Friday, December 11, 2026

9:00 AM to 12:15 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

CBA Law Center

538 Preston Ave., 3rd Floor, Meriden

Presented by the Professionalism CommitteeEthics logo square_web

About the Program

Join a panel of Connecticut’s most prominent ethics and professionalism educators and practitioners as they address the issues that seem to be the most prevalent for members of the Bar. This will be a highly interactive seminar, including hypotheticals and real-time polling. 

You Will Learn

  • About what the Rules of Professional Conduct have to say about:
    • Neglect
    • Misrepresentation
    • Excessive fees
  • About ways to practice with professionalism and steer clear of ethical challenges

Who Should Attend

Attorneys and law students interested in practicing with professionalism.

Cost

(Includes continental breakfast and electronic materials)

Attorneys admitted 5 yrs or less: $45
Attorneys admitted more than 5 yrs: $80
Retired Attorneys: $45
Students: $0

Financial hardship information is available upon request.

Speakers

Stephen Conover Stephen J. Conover
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, Stamford

McManus Headshot1 Brian McManus
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Connecticut Inc., Rocky Hill

Elizabeth Rowe1 Elizabeth M. Rowe
Connecticut Statewide Grievance Committee, Judicial Branch, Hartford

Suzanne Sutton1 Suzanne B. Sutton
Cohen & Wolf PC, Bridgeport


CLE Credit

CT: 3.0 CLE Credits (Ethics)
NY: 3.5 CLE Credits (Ethics)
 
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits.

For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

The CBA CLE financial aid policy is available here. Please contact tgenung@ctbar.org to request financial aid to attend this CLE program.

If the seminar is recorded, all member registrants will receive complimentary access to the recording approximately six weeks after the program.

Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent.

Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.



Contact

Member Service Center
Email: msc@ctbar.org
Phone: (844)469-2221