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Professionalism (Live Satellite) November 3, 2010
Required for new admittees, this course will provide insights into what is expected of lawyers in Alabama with regard to ethical issues, civility, what to expect from colleagues, and what to expect from judges.

Renaissance Montgomery at the Convention Center
Montgomery
8:30 a.m.
6 MCLE Credit Hours including 6 hours of ethics
Schedule Subject to Change
8:00-8:30 Registration and Check-In
8:30-9:00 Welcome to the Profession
Alyce Manley Spruell
President, Alabama State Bar
Spruell & Powell LLC
Tuscaloosa
9:00-9:45 Professionalism and Ethical Considerations for New Lawyers
Robert E. Lusk, Jr.
Alabama State Bar
Montgomery
9:45-9:55 Refreshment Break
9:55-10:40 Professionalism in Civil Litigation
Leigh O’Dell
Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles PC
Montgomery
10:40-11:25 Professionalism Issues for Lawyers Representing Businesses
Caroline Armstrong
Armstrong Law LLC
Tuscaloosa
11:25-12:25 Lunch On Your Own
12:25-1:10 Professionalism in Mediation
TBA
1:10-1:55 Professionalism in a Solo/Small Practice
Jeffrey H. Wertheim
Halcomb & Wertheim PC
Birmingham
1:55-2:05 Refreshment Break
2:05-2:50 Ethical Issues for Lawyers Engaged in the Defense of Those Accused
John A. Lentine
Sheffield & Lentine PC
Birmingham
2:50-3:50 Professionalism and Civility: What Judges Have a Right to Expect from Lawyers, what Lawyers Have a Right to Expect from Judges and What Lawyers Have a Right to Expect of Other Lawyers
Judge John H. England, Jr.
6th Judicial Circuit
Tuscaloosa
Judge John E. Ott
US Magistrate Court
Birmingham
Judge Caryl P. Privett
10th Judicial Circuit
Birmingham
3:50 Adjourn
Additional Faculty On-Site:
Dean J. Noah Funderburg
The University of Alabama School of Law
Tuscaloosa
Jeremy M. McIntire
Alabama State Bar
Montgomery
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