Legal Malpractice Litigation and Risk Management (2007)

This timely program brings you up to date on recent developments in the area of legal malpractice and offers guidance for managing and reducing legal risks in everyday practice.

The seminar explores risk management techniques, procedures for identification of potential conflicts and waiver issues, the importance of defining the scope of the engagement and the role of the disengagement letter in preventing potential claims. Professional liability insurance industry leaders will discuss the major issues that regularly give rise to legal malpractice claims and offer insights on how to avoid them.

The seminar features a discussion of emerging areas of potential liability exposure including document retention in the electronic warehousing age, steps necessary to maintaining attorney-client confidentiality and managing potential internal conflicts of interest.

The faculty includes attorneys directly involved in litigating legal malpractice cases. They offer practice tips and advice on proving and defending legal malpractice claims.

Program Contents

· Common Sources of Legal Malpractice Claims

· Risk Management Techniques for Law Firms

· Legal Malpractice Principles and Litigation Strategy

· Professional Liability Insurance Coverage Issues

Program Speakers

A. Michael Furman, Esq. (Chair)
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, LLP
—New York City

Noelle Albanese, Esq.
Claims Counsel, LibertyInternational Underwriters
—New York City

James Bradley
Vice President
Aon, AIS Affinity Insurance Agency
—Latham

Shelly Lawson
Director, Association Management
Bertholon Rowland Corporation
—New York City

Colleen McNicholas, Esq.
Team Manager, ZurichN.A.—Specialty Lines
—Jamaica

Shauna Reeder, Esq.
Claims Director
CNA Global Specialty Lines
Lawyers Professional Liability Claims
—New York City

Marian C. Rice, Esq.
L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P.
—Garden City

Jeffrey G. Steinberg, Esq.
Steinberg & Cavaliere, LLP
—White Plains

Stephen D. Straus, Esq.
Traub Eglin Lieberman Straus LLP
—Hawthorne

Steven Verveniotis, Esq.
Miranda & Sokoloff, LLP
—Mineola

Total MCLE Credits...... 4.0

Ethics MCLE Credits..... 0.0

* Each additional person who uses the tapes for MCLE credit must purchase a copy of the “MCLE coursebook.”

Product Type	Member Price	Non Member Price
Legal Malpractice Litigation and Risk Management (2006) (This product cannot be used to receive MCLE credit) (CLE CourseBooks) 1727	$40.00	$60.00
+ Legal Malpractice Litigation and Risk Management (2007) (MCLE credit only if you have access to the course's audio/video/CD recording. You cannot receive MCLE credit from a coursebook alone.) (CLE CourseBooks) 1727M	$60.00	$125.00
* Legal Malpractice Litigation and Risk Management (2007) (MCLE Audio on CD) D7274	$115.00	$195.00
Legal Malpractice Litigation and Risk Management (Sp 2007) [Audio] (On-Line Programs) 80727	$90.00	$175.00