This course documents recent attacks on the judiciary and rule of law, discusses Florida ethics rules and decisions related to a lawyers duty to defend judges, and ends with ways lawyers can help defend judges and the courts.
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Your Ethical Duty to Defend the Judiciary and Promote Civility is offered by The Florida Bar Free CLE for attorneys. Topics in this listing: Law & regulations.
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Florida Bar-approved Ethics credit. Attorney and Florida Registered Paralegal applicability varies by activity; confirm eligibility and claiming requirements.
Approval / program ID: 2606357N
State scope: Florida
The provider identifies this activity as free continuing education. Complete the stated assessment and claiming requirements.
The recorded cost is $0 for learning, assessment and the certificate, with no separate reporting fee identified. The Florida Bar Free CLE requires a free account. The provider identifies this activity as free continuing education. Complete the stated assessment and claiming requirements.
The provider lists 0.5 CLE. Match the individual track below to your credential and board before enrolling.
This is an on-demand activity in the current collection; follow the source link to begin. The recorded credit expiration date is 2028-01-31.
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Participants will gain a much greater understanding of the increasing malpractice risks to their practices, and the resources available to avoid the many malpractice pitfalls.
Participants will learn how protect client information from disclosure in social interactions where confidentiality is not necessarily the first thing on the lawyer’s mind.
This CLE program examines civility as a distinct and essential component of legal practice — separate from ethics and professionalism, but deeply intertwined with both.
