SAMPLE AGENDA

                                 Women's Bar Association of Orange and Sullivan Counties

                                                                      Present

                                                             Ethics Update 2009
                                          The New Rules of Professional Conduct

                                                                   May 27, 2009

5:00 pm – 5:05 pm              Introductions (5 minutes)

5:05 pm – 5:15 pm              Background and History of Rules of Attorney Conduct (10 minutes)

                                          Discussion of:
                                          - Canons of Professional Ethics 1908
                                          - Model Code of Professional Responsibility 1969
                                          - ABA Model Rules Professional Conduct

5:15 pm - 5:25 pm              Discussion of NYSBA COSAC (Committee on Standards of Attorney Conduct) (10 minutes)

5:25 pm - 5:35 pm              Organization of the new Rules with brief overview of topic in each of the following sections: (10 minutes)

                                          - Lawyer-Client Relationship
                                          - Advisor
                                          - Litigator
                                          - Professionalism
                                          - Supervisor and Practitioner
                                          - Pro Bono and Legal Services
                                          - Advertising and Soliciation
                                          - Bar Admission, Judicial Officers, Misconduct, Reporting Misconduct & Discipline

5:35 pm - 5:55 pm              Definitions

     5:35 pm - 5:40 pm         Discussion as to those that remain the same (5 minutes)
     5:40 pm - 5:45 pm         Discussion as to those that were adopted from the Code (5 minutes)
     5:45 pm - 5:55 pm         Discussion as to those added or modified: (10 minutes)

                                          - Specific Confidential information
                                          - Confirmed in writing
                                          - Writing
                                          - Reasonable, reasonable belief, reasonably should kno

5:55 pm - 6:05 pm              Break (10 minutes)

6:05 pm - 6:55 pm              Additions and Major Changes to the Rules

     6:05 pm - 6:15 pm         Rule 1.6                  Confidentiality and Disclosure (10 minutes)
     6:15 pm - 6:25 pm         Rule 3.3                  Confidentiality and Disclosure (10 minnutes)
     6:25 pm - 6:35 pm         Rules 4.4(b)             Inadvertent Disclosure (10 minutes)
     6:35 pm - 6:45 pm         Rule 4.1                  Truthfulness in Negotiations (10 minutes)
     6:45 pm - 6:55 pm         Rule 1.18                 Duties to Prospective Clients (10 minutes)

6:55 pm - 7:00 pm              Questions