Professional and Ethical Dilemmas

SESSION I
Hon. Robert Benham, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Atlanta
Hon. Harold D. Melton, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Atlanta
Hon. T. Jackson Bedford, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta
Hon. Jerry W. Baxter, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta
Jonathan Hewett, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta
James T. McDonald, Jr., Swift, Currie, McGhee & Heirs, Atlanta
H. Lane Young, II, Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta
Richard E. Harris, Jones, Jensen & Harris, Atlanta

Seminar Number 076640 CLE Hours (Self-Study Only) 3 CLE Hours including 1.5 Ethics Hour, 1.5 Professionalism Hour and 3 Trial Practice Hours	PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN LITIGATION
	RECORDED OCTOBER 5, 2007
	About the Program: This seminar will consist of two panels, both of which will consider a series of hypothetical situations which may arise in litigation. Each hypothetical will address at least one ethical, professional or legal dilemma which a litigator may face while representing a client. A few examples: May you cross examine a hostile witness using notes from your prior phone call with the witness? (Or will that make you a witness in your case?) What are your obligations if you feel your client is lying? What are your rights/obligations if you feel opposing counsel is withholding evidence? When can you inform your clients if you are preparing to leave your law firm? How soon must you disclose to a client that you have made an error? May you draft an engagement agreement which limits the time in which your client can complain about the invoices? Can you threaten a bar complaint to obtain leverage in a civil suit? The panels will consist of appellate judges (Supreme Court and Court of Appeals), trial court judges, lawyers from the Office of the General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia, and experienced litigation attorneys. Attendees will be encouraged to participate in the discussions and add their insights.
	Program Chair and Moderator: David N. Lefkowitz, The Lefkowitz Firm, LLC, Atlanta
	SESSION I Hon. Robert Benham, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Atlanta Hon. Harold D. Melton, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Atlanta Hon. T. Jackson Bedford, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta Hon. Jerry W. Baxter, Judge, Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta Jonathan Hewett, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta James T. McDonald, Jr., Swift, Currie, McGhee & Heirs, Atlanta H. Lane Young, II, Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta Richard E. Harris, Jones, Jensen & Harris, Atlanta
	SESSION II Hon. P. Harris Hines, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Atlanta Hon. Anne Elizabeth Barnes, Chief Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, Atlanta Hon. Lawton E. Stephens, Chief Judge, Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, Athens Hon. M. Gino Brogdon, Former Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County; Brogdon, Davis & Adams, LLC, Decatur Jenny Mittelman, Senior Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Jeffrey M. Smith, Greenberg Traurig, Atlanta Warren R. Hinds, Warren R. Hinds, P.C., Roswell