This program is eligible for 6 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 7.2 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
Overview
This class is a comprehensive de-briefing of the law. Starting with ethics, we review the crazy predicaments some ethically-challenged attorneys have found themselves in. You will have to decide based on the severity of the facts and the relevant model rule, would you take a deal for that violation. While Hollywood might not be setting the finest examples when it comes to actual morals and ethics, they do a good job of exhibiting legal ethics. We will explore the Model Rules through the eyes of Hollywood. From Hollywood, it’s not a long journey to our legal rock stars – the Nine! The Supreme Court, aka, the Real League of Justice, has been busy exerting their super hero legal powers. We will review recent landmark Supreme Court cases, tackling the biggest issues like religious rights (Fulton v. City of Philadelphia), the death of Obamacare (California v. Texas), the free speech of cursing teenagers (Mahanoy Area School District), and more! Finally, we will take a countdown of the Top 10 Wacky cases, including the latest legal headlines like #FreeBritney, Bill Cosby’s release, the Door Dash lawyer, and a spaghetti noodle assault. You might be surprised what you will learn about legal strategy from these headline cases.
On the Agenda:
- Breaking down the legal fiascoes in the #FreeBritney saga.
- A Door Dashing PA prosecutor gets demoted for his side job – What’s ethical?
- Mahanoy Area School District – Can a cheerleader be suspended for dropping the F-bomb on Snapchat?
- The collision of religion and culture in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia.
- How the Court protected Facebook stalking and catfishing on Match.com in Van Buren v. United States.
- NCAA, Obamacare, Bill Cosby, & so much more!
Faculty
Joel L. Oster, Esq.
Joel is a litigator, national speaker, podcaster and stand-up comic. He currently is in private practice specializing in attorney ethics and constitutional law. Being the host of the podcast, DeBriefing the Law, Joel regularly speaks on attorney ethics nationwide on issues relating to attorneys reaching their full protentional in the practice of law. Joel has spoken to numerous bench and bar conferences and as well as other specialized attorney conferences.
Joel has been lead counsel on two cases that ended up at the United States Supreme Court. He was counsel for the town of Greece, New York in the landmark case Galloway v. Greece. Joel argued the case before the United States District Court for the Western District of New York and the Second Circuit, and was part of the legal team presenting the case to the U.S. Supreme Court where they successfully defended the Town against a challenge to its practice of opening its sessions with an invocation. In addition, Joel argued Trinity Lutheran v. Comer before the Western District of Missouri and the Eighth Circuit, before the Supreme Court decided the case in favor of his clients.
Joel has also spoken to thousands of attorneys across the United States and has learned from their successful and unsuccessful legal practices. Joel brings this practical perspective to all his seminars.
Oster earned his J.D. in 1997 from the University of Kansas School of Law. Oster is admitted to the bar in Kansas, Missouri, Florida, and numerous federal courts.
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