ACC NCR - VIRGINIA ETHICS: The (d)Evolution of Ethics and Apocalyptic Visions

Using examples of apocalyptic visions in cinema as analogy and backdrop, this 2-hour ethics CLE will discuss changes, or the lack of changes, in selected professional rules and the driving policy considerations underlying what might be characterized as ethics evolution by some and stagnation, devolution, or “apocalypse” for the profession by others as related to the following topics:

• The (d)evolution from the doctrine of champerty to the acceptance for contingency fee work and litigation funding.
  
• The (d)evolution from the need to strictly safeguard a lawyer’s professional independence from non-lawyer ownership and management to (some) tolerance for non-lawyer involvement in management or potentially law firm ownership.
  
• The (d)evolution from bans on lawyer advertising to rules that broaden the ways in which lawyers may share information about legal services.
  
• A shift from encouraging “zealous” representations and prioritizing client confidentiality and loyalty toward rules and laws emphasizing civility and conscripting lawyers to amplified gatekeeping duties.
  
• The (d)evolution from full-service lawyers and law firms to unbundled legal services and artificial intelligence.
  
• The rise of client-generated engagement letters and outside counsel guidelines.
  
• State-by-state licensing and regulation of lawyers.
  
  
  Presented by Platinum Sponsor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Partner Kelly L. Faglioni in Richmond, Virginia. and broadcast to the Norfolk and DC Offices of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to view in person only.
  
  We have requested 2.0 hours of VIRGINIA BAR MCLE ETHICS CREDIT.  
  
  *Fees:
  No Charge for ACC members;
  $30 for non-member in-house counsel.
  **Please Note: There is no charge for Lawyers of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP if you register as a Speaker Guest In Person Attendee.