non-transitional)

Description

Attorneys in film are constantly violating the ethics rules. Of course, the public probably doesn’t realize it, but us lawyers need to make sure that we don’t repeat these sometimes ridiculous gaffes. Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he explains the sometimes obvious and sometimes subtle ethics violations committed by lawyers in movies and on TV.
Topics will include:
  • When our favorite Cousin Vinny lies (Rule 4.1)
  • Busting ghosts, and bestie judges (Rule 8.3(b))
  • When a TV lawyer preys on the vulnerable (Rule 7.3)
  • When they’re crashing weddings and mediating divorce cases (Rule 2.4)
This program was recorded on February 17th, 2023.

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Stuart I. Teicher, Esq.

Professional Legal Educator

Stuart I. Teicher, Esq. is a professional legal educator who focuses on ethics law. A practicing attorney for over 17 years, Stuart's career is now dedicated to helping fellow attorneys survive the practice of law and thrive in the profession. Mr. Teicher teaches seminars, provides in-house training to law firms and gives keynote speeches at conventions and association meetings. He also provides consultation and representation in attorney disciplinary matters.

Stuart helps attorneys get better at what they do (and enjoy the process) through his entertaining and educational CLE Performances. His expertise is in Technethics, a term Stuart coined that refers to the ethical issues in social networking and other technology. Stuart also speaks about Practical Ethics -- those lessons hidden in the ethics rules that enhance a lawyer's practice.

Mr. Teicher is a Supreme Court appointee to the New Jersey District Ethics Committee where he investigates and prosecutes grievances filed against attorneys, an adjunct Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School in Camden, New Jersey where he teaches Professional Responsibility and an adjunct Professor at Rutgers University in New Brunswick where he teaches undergraduate writing courses.

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