Forrest Gump, Tombstone, & Apollo 13: Lessons for Lawyers from 3 Hit Movies

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Overview

• Another innovative CLE experience from Barristers!
• Clips from the movies Forrest Gump, Tombstone, & Apollo 13 are used to introduce and illustrate practical aspects of ethics, professionalism, and trial advocacy for lawyers
• Topics include trial preparation and research, conflicts with clients, fee disputes, advertising and solicitation, interactions with judges, and more!

Speakers

William R Newman of The University of Southern Mississippi

Agenda for Thursday, the 28th of May 2015

1:00 pm Central Time - Webcast Begins (Please register and sign into the website at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start)

(Agenda is approximate and tentative)

1:00pm - 1:45pm - Law Practice is Like a Box of Chocolates: You Never Know What You're Gonna Get:   The memorable catchphrases of Forrest Gump provide a short-hand for remembering and better understanding many rules of ethics in the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.  Includes a discussion of conflicts of interest, legal fees, and communication with non-parties

1:45pm - 2:15pm - Avoiding Common Errors in Trial Preparation:  The real-life trial of Old West heroes Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday provides a memorable demonstration of the right way -- and the wrong way -- to prepare for a trial (or even for a big transactional matter)

2:15pm - 2:30pm - Break

2:30pm - 3:00pm - Trial Preparation with a Tombstone Flavor (continued)

3:00pm - 3:30pm - "Tombstone" CLE:  What the Hit Movie Tombstone teaches us about the ethics of the lawyer-client relationship.  A close look at one of the most overlooked rules of ethics - Rule 2.1

3:30pm - 4:15pm -  "Houston: Lawyers Today Have a Problem!"  What the saga of the Apollo 13 space mission -- and the hit movie -- teach us about the ethical duties of diligence