CBA Family Law Section Meeting: Malpractice and Grievance Risk Management for Family Lawyers

David P. Atkins, chair of Pullman & Comley's Professional Liability practice, will be speaking at the Connecticut Bar Association Family Law Section Meeting on Tuesday, May 19. The webinar will focus on how to avoid some common professional liability pitfalls that beset family law practitioners, and minimizing the risks that that lead to claims against family lawyers by clients and by adversaries.

Topics to be covered include:

• The engagement agreement as a risk management tool
• Disqualifying conflicts of interest including the problem of the prospective client
• Litigation “fair play,” purloined documents and discovery clawback demands
• “The Client In A Hurry”
• “The Funky Financial Affidavit”
• Responding to negative online reviews

Register here.