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Lies, Deceit and the Ethical Rules, Can Attorneys Practice Deception? 2026

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  • Start Date:2026-04-21 09:00:00
  • End Date:2026-04-21 10:00:00
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  • Level:Basic
  • Topics:Ethics

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This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 1.2 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.

Overview

A serial killer. A fake public defender. A surrender that shocked the legal profession.

When “Wild Bill” Cody murdered multiple women in Colorado, he agreed to turn himself in—but only if a public defender was present. Faced with the risk of losing the surrender, a senior prosecutor made a split-second decision that would stun the legal community: he impersonated defense counsel to bring in the killer. Lives may have been saved. Ethics lines were crossed. Discipline followed.

Good Intentions. Bad Ethics?

This true-crime-meets-legal-ethics CLE asks the question every lawyer should wrestle with: If it works—and people are safer—does that make it ethical? Using real disciplinary cases and cinematic film clips, we examine when deception becomes misconduct, why good intentions don’t immunize lawyers from discipline, and how easily “doing the right thing” can violate the Rules of Professional Conduct. The program takes a hard look at Rule 8.4 (Misconduct), Rule 3.3 (Candor Toward the Tribunal), and Rule 5.3 (Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistants)—and challenges attendees to decide where they would draw the line.

He’s Back—and He’s Not Pulling Punches: Meet trained educator and retired career prosecutor Philip Bogdanoff

Renowned ethics speaker Phil Bogdanoff returns to Pennsylvania with this gripping, true-crime-meets-ethics program that asks the hard questions lawyers don’t usually get to dodge.

Binge-Worthy Ethics, Continued

Hit “Play Next Episode” with Phil Bogdanoff in his April 27 webcast, Learning Professionalism, Ethics and Trial Tactics from the Lincoln Lawyer, Season Three, where binge-worthy courtroom drama meets real-world ethics and professionalism.

Faculty

Philip Bogdanoff, Esq.

Philip Bogdanoff is a nationally recognized continuing legal education speaker and a trained educator. Previously, he served as an assistant prosecutor in the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office for over 25 years. Mr. Bogdanoff argued cases before the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals and over twenty cases before the Ohio Supreme Court including six death penalty cases – before retiring as a senior assistant prosecutor. He currently serves as a special prosecutor in Ohio arguing cases before the Ohio Supreme Court and various appellate courts. He has done presentations on ethics and professionalism for approximately fifty organizations including the National District Attorneys Association, National Association of Legal Administrators, state and local bar associations and prosecuting attorney’s associations. More information about Mr. Bogdanoff is available on his Web site at http://www.philipbogdanoff.com/.

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