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Dec
15
Tue
Professionalism & Ethics: Closing the Year with Integrity
Dec 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Professionalism & Ethics: Closing the Year with Integrity

The Rules of Professional Conduct make it clear: when representing a client with diminished capacity, you are ethically obligated—so far as reasonably possible—to maintain a standard attorney-client relationship. But what exactly constitutes diminished capacity? What professional and ethical responsibilities come into play when your client’s decision-making ability is impaired?

This engaging seminar will explore the answers to these critical questions. Join our experienced presenter for a discussion designed to engage attorneys seeking to navigate these complex scenarios with confidence, the program offers practical guidance and a deeper understanding of the rules that govern your role. Strengthen your ethical foundation while enhancing your capacity to advocate with professionalism and integrity.

OBJECTIVES

  • Recognize concerns and challenges to ethical and professional representation when representing clients with diminished capacity.
  • Identify ways to ethically and professionally address concerns and challenges to representing clients with diminished capacity.

SPEAKER

Rodney Hastings, J.D., CWLS, State of Louisiana Mental Health Advocacy Service – Child Advocacy Program

An attorney with the Mental Health Advocacy Service, Child Advocacy Program, representing foster children in Child-in-Need-of-Care court proceedings in East Baton Rouge Parish. Rodney has been active in child welfare matters since 2011, representing foster children with MHAS/CAP and Southeast Louisiana Legal Services in multiple jurisdictions, as well as serving as a regional attorney supervisor for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. Rodney received his undergraduate degree from Southeastern Louisiana University and his J.D. from Loyola University College of Law – New Orleans. Rodney has been certified as a Child Welfare Law Specialist by the National Association of Counsel for Children since 2015. Prior to entering the child welfare practice, Rodney spent 12 years working in various positions with the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, including serving as a deputy disciplinary counsel with the Office of the Disciplinary Counsel and as counsel for the Board’s appellate review panels. Rodney has served as a trainer for the Pelican Center for Children and Families, and as a presenter/speaker at seminars throughout Louisiana on the topics of child welfare, ethics, professionalism, and computer forensics.