I speak frequently in Tennessee and beyond on issues that matter to lawyers and their clients. Information on my upcoming seminars and most recent presentations are below.
Upcoming Seminars
- May 29, 2025, “Conflicts of Interest – A Potpourri”, ABA 50th National Conference on Professional Responsibility, Pentagon City, Virginia (panelist)
Recent Presentations
- April 29, 2025, “Who Is the Client; Disclosure Obligations,” Teamsters 31st Lawyers’ Conference, San Diego, California
- February 19, 2025, “Ethics Homeshow 2025: From streaming to screaming. The most unethical highlights of your favorite lawyer shows”, Tennessee Bar Association, online platform
- December 20, 2024, “Ethics Issues and the Rise of Generative A.I.”, Tennessee Municipal Judges Conference, online platform
- December 19, 2024, “Ethics Issues for Attorneys and The Rise of Generative A.I.,” Mississippi Bar Bankruptcy Section, Memphis
- December 6, 2024, “The Ethical Use of AI in the Practice of Law,” Tennessee Bar Association AI Conference, Nashville
- December 4, 2024, “Generative AI and Legal Ethics,” Ohio School Boards Association Annual Professional Conduct CLE, virtual platform
- November 20, 2024, “Back to Basics: Sailing the Five Cs of Ethical Lawyering,” Celesq video seminar (West LegalEdCenter)
- November 8, 2024, “AI and Ethics,” Tennessee Association of Construction Attorneys Fall Meeting, Cool Springs, Tennessee
- November 6, 2024, “The 10 Ways the Ethics Rules Are Different in Criminal Law: A Refresher,” Shelby County Criminal Court Services Provider Fair, Memphis
- November 1, 2024, “Signs, signs, everywhere the signs? – An update on Recent First Amendment jurisprudence,” TBA Local Government Forum (online platform)
- October 18, 2024, “Ethical Considerations of AI,” TBA 36th Annual Health Law Forum, Franklin, Tennessee (panelist)
- October 8, 2024, “Ethics of Multi-Jurisdictional Practice,” PLI’s The Law and Ethics of NewLaw 2024 program (webcast) (panelist)
- August 2, 2024, “The More We Share the More We Have: APRL’s Future of Lawyering Committee’s Proposal to Revise Rule 5.4,” APRL Annual Meeting, Chicago (panelist)
- July 15, 2024, “Ethics Issues and the Rise of Generative A.I/ Just Keep Trucking or Slow Down? Modern Day Conflicts of Interest Issues,” ATA Litigation Center Trucking Legal Forum, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- June 13, 2024, “Ethical Considerations of AI,” 2024 TBA Convention, Memphis (panelist)
- March 12, 2024: “Ethics Issues and Generative Artificial Intelligence,” Belmont Law School Inns of Court, Nashville
- December 14, 2023, “Seven Ethics Opinions in 60 Minutes,” Memphis Bar Association
- December 5, 2023, “Ethics Homeshow: AI, Ethics Rules, and More! The Song Remains the Same,” Tennessee Bar Association (virtual platform)
- November 10, 2023, “Ethics Issues and the Rise of Generative A.I.,” TBA Real Estate Law Section Annual Meeting, virtual platform
- November 2, 2023, Ethics Update, TBA 35th Annual Health Law Forum, Nashville (panelist)
- October 19, 2023, “Ethics Issues and the Rise of Generative A.I.,” National School Attorneys Association 2023 National Conference, Nashville
- August 5, 2023: “Exploring the Next Frontier: Generative AI and the Challenges of New Technologies” APRL Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (panelist)
- June 2023: “Ethics of Co-Counsel and Referral Relationships,” Professional Education Broadcast Network, Teleconference seminar (available in multiple locations)
- June 2, 2023: “Navigating the Present Roadblocks of MJP and Addressing its Future Potential” 48th ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility, New Orleans, LA (panelist)
- April 12, 2023: “Managing IP Malpractice Risks: Best Practices for Avoiding Claims” ABA Intellectual Property Law Section Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (panelist)
- March 21, 2023: “Hiring and Firing Clients” The Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, Nashville (panelist)
- February 23, 2023: “Can I Get a Witness (to Talk to Me)?” TBA Tort and Insurance Law section annual forum
- December 27, 2022: “Popular podcast but problematic ethics opinion: ‘Reply All’ issues and ABA Ethics Opinions on virtual practice and technology matters” Memphis Bar Association End of Year Webinar
- December 8-9 & 14-15, 2022: “Ethics Roadshow 2022: While You Were Sheltering,” Tennessee Bar Association, Chattanooga (12/9), Knoxville (12/8), Memphis (12/14), and Nashville (12/15)
- November 10, 2022: “Breaking Away From Bad: Avoiding Troublesome Clients and Ethically Handling Mistakes Made for the Good Ones,” Knoxville Bar Association (virtual platform)
- CLE Online Course: Take Back to Basics: Sailing the Five C’s of Ethical Lawyering Online – Quimbee
- CLE Online Course: Take Breaking Away From Bad: Avoiding Troublesome Clients and Ethically Handling Mistakes Made for the Good Ones Online – Quimbee
- CLE Online Course: Take What Regular People Don’t Know About the Lawyer Ethics Rules and What That Means for Lawyers Online – Quimbee
- October 27, 2022: “The Future is Here: Alternative Business Structures,” 2002 Aon Law Firm Symposium, Moderator, Chicago, Illinois
- June 8, 2022: “Ethics, the Press and your Practice: Getting out there without getting into trouble,” Bloomberg Law, Panelist (virtual platform)
- May 20, 2022: “What Regular People Don’t Know About the Lawyer Ethics Rules and What That Means for Lawyers,” Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel Spring Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
- April 29, 2022: “Ethical Issues of Interest for Mississippi Prosecutors,” 2022 Mississippi Spring Prosecutors Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi
- April 23, 2022: “Laissez les Mauvais Moments Rouler: Ethical Issues Surrounding Mistakes and How to Deal With Them: ABA Section of Family Law Spring 2022 Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, panelist
- February 25, 2022: “RPC 1.2(d) and Conflict of Laws” Tennessee Council of School Board Attorneys, Nashville, Tennessee
- December 7 & 14, 2021: “2021 Ethics Homeshow: Ethics Peril!” Tenn. Bar Ass’n (virtual platform)
- October 7, 2021: “Advertising in the digital age: new rules and more”, M. Lee Smith Publishers Virtual Family Law Conference for Tennessee Practitioners, moderator
- September 23, 2021: “To Err is Human – and a Recurring Legal Malpractice Issue!”, ABA Fall 2021 National Legal Malpractice Conference, panelist
- August 31, 2021: “Breaking Away From Bad: Avoiding Troublesome Clients and Ethically Handling Mistakes Made for the Good Ones”, Celesq audioseminar(West/TR), co-presenter
- June 11, 2021: “Ethics of Co-Counsel and Referral Relationships”, Professional Education Broadcast Network, Teleconference seminar
- June 8, 2021: “Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in Mentoring”, Tennessee Bar Association Mentoring Committee Virtual Program, panelist
- June 3, 2021: “Regulatory Reform: Debating the Key Issues” – 46th ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility, co-presenter/debate participant
- May 27, 2021: “Oh No! Attorney Incivility and Its Repercussions,” APRL Webinar, panelist
- May 21, 2021: “The Art & Science of Business Valuation: Competence and Other Professional Responsibility Issues” – TBA Business Law Forum 2021, moderator
- March 8, 2021: “Ethics Jeopardy” – The Belmont University College of Law American Inn of Court, panelist.
- February 3, 2021: “Can I Get a Witness (to talk to me)?” – TBA Tort and Insurance Winter Forum 2021, co-presenter.
- January 19, 2021: “Tennessee’s Approach to a Prosecutor’s Duty to Disclose Exculpatory Evidence,” Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, Nashville, Panelist
- December 9, 2020: “2020 Ethics
RoadHome Show: Ethics Lessons From the Pandemic: A Review of the Year that Was 1918 and 1968 Simultaneously,” Tenn. Bar Ass’n (virtual platform)