Agenda / Content Covered

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1. Overview and Framework for Analyzing Conflicts
   1:00 - 1:30, Farnoosh Faryabi
   1. Relationship to Confidentiality and Loyalty
   2. Identification of Client and Client Status
   3. Does a Conflict Exist and Is Representation Allowed?
   4. Withdrawal, Declining Representation, and the Hot Potato Rule
2. Rule 1.7 Case Studies: Identifying Current Client Conflicts
   1:30 - 2:15, Farnoosh Faryabi
   1. Understanding Direct and Indirect Adversity
   2. "Materially Limited" Conflicts
   3. Co-Plaintiffs and Co-Defendants
   4. Evaluating Positional Conflicts
   5. Conflicts Posed by Familial Relationships
   6. Identifying Third-Party Conflicts
3. Rule 1.9 Case Studies: Identifying Former Client Conflicts
   2:15 - 3:00, Dean R. Dietrich
   1. Rule 1.9 Overview
   2. Subject Matter and the Substantially Related Test
   3. Navigating Imputed Conflicts
   4. Confidentiality Implications
4. Drafting Advance Waivers
   3:15 - 4:00, Dean R. Dietrich
   1. Recap: Is the Conflict Waivable?
   2. Securing Informed Consent
   3. Advance Waiver Types and Examples
   4. Scope and Specificity of Waiver Considerations
   5. Waiver Drafting Techniques
   6. Unenforceability Traps and Ramifications
5. Business Dealings and "Shall Nots" under Rule 1.8
   4:00 - 4:15, Dean R. Dietrich

Accreditation Details:

DEAN R. DIETRICH, a shareholder with Dietrich VanderWaal, S.C., has practiced in the areas of municipal law, labor relations and employment law, representing public and private sector clients in all aspects of municipal law and employment law including labor relations. Mr. Dietrich also represents clients in the area of lawyer ethics and professional responsibility and has represented many attorneys in matters before the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Office of Lawyer Regulation and has consulted with numerous law firms and lawyers regarding compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct. He has served as chair of the State Bar Committee on Professional Ethics in addition to past service on the committee appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review changes to Supreme Court Rules Chapter 20, the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys. In addition, Mr. Dietrich is a member of the ABA's Center for Professional Responsibility and the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. He is also a member of the Labor and Employment Law and Local Government sections of the State Bar of Wisconsin. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and past president of the Senior Lawyers Division. Mr. Dietrich is a graduate of Marquette University Law School

FARNOOSH FARYABI is an attorney with MDK Law, where she focuses her practice in the areas of contract law, health law and business litigation. Ms. Faryabi is admitted to practice in Washington and California. She earned her B.S. and B.A. degrees from the University of Washington, her J.D. degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and her LL.M. degree in health law from the University of Washington.