Ethical Implications & Practical Tools for Advocate Communications

with Clients, Adversaries, and the Court

Speakers: Attorneys Nicole Black and Angela Vichick 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 via Zoom | 90 minutes

This session of The Practical Lawyer CLE series will address issues of professionalism and legal ethics related to common situations involving attorney and client interactions, as well as attorney communications in an advocate capacity with co-counsel, opposing counsel, and courts. Topics arising out of the attorney-client relationship to be discussed  include defining scope of representation, effectively communicating with the client, addressing conflicts of interests, and withdrawing from representation while maintaining client confidences. This program also provides guidance and insights on challenging communications and interactions with opposing counsel, including professional misconduct inside and outside the courtroom, exposure to sanctions. and other attorney liability.  

CLE Credits: 2 General, 1.8 Ethics. Live Seminar and Home Study. 

About The Practical Lawyer CLE Series

Colorado W.O.L.F. (Women Owned Law Firms) has developed The Practical Lawyer CLE Series to provide solo and small law firm owners and their attorneys a solid overview of the practical aspects of business management and development in the context of owning and running a law firm, including how ethical issues and matters of equity, diversity, and inclusion affect firm administration, management, and development. Discussion of ethics include references to and explanations of the applicability of Colorado’s Professional Rules of Responsibility for lawyers. The Practical Lawyer CLE series is offered free to Colorado W.O.L.F. members and to members

A Huge Shout Out & Thank You to Our Speakers! 

Nicole Black is a member owner of Cohen|Black Law, LLC, a women-owned, Denver area law firm. Ms. Black represents attorneys, physicians, accountants, and real estate brokers on regulatory inquiries related to their licensure and on professional malpractice and business tort claims. Her commercial litigation practice focuses on complex commercial and real estate litigation, including representing public and private entities in land use and boundary disputes. She has experience representing private corporations on both plaintiff and defense in cases involving business breakups, regulatory investigations, and allegations of unfair trade practices. Ms. Black is dedicated to improving the legal profession through her leadership of a variety of bar association boards and committees,

Angela Vichick is a partner in Lewis Roca's litigation practice group. She primarily represents individuals and entities in civil proceedings involving business and real estate disputes. Angela currently serves as Secretary on the CBA Business Law Executive Council, as President of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association Foundation, as the pro bono chair for the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association. Angela is also the lead for Lewis Roca’s in-house trial advocacy program, a lead coach for Arrupe Jesuit High School's mock trial team, a COBALT Class of 2022 graduate, and a former law clerk to Colorado Supreme Court Justice Melissa Hart.

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