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CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

All events held at the CMBA Conference movies is “reel or real.” In this entertaining attorneys will gain a working knowledge of
Center unless otherwise noted. and fun presentation we will review the Rules of Judicial Conduct and we will
movie clips and determine if conduct review recent ethical decisions where judges
All the Ethics depicted in the movie violates any of the were disciplined for ethical misconduct.
disciplinary rules. Further, we will examine
Attendees have described this presentation
I Need to Know disciplinary cases involving similar conduct as “educational, engaging, interactive,
entertaining, lively, informative, humorous,
and determine how “real attorneys” are
I Learned from disciplined for similar conduct. We will also useful and really well done.”
discuss how attorneys can avoid ethical
the Movies misconduct. This presentation has received ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Philip Bogdanoff is a nationally recognized
great reviews and has been described as continuing legal education speaker on
Tuesday, creative, informative, and awesome. the topics of ethics, professionalism, and
November 19 Disorder in the Court: An Attorney’s other related topics. Previously, as an
attorney, he served as assistant prosecutor
PRESENTERS Philip Bogdanoff Guide to Judicial Misconduct in the Summit County, Ohio Prosecutor’s
The Rules of Professional Conduct indicates
REGISTRATION 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. that an attorney who possesses unprivileged Office for more than 25 years, beginning
in 1981. He is the author of numerous
CREDITS 2.50 Professional Conduct information that a judge has violated the articles on ethics, professionalism and
Hours CLE credit Requested Rules of Judicial Conduct shall inform the other related legal topics and has taught
appropriate authority and that that it is
All the Ethics I Need To Know I professional misconduct for a lawyer to the members of numerous organizations
Learned From the Movies knowingly assist a judge in conduct that including the National Association of Legal
In an American Bar Association poll, is a violation of applicable rules of judicial Administrators, as well as numerous state
“My Cousin Vinny” was voted the third conduct. Therefore it is incumbent for and local Bar associations, Prosecuting
best lawyer movie. As more and more every attorney to be familiar with the Attorney’s Associations, and law firms.
movies are based on actual events, (Sully, rules of Judicial Conduct and the type of More information about Mr. Bogdanoff is
Concussion, Everest), it is always interesting conduct that is to be expected from the available on his Web site at http://www.
to determine if conduct depicted in the Bench. In this interactive presentation philipbogdanoff.com/.

Pat E. Morgenstern-Clarren

Consumer Bankruptcy Institute

Thursday, December 5

Full Day CLE

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