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Live Webcast Rebroadcast

The Art of Ethical Client Selection.


Credit Available - See Credits tab below.

Categories:
Ethics
Faculty:
Noah Fiedler
Program Credits:
2 - 2.4
Credit Type:
Ethics
Program Type:
Live Webcast Rebroadcast

Dates


Description

The Art of Ethical Client Selection is a CLE course designed to help attorneys navigate the complex process of selecting clients ethically and prudently. Led by Noah Fiedler, an experienced legal ethics expert, this course explores best practices for client intake, recognizing red flags, and avoiding common pitfalls that can lead to malpractice claims or professional discipline. By focusing on ethical guidelines, risk management, and effective communication, this course equips attorneys with practical tools for making informed decisions during the client selection process, protecting both their practice and reputation.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify and evaluate common red flags in prospective clients.
  2. Understand the ethical obligations involved in client selection, particularly under ABA Model Rule 1.18.
  3. Implement best practices for documenting client communications and decisions.
  4. Apply ethical strategies for disengaging from clients or declining representation.
  5. Recognize the long-term benefits of proper client selection for firm profitability and risk mitigation.

Credits


Alabama

Ethics
Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation

Alaska

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Arizona

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Arkansas

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 3333


California

General

Credit Type: General
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 20536


Colorado

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: SPROUT


Connecticut

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Delaware

Advanced Ethics

Credit Type: Advanced Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Florida

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2.5
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 1052222


Georgia

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 8722


Hawaii

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Idaho

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation


Illinois

Professional Responsibility - Legal Ethics

Credit Type: Professional Responsability - Legal Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: SPR0001


Indiana

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 111648


Iowa

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Kansas

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 7925


Kentucky

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 9640


Louisiana

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation
Provider Number: 4354


Maine

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation
Provider Number: 2593


Maryland

Ethics
Maryland attorneys do not have MCLE requirements.

Massachusetts

Ethics
Massachusetts attorneys do not have MCLE requirements.

Michigan

Ethics
Michigan attorneys do not have MCLE requirements. 

Minnesota

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation
Provider Number: 0012487


Mississippi

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Missouri

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2.4
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation
Provider Number: 150036


Montana

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation
Provider Number: 5420


Nebraska

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Nevada

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 55391


New Hampshire

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


New Jersey

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2.4
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Expires: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation
Provider Number: 3332


New Mexico

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


New York

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


North Carolina

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 9370


North Dakota

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Ohio

Attorney Professional Conduct

Credit Type: Attorney Professional Conduct
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 19607

Attorney Professional Conduct

Credit Type: Attorney Professional Conduct
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration:
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation
Provider Number: 19607


Oklahoma

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 4528


Oregon

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Pennsylvania

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation
Provider Number: 12497


Rhode Island

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation
Provider Number: 00959


South Carolina

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: SPROU


South Dakota

Ethics
South Dakota attorneys do not have MCLE requirements.

Tennessee

Dual (Ethics)

Credit Type: Dual (Ethics)
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved


Texas

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: A17672


Utah

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration:
Status: Not Approved


Vermont

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation


Virginia

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration:
Status: Not Approved


Washington

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Approved
Provider Number: 9903940


West Virginia

Ethics
Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation

 


Wisconsin

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Not Approved


Wyoming

Ethics

Credit Type: Ethics
Credit Amount: 2
Course Type: Live Webcast Rebroadcast
Course Expiration: 06/20/2025
Status: Pending, Submitted for Accreditation



Materials

Faculty

Noah Fiedler's Profile

Noah Fiedler Related Seminars and Products

Shareholder

Barron & Newburger P.C.


Noah Fiedler is a shareholder at Barron & Newburger, P.C., where he serves as a co-leader of the Attorney Risk Management Practice Group and heads the firm’s Wisconsin office. He specializes in assisting lawyers and law firms, providing guidance on best practices to prevent issues and representing clients against claims. Noah boasts extensive experience in defending lawyers in cases involving malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, misrepresentation claims, and disciplinary proceedings. He regularly imparts counsel and conducts educational sessions for lawyers and firms nationwide on ethics, liability, and risk management matters. Noah has curated numerous resources for law firm risk management, including the Attorneys Risk Management program. Additionally, he is an active member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and serves as an instructor for Professional Responsibility at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

 


Dates

Fri, Jun 20, 2025 - 12:00pm to 02:00pm EDT