New Duties for Lawyers to Monitor Their Clients? The Amendment to Model Rule 1.16

Join the Chicago Lawyers Chapter for a luncheon and discussion with Patrick Eckler and Melissa Smart. The amendment to Model Rule 1.16 either imposes entirely new duties on lawyers to monitor how their clients use their services or simply codifies a duty that already existed. Opponents take the position that it is a substantial change made by the ABA in the face of pressure from the Department of Treasury, Congress, and the Financial Action Task Force and will infringe on attorney-client confidentiality, while the proponents assert that in the absence of this change lawyers would come to be regulated like bankers under the Enablers Act. This presentation will be a discussion regarding the prior version of the Rule, the amendment, including the change to the comments, as well as the current Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct.

CLE applied for.

Featuring:

• Patrick Eckler, Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gray
• Melissa Smart, Director of Education, ARDC and Professor, Loyola University School of Law

Tickets:

Member: $25 | Non-Member: $35 | Students: $15

Price includes lunch.

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