Ethics Speaker Bureau

To promote ethics in the legal profession, the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Center for Ethics, Service, and Professionalism is pleased to provide a speaker to your organization on ethics related topics.

General Topics Include

• Avoiding Grievances and Malpractice
• Responding to Disciplinary Complaints
• Managing and Understanding the Disciplinary Process
• Screening for Conflicts of Interest
• Advertising Properly
• Marketing without Soliciting
• Mentoring Law Students and New Lawyers
• Ethics Issues for Government Lawyers and Those Who Deal With Government Entities
• Understanding and Applying the
• Rules of Professional Conduct
• Proper Handling of Attorney Fees, Retainer Fees and Trust Accounts
• Handling Files Properly
• Serving Pro Bono Effectively
• Serving the Legal Profession
• Developing a Positive Professional Identity
• Discovering a Meaningful Practice
• Dealing with Bias in the Legal Profession

Speakers are also available to speak about law school professionalism programs, and on ethical issues/dilemmas particular to specialized areas of practice such as criminal law, family law, probate, real estate, personal injury and corporate law.

While these presentations are free of charge, donations to the Center for Ethics, Service, and Professionalism are gratefully accepted.

Please visit www.cooley.edu/ethics for additional information.