ACCWPA - Ethical and Mindful Communication as Risk Management: What In-House Lawyers Need to Know

Ethical and Mindful Communication as Risk Managment:  What In-House Counsel Need to Know,  Sponsored by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

CLE Registration and Breakfast -  8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
CLE Program - 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
This program is preapproved for one hour of PA professional ethics cle credit.

Location:  Mansions on Fifth Hotel, 5105 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Please note that valet parking at the hotel is available ($5.00).  Street parking is also an option.

Overview

The Rules of Professional Conduct require attorneys - including in-house counsel- to be able to interact effectively with clients, HR personnel, and opposing parties. Such communication also has been shown to maximize business efficiency. One mechanism for successfully accomplishing all of this is "mindful communication."
This one-hour ethics session will review the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct, and provide specific recommendations for developing mindfulness in everyday speech, in constructive listening, and in the applicability of both of those by in-house counsel in meeting their day-to-day ethical responsibilities.
Interactive mindful activities and role-playing will be used to illustrate and practice the skills being taught; participants will leave with an expanded understanding of the role of mindfulness in the ethical practice of law, and may just be a little less stressed by the end of the hour, as well.

Presenter:  Maria Greco Danaher, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Maria Greco Danaher regularly represents and counsels companies in employment related matters. She specializes in representing management in labor relations and employment litigation, and in training, counseling, and advising human resource departments and corporate management on these topics. Maria has first chaired trials in both federal and state courts since 1986, and regularly instructs attorneys and students in issues related to trial tactics.

In addition to her litigation experience, Maria regularly acts as a “neutral” for the local federal court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, and was a co-drafter of the local rule related to ADR. She counsels and trains companies on dispute resolution procedures and facilitative communication, and is a member of the firm’s Diversity Steering Committee. Maria also writes regularly for HR News, a monthly publication of the Society for Human Resource Management, and is on the Advisory Board of “You & the Law,” a publication of the National Institute of Business Management. She is a regular contributor to the Allegheny County Bar Association's Lawyer's Journal. She is a presenter for Pennsylvania Bar Institute continuing legal education programs, and is an adjunct professor for the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and has been named one of the “Best Lawyers in America.”

CLE Registration and Breakfast -  8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

CLE Program - 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

This program is preapproved for one hour of PA professional ethics cle credit.

Cost: ACC Members - $15.00; Non-Members - $25.00
Business Partner/Legal Staff - Complimentary

Hardship Policy: Any lawyer may send a written request for a reduced fee, 30 days prior to program, and explain that the normal fee causes financial hardship, provide background material and must be signed by the lawyer.