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SCAARLA Ethics CLE

SCAARLA is offering a free ethics CLE for its members. The CLE is entited The Nuts and Bolts of a Complaint Before the Office of Disciplinary Counsel or the Ethics Commission.

Date:	January 29, 2010, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location:	Lucy Hampton Bostick Auditorium

This free CLE is for SCAARLA members only. Seating is limited. You must register by Monday, January 25, 2010 if you wish to attend. You may register by downloading our registration form, filling it out, and emailing it to scaarla@gmail.com or mailing it to SCAARLA, PO Box 7601, Columbia SC, 29202.

Material for the CLE have been posted here.

Agenda

I.The South Carolina Lawyer and Judicial Disciplinary System (9:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
Presented by Lee Coggiola

An Overview

Statistics - 2008-09

Published Opinions - 2008-09

Confidential Discipline

Most Common Complaints

Email and Social Sites

What to Do When You Receive the Letter from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel

Changes to the Rules Effective January 1, 2010

Break (11:00 AM - 11:10 AM)

II.Defending a Claim before the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (11:10 AM - 12:10 PM)
Presented by Daryl Hawkins

When Does the Subject Attorney Need to Seek Legal Counsel?

Most Common Complaints that Require the Services of a Defense Attorney

Elements of a Good Defense

"Do's and Don'ts"

Contact with Complainant

Break (12:10 PM - 12:20 PM)

III.Complaints before the Ethics Commission (12:20 PM - 1:20 PM)
Presented by Cathy Hazelwood

Procedure that a Complaint Follows in the Ethics Commission System

Correspondence with the Subject Employee

Subject's Right to Defend

Who Are the "Decision-Makers?"

Which Penalties May Be Imposed?

Criteria for Each Penalty

Most Common Complaints Received

Most Serious Complaints Received

Time Frame for a Complaint from Receipt to Disposition

"Do's and Don'ts" for the Subject