Ethics and Professional Compensation

2017 Winter Leadership Conference - Privacy And Social Media: How It Can Impact Law Firm Security, Ethics And Compensation

Hosted by the Ethics and Professional Compensation and Commercial and Regulatory Law Committees Social media and privacy are areas of opportunity — and concern. Today’s law practice requires that care be taken in both areas. This panel will explore the impact of privacy and social media issues on security, ethics and compensation.

2017 Annual Spring Meeting - Ethical Issues Regarding the Use of the Media in High-Profile Cases

This panel hosted by Ethics & Professional Compensation and Technology & Intellectual Property Committees will navigate the use and impact of the media in any bankruptcy case can pose challenging ethical dilemmas that are only exacerbated in highprofile cases. The panelists will explore these issues and share some of their personal insights and stories.

Ethics and Professional Compensation December 2018

Beware the Bankruptcy Conversion in Fee Collections

When seeking to collect post-petition fees from a chapter 7 debtor, beware of the conversion. If former counsel files a collection action against a debtor for post-petition fees in state court, failing to stay the action after a conversion to a chapter 13 case will result in a stay violation.