CBA Record January 2017

clifford lawoffices

Continuing Legal education Program

Clifford Law Offices, an accredited CLE provider in Illinois, is sponsoring the FREE webinar:

120 NORTH LASALLE STREET 31ST FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602

TELEPHONE (312) 899-9090 FAX (312) 251-1160

PERSONAL INJURY

WRONGFUL DEATH

PRODUCT LIABILITY

TRANSPORTATION

PREMISES LIABILITY LAW

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

CONSUMER AND

HEALTH CARE FRAUD

AVIATION

MASS TORT/CLASS ACTIONS

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

WHISTLEBLOWER LITIGATION

Social media is now part of the fabric of practicing law. There are ethics opinions galore and not all of them

are consistent. Courts are grappling with difficult issues of preservation of, or access to, information on

social media sites, and even the more difficult issues of jurors who live on their mobile devices. Gumshoe

detective work on witnesses and jurors is running up against professional misconduct concerns.And lawyers

and judges themselves are sometimes the ethical focal point by their use of social media websites.The

Illinois Supreme Court has appointed a commission that is looking into formulating rules to cover this area

with a report expected in 2017, but before then, our panel will give you a number of important insights

on how you should – and should not – conduct yourself consistent with your obligations under the rules

of professional conduct. So don’t get bitten by a byte!

Date: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017

Time: 2:30-4:30 pm CST

Place: Broadcast live via the internet from the DePaul Center, Room 8005

One East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL

Registration is required to attend the free program.

To register, visit

and click on the bar entitled Clifford Law CLE Programs.

For questions, please call Clifford Law Offices at 312-899-9090 or email

This program has been approved for two (2.0) hours of professional responsibility credit by the

Illinois Commission on Professionalism.

Presented by:

• Robert A. Clifford, Founder and Senior Partner, Clifford Law Offices, Moderator

Panelists:

• John M. Barkett, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Miami, Florida

• Hon. Lynn M. Egan, Cook County Circuit Court; Illinois Supreme Court Executive Committee

• Mark C. Palmer, Professionalism Counsel, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism

“Social Media Ethics Outside

and in the Courtroom”