Ethics and Elimination of Bias

Friday, May 18, 2007
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
MTLA Center for Legal Education
706 Second Avenue South
140 Baker Building, Minneapolis, MN

Daniel A. O’Fallon, Course Chair
3.0 MN Ethics CLE Credits Requested
3.5 WI EPR Credits Requested
2.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credits Requested
2.0 Standard WI CLE Credits Requested

AGENDA

ETHICS

8:30 - 9:00       
Registration

9:00 - 9:30       
Ethics and Mediation
John Brian, III, Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt

9:30 - 10:00     
Ethics of Contacting Third Party Witnesses or Former Employees of a Defendant
Vincent A. Thomas, Assistant Dean, Student and Multicultural Affairs, St. Thomas College of Law

10:00 - 10:30   
Ethics of Cross Examination and Ethic Issues with Attorney Websites
David W. Beehler, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P.

10:30 - 10:45   
Break

10:45 - 11:15   
Ethic Issues with Letters of Protection
Richard J. Harden, Richard J. Harden, P.A.

11:15 - 12:00   
An Update From the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility - New Issues and Old Reminders
Cassie Hanson, Assistant Director, Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility

12:00 - 12:15   
Questions

12:15 - 1:00     
Lunch Break - Box Lunches

ELIMINATION OF BIAS

1:00 - 1:30       
The Importance of Understanding and Eliminating Bias to the Trial Lawyer
Daniel A. O'Fallon, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi , L.L.P.

1:30 - 2:00       
The 1993 Task Force Report, Origins and Findings
David Grant, Writer - Minnesota Supreme Court Task Force on Racial Bias in the Judicial System

2:00 - 2:30       
Task Force on Diversity
Co-Chair, Michael Tracy, Kelly Law Registry

2:30 - 3:00       
The Changing Face of Minnesota
Andre Koen, Cultural Coordinator, Anoka County