State of the Legal Profession Task Force Meeting (TSL210128)

Thursday, January 28, 2021

5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Zoom Video Meeting

United States

28 people have already registered for this event.

Pedro Roman
Elizabeth Bozzuto
Kyle LaBuff
Zach Zarnow
Jennifer Brown
Jeffrey Zyjeski
Patrick Clendenen
Elizabeth Salsedo
Jennifer Zakrzewski
Ralph Monaco
Mark Dubois
Karen DeMeola
Sudha Setty
Austin Berescik-Johns
Ndidi Moses
Patrick Palace
Zack DeMeola
Ndidi Moses
Jayne Reardon
Maria Araujo Kahn
Leo Diana
John Cordani
Desi Imetovski
Joseph O'Connor
Shari-Lynn Shore
Ray Laguerre
Justyn Stokely
Joaquina Borges King

Speakers

Zachariah DeMeola, Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal (IAALS) at the University of Denver
Patrick A. Palace, Owner, Palace Law

Description

You will hear from National leaders on the state of the legal profession and recent developments in the practice of law, as well as, hear from and ask questions of the sub-committees of the CT Task Force on the State of the Legal Profession on their research and progress.

Zack DeMeola will discuss a variety of regulatory innovations being explored and implemented in states now and how they are intended to address the access to justice crisis and the ability of lawyers to sustain their practices in these changing times, including recent statistics and evidence on who makes up the untapped market for legal services and how these changes are affecting lawyers.

Patrick Palace will discuss the effect of the COVID pandemic upon the future of legal profession. He will highlight the strengths and weaknesses that have been revealed in the new legal economy, the changes in consumer expectations, the response by solo and small firm practitioners to the changing landscape, and predictions for the future.

Contact

Member Service Center

Email: msc@ctbar.org