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This class is eligible for CLE Passport use. You will be able to select the CLE Passport as your payment method for no additional cost when registering for this course.
Credits: 1.0 Ethics & Professional credit hour
Description: Ethics choice-of-law analysis has received significant attention these past few years. In March 2023, the ABA issued a formal opinion on Model Rule 8.5(b); the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee reexamined D.C.’s version of the rule, including several proposed changes, and the Committee’s proposal is pending before the D.C. Court of Appeals; and the Supreme Court of Maryland has addressed its version of the rule in a few recent opinions. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia each have different rules, rendering a choice-of-law analysis particularly thorny for DMV-based attorneys who represent clients throughout the DMV.
This timely class discusses the recent clarifications of – and changes to – the choice-of-law rules and the implications of those rules in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia for D.C.-licensed attorneys. The following are among the specific topics this class covers:
- D.C. Rule of Prof’l Conduct 8.5(b), including its choice-of-law analysis, and the similarities and differences with ABA Model Rule 8.5(b)
- Proposed changes (and rejected proposals) to D.C. Rule 8.5(b)
- A comparison of D.C.’s rule with those in Maryland and Virginia
- What does “predominant effect” mean? (ABA Formal Op. 504, Maryland case law, and D.C.’s rule)
- Hypotheticals
- Best practices for practitioners licensed in D.C.
This class is a must for all attorneys who have multijurisdictional practice.
Faculty:
Courtney A. Miller, HWG LLP
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