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Florida Bar Accreditation of this course will expire on December 31, 2024.

While the Rules of Professional Conduct may have seemed esoteric in law school, once in practice, they become something every lawyer needs to make part of their practice. Whether it is running conflict checks, maintaining client confidentiality, using technology, or holding client funds, the Rules of Professional Conduct, play a role in every lawyer’s practice, regardless of practice area. The 2023 Masters Seminar on Ethics will help lawyers maintain their ethical obligations with the help of a roster of experienced lawyers giving practical advice. The seminar will address what a lawyer needs to know to maintain competence in technology, including obligations directed to competency, confidentiality, and supervision. The seminar also will address the grievance system, exploring the kinds of actions that get lawyers disciplined by the bar and how to avoid such problems for yourself. A practitioners’ panel will provide useful and practical advice to help lawyers run their practice ethically and avoid bar complaints. Finally, there will be a judicial roundtable where judges will discuss the ethical issues they see in their courtrooms and how they address these issues.

Cybersecurity, Ethics, and the Law
Speakers: Mary Frantz, Eric Hibbard, and Steven W. Teppler

Trends in Bar Grievances: Why Are Lawyers Getting into Trouble and How Are They Being Punished?
Speaker: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz

Practitioner’s Panel: Practical Solutions to Keep You Out of Trouble
Moderator: Henry M. Coxe III
Speakers: Gwendolyn H. Daniel, H. Scott Fingerhut, Warren W. Lindsey, D. Culver “Skip” Smith, and David B. Rothman

Judicial Roundtable on Ethics
Moderator: Carolina Saavedra
Speakers: Judge Wendy Williams Berger, U.S. District Court; Judge Luis Delgado, Jr., Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court;
Judge Tarlika Nunez-Navarro, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court; and Judge Carrie Ann Wozniak, Sixth District Court of Appeal

Concluding Remarks