Bar license regulations and rules were devised in another era and power rests primarily with the states to modify them. Lawyers get barred in one state and cannot practice in another state without an exception, temporary permission, or reciprocity—all a hassle to navigate. In the last decades, increasingly clients and lawyers have begun to ask why, and many have answered. Speakers will give an overview of the movement to change Rule of Professional Conduct 5.5 on multi-jurisdictional practice and the unauthorized practice of law, lay out ways to make your bar license as mobile as possible, discuss the perils of advertising the ethics rules have created, and try their best to predict where the train is heading. This will be a lively discussion with very current, in-flux information.
Learning Objectives:
- Get a deeper understanding of the rules around where and how one practices, and how to navigate them
- Learn the importance of RPCs 5.5 and 8.5, choice of laws
- Grasp the patchwork of lawyer marketing rules across the states and perils hidden there
- Get the scoop on proposed changes to RPC 5.5 and responses from states and organizations
- Introductory Overview
- Brief introduction of the presenters and their organizations
- Statement of topics to be covered and anticipated take-aways
- History of RPC 5.5
- Responses From the States on Proposed 5.5 Changes
- Predictions As to Where 5.5 Is Going
- Where Lawyers Can Practice Now
- Temporary
- Permanent
- Intersection of 5.5 and 8.5 (Choice of Law)
- Maximizing Versatility in Your Law License
- Where You Can Safely Market Your Practice
- MJP and UPL Issues in Law Firm Business Development
- Bar Reciprocity
- Discipline From Multiple States/Entities
- Status of 5.5. Working Group
- Recent Opinions
- Questions & Answers
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Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Legal Ethics
Earn Credit Until: July 09, 2026
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Difficulty: All Levels
Earn Credit Until: December 31, 2024
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Ethics
Earn Credit Until: February 28, 2025
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Earn Credit Until: June 30, 2025
This presentation is approved for one hour of Legal Ethics CLE credit in California, one hour of Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility CLE credit in South Carolina (all levels), and one hour of Ethics CLE credit in North Carolina. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.0 credit hours, of which 1.0 credit hours will apply to Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility credit.
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