19th Annual Ethics CLE Event Hosted by Klemchuk PLLC
DALLAS, Texas – Klemchuk PLLC, a leading litigation, intellectual property (IP), and business law firm, hosted its 19th Annual Ethics CLE Event on Friday, April 21, 2023, at Topgolf Dallas.
Attendees earned 90-minutes of Ethics CLE credit, and we thank the attorneys who served as our speakers. Many attendees stayed afterwards for golf and social hour at the reserved Topgolf bays. Complimentary food and beverages were provided during the event.
To follow is a recap of the event and the topics discussed.
We hope you can join us next year! It’s an informative and fun way to earn half your Ethics CLE credits.
Speakers and Presentations:
Chris Schwegmann and David Coale, of Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Schwegmann is a go-to trial lawyer in Texas for business disputes, with an emphasis on claims involving intellectual property. Coale is a top appellate lawyer in Texas, and is among the few lawyers to have handled a matter in all fourteen of the Texas intermediate courts of appeal.
Attorney Bios: Chris Schwegmann and David Coale
Presentations:
“Ethics in Advertising” by Chris Schwegmann. Click here to download.
“Ethics 2023” by David Coale. Click here to download.
Focused on the summary of the rules today in three important areas of professional responsibility:
“Hot topic” – the law today about search-term advertising by lawyers. How exactly does it work? What ethics rules apply?
Is this sanctionable? Review of recent cases, state and federal, about what is (and is not) potentially subject to sanctions, and jurisdictional limits on courts to order a sanction.
Attorney immunity. Where do we stand today after a series of cases defining this doctrine in Texas?
Messina Madson and Kendall Castello, of Madson Castello Law
Madson and Castello have each spent nearly 20 years practicing criminal law and offer a perspective that comes from working as both high-level prosecutors and defense attorneys.
Attorney Bios: Messina Madson and Kendall Castello
Madson and Castello conducted an interactive discussion on “The Ethics of Punishment: Family Violence”, and ethical considerations in legislating and assessing penalties for family violence cases.
The presentation looked at the laws that govern family violence cases and affirmative findings of family violence as well as actual family violence scenarios, examined how Texas handles these cases, how the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct guide us, and if our system is getting it right.