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CLE Alabama is committed to helping Alabama lawyers succeed in practice by having the best information possible. The Alabama State Bar likewise has committed to this concept by providing its members with Casemaker for free primary research. We now want to connect our CLE offerings to this resource. As you will see when you register, this new catalog and opportunity allows for a real time link between the course materials and all referenced cases, codes, and statutes maintained in the Casemaker Library. The "Notes" area also allows you to record these references along with your thoughts at the time and email the captured Notes to yourself for application in your practice. We call this feature "CLE to Work" and think it will go a long way to adding value to your CLE experience. In addition, we have listed other Casemaker opportunities for your consideration that connect to the Casemaker library, thus making the job of serving your clients easier, more accurate, and complete.

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Ethical Issues in Tort Law Cases

Length: 1.0

CLE Credits (60): 1.0

The primary source of authority and guidance on ethical matters for attorneys engaged in handling  estate  planning  and  trust  &  estate  matters  is  the  Alabama  Rules  of  Professional
Conduct, which govern all lawyers licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama. These Rules are based on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, with some minor revisions, and became effective January 1, 1991.
 
 
A good secondary source for guidance on ethical matters in the field of Trusts & Estates is  provided  by  The  American  College  of  Trust  and  Estate  Counsel  (“ACTEC”),  which  first adopted its ACTEC Commentaries on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct (the “ACTEC Commentaries”) in October, 1993. The ACTEC Commentaries are now in their Fourth Edition, having been most recently updated in 2006. The purpose of the ACTEC Commentaries is to give “particularized  guidance”  to  lawyers  who  practice  in  the  trusts  and  estates  area  and  to  bring practical  application  to  the  Model  Rules  of  Professional  Conduct.  The  Commentaries  are available free for downloading on ACTEC’s website (www.actec.org). 1


Produced By:

CLE Alabama

Faculty

  • Robert E. Lusk, Jr.

Course Materials

  • Ethical Issues in Tort Law Cases