Bullying in the Legal Profession: Ethical Standards Prohibiting Such Conduct and Reliable Ways to Counteract It
Using Professionalism, Resilience, Respectful Advocacy, and Other Tools to Stand Up to Bullies
This webinar offers 90 minutes of Ethics Credit.
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will discuss four types of bullying: by opposing counsel, by clients, by colleagues, and by judges. The panel will provide specific examples of bullying in each of those four categories, along with real life examples of how they handled such bullying. A key aspect of the program is to provide the audience with reliable tactics to combat bullying.
Outline
- Bullying in the legal profession
- Causes of bullying
- Reliable tactics to combat four types of bullying
- By opposing counsel
- By clients
- By colleagues
- By judges
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What is bullying?
- Why does it occur despite clear prohibitions against it?
- How can lawyers recognize bullying or when they are the bully?
- How can lawyers effectively combat bullying?
Faculty
Michael H. Bassett
Senior Partner
The Bassett Firm
Mr. Bassett's areas of practice are mediation, personal injury, premises liability, products liability,... | Read More
Mr. Bassett's areas of practice are mediation, personal injury, premises liability, products liability, transportation litigation and professional liability.
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James H. (Jim) Dolan, MA, LPC
Psychotherapist Executive Coach
James H. Dolan MA, LPC
Mr. Dolan is a Psychotherapist Executive Coach.
| Read MoreMr. Dolan is a Psychotherapist Executive Coach.
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O. Rey Rodriguez
Attorney
McDonald Devin, Madden, Kenefick & Harris
Mr. Rodriguez is a thirty-year courtroom and appellate lawyer. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law... | Read More
Mr. Rodriguez is a thirty-year courtroom and appellate lawyer. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and served as a Briefing Attorney to Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court. Before becoming a boutique lawyer, Mr. Rodriguez served as a litigation partner at both Fulbright & Jaworski and Norton Rose Fulbright. He is a college and law school valedictorian and earned the top score on the July 1994 Texas Bar Exam.
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Amy M. Stewart
Attorney
Stewart Law Group
Ms. Stewart was selected by Texas Lawyer 2022 as one of the top three Attorneys in Texas.... | Read More
Ms. Stewart was selected by Texas Lawyer 2022 as one of the top three Attorneys in Texas. She has expertise in resolving contract disputes, business torts, investigations, product liability, ERISA, employment, and labor matters. In addition to her civil trial experience representing companies on the Fortune 100 list to startups, Ms. Stewart is a certified Title IX Investigator by the Association of Title IX Administrators and a certified Arbitrator with the AAA, presiding over commercial, construction, and employment matters. She is also certified as a FINRA arbitrator and was inducted into the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Panel of Distinguished Neutrals.
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