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Internet Ethics: Navigating Lawyer Responsibilities Online

Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. in partnership with Freestone and WebCredenza, Inc. 

 

September 4, 2025

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (MT)

*Live Audio Stream Only

1.0 Ethics credit

Registration Fee:  $55.00

 

The Internet is the uniform information appliance for communications, research, and marketing, for consumers and for lawyers.  You can easily research witnesses, parties, judges, and jurors with a simple Google search.  Add in social media searches – blogs, Facebook, Twitter and many other platforms – and you can develop a rich demographic profile of all of these individuals.  With a few keystrokes, you can pull down more information than ever before. You can also communicate freely, unmediated and unrestricted, with virtually anyone. All of these functions are valuable in litigation and transactional practice but also give rise to substantial ethics issues – not everything that the Web enables is proper. This program will provide you with a real world guide to ethics issues when lawyer engage in research and communication using the Internet. 

 

  • Communicating with parties, opposing attorneys, and witnesses via email, social media, and texting
  • Researching jurors, parties, witnesses and judges via social media
  • Blogging or sending newsletters/law updates to clients
  • Trends in texting, confidentiality, and discoverability
  • Law firm marketing via the web
Formats Available: Live Teleseminar
Original Seminar Date: September 04, 2025
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 1 hour Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE EVENT: Internet Ethics: Navigating Lawyer Responsibilities Online (Live Audio Streaming)
    Collapse LIVE EVENT: History Recreated - Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Idaho State Bar Where It All Began (Lewiston/Webcast)

    History Recreated - Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Idaho State Bar Where It All Began

    Sponsored by the Second District Bar Association

     

    Friday, September 5, 2025
    3:00 pm to 7:00 pm (PT)

    The Lewis-Clark Hotel

    111 Main Street - Lewiston

    *Live Webcast Available 

    2.0 CLE credits

     

    Registration Fee: 

    Standard Registration     $20.00

    Law Clerks                          $15.00

     

    The first meeting of the Idaho State Bar was held at The Lewis Clark Hotel in Lewiston, Idaho on September 5, 1925. One hundred years later to date, members of the Idaho State Bar and the Second District Bar will again gather to celebrate Idaho’s rich legal history at the historic hotel.

    This momentous event will kick off with a legal history presentation highlighting Idaho’s most famous trials by Christopher P. Graham from the Idaho Legal History Section followed by a presentation from Lewiston’s own historian and author, Steven D. Branting on the history of the legal profession in Lewiston.  A reception will follow.

     

    Agenda

    3:00 pm        A Century of Service: Idaho’s Most Famous Lawyers and Trials

                          Presented by Christopher P. Graham, Brassey Crawford

    4:15 pm        Counselors, Crooks and Courthouses

                          Presented by Steven D. Branting, Institutional Historian for Lewis-Clark State College

    5:15 pm        Cocktail Reception

    Formats Available: Attend In Person - Standard Registration, Live Webcast - Standard Registration
    Original Seminar Date: September 05, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 2.00 hours Total MCLE Credits

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE EVENT: History Recreated - Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Idaho State Bar Where It All Began (Lewiston/Webcast)
    Collapse LIVE EVENT: 2025 Bench & Bar CLE & Reception - Featuring Author & Film Producer Jonathan Shapiro (Webcast/Boise)

    2025 Bench & Bar CLE & Reception

    Featuring Author & Film Producer Jonathan Shapiro

    Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar & the Idaho Judicial Branch

     

    Tuesday, September 9, 2025
    3:00 pm to 7:00 pm (MT)

    Jack’s Urban Meeting Place (JUMP) – Pioneer Room

    1000 W. Myrtle Street - Boise

    *Webcast Available 

    1.5 CLE credits

     

    Registration Fee: 

    Standard Registration              $75.00

    Law Clerks                                   $25.00

     

    The Idaho State Bar and Idaho Law Foundation are proud to continue their anniversary celebration with this special event in collaboration with the Idaho Judicial Conference.  The event will kick off with presentation by attorney author and film producer, Jonathan Shapiro.  A reception sponsored by the Idaho Women Lawyers will immediately follow.  During the reception we will present the 2025 Distinguished Jurist Award to Justice Cynthia K.C. Meyer.

    This event is truly one for the record books as the Idaho State Bar and the Idaho Judiciary have not held a combined event in over 10 years.

    Agenda

    3:30 pm       How To Be Abe Lincoln – Seven Steps to Leading a Legendary Life

                         Presented by: Jonathan Shapiro

                         More than any time except Abe Lincoln’s own, we need his help, and not just to inspire us. What we need is a practical guide to being Lincoln, one that shows us how to survive in a fractious age.  Former federal prosecutor, law professor, author, playwright, and television writer Shapiro identifies the seven steps that made Lincoln legendary and teaches us how to follow them.

    4:30 pm        Reception - Sponsored by the Idaho Women Lawyers

    5:30 pm        2025 Idaho State Bar Distinguished Jurist Award Presentation

                          Honoring Justice Cynthia K.C. Meyer, Idaho Supreme Court

    7:00 pm        Reception Concludes

    Formats Available: Attend In-Person: Standard Registration, Live Webcast: Standard Registration
    Original Seminar Date: September 09, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 1.50 hours Total MCLE Credits

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE EVENT: 2025 Bench & Bar CLE & Reception - Featuring Author & Film Producer Jonathan Shapiro (Webcast/Boise)
    Collapse LIVE EVENT: 2025 Fall New Attorney Program (Boise)

    2025 Fall New Attorney Program

    Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc.

     

    Friday, September 26, 2025
    8:00 am to 12:30 pm (MT)

     

    Boise Centre East

    195 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise

    *In-Person Attendance Only* 

    4.0 CLE credits of which 1.0 is Ethics – NAC Approved

     

    Registration Fee: 

    Standard Registration   $120.00

    Day of Registration        $150.00

     

    The New Attorney Program consists of an introduction on Idaho practice, procedure, and ethics. This course meets the CLE requirements of Idaho State Bar Commission Rule 402(f)(3).  Participants must be admitted and sworn into the Idaho State Bar for this course to count toward the New Admittee CLE requirement. If a participant will not be sworn in on or by September 26, 2025, they will have to wait until May 2026 to take this course. * 

     

    Agenda

    8:00 am      Lawyering Skills        

    9:30 am      Break

    9:45 am      Federal & State Judiciary Panel 

    11:15 am    Break

    11:30 am    Idaho Lawyer Assistance Program

    12:00 pm    Idaho State Bar & Idaho Law Foundation Potpourri

    12:30 pm    Program Concludes

    Formats Available: Attend In-Person: Standard Registration
    Original Seminar Date: September 26, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 4.00 hours Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics, 4.00 hours Including NAC

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE EVENT: 2025 Fall New Attorney Program (Boise)
    Collapse LIVE EVENT: Crafting Contracts: Ethical Issues for Drafters (Live Audio Streaming)

    Crafting Contracts: Ethical Issues for Drafters

    Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. in partnership with Freestone and WebCredenza, Inc. 

     

    October 1, 2025

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (MT)

    *Live Audio Stream Only

    1.0 Ethics credit

    Registration Fee:  $55.00

     

    Negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts are processes fraught with ethical issues.  Negotiations sometimes require zealous advocacy, taking maximal positions; other times, they require delicacy and balance. Reviewing and drafting complex contracts is a similar ethical minefield. If you discover that the draft of a contract contains materially incorrect assumptions about the law but which will benefit your client, do you have the duty to disclose or correct the error?  In the same way, if the contract contains faulty assumptions about material facts, must you disclose those faulty assumptions?  And how do these rules apply when drafting a contract?  This program will provide you with a real world guide to the ethics of negotiating, drafting and reviewing contracts.

     

    • The law – when you know a counterparty has made faulty assumptions benefiting your client, must you say?
    • The facts – when a counterparty makes faulty factual assumptions, must you correct?
    • Ethics and rescission – are you ever ethically obligated to rescind or restate a contract?
    • Ethics in negotiations – what’s the line between zealous representation and deception? 
    Formats Available: Live Teleseminar
    Original Seminar Date: October 01, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 1 hour Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE EVENT: Crafting Contracts: Ethical Issues for Drafters (Live Audio Streaming)
    Collapse LIVE REPLAY: Shared Spaces: Ethics of Remote and Virtual Law Offices (Live Audio Streaming)

    Shared Spaces: Ethics of Remote and Virtual Law Offices

    Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. in partnership with Freestone and WebCredenza, Inc. 

     

    October 2, 2025

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (MT)

    *Live Audio Stream Only

    1.0 Ethics credit

    Registration Fee:  $55.00

    *Please Note: If you received credit for this course for May 30, 2025 you will not be able to receive credit for attending this replay.  This replay will count as live CLE credit.

     

    Technology allows lawyers far more flexibility to practice law than ever before.  Lawyers can work in shared offices, splitting expenses with other small firms or solo practitioners. They can work remotely, from home or virtually anywhere, with basic computer and networking technology. But all these innovations come with ethics traps. These include issues of communications and confidentiality, supervising outsourced worked, multijurisdictional practice, and managing all the technology used to practice law from home.  This program will provide you with a practical guide to ethical issues when working from home or anywhere but a traditional office.

    • Disclosure to clients of virtual nature of law office
    • Duty of competence as a duty to understand technology
    • Electronic communications, confidentiality, and ethical risks in virtual law offices
    • How Web sites and a “virtual” presence implicate multijurisdictional practice issues
    • Outsourcing work to paralegal services, including fee sharing issues
    Formats Available: Live Teleseminar
    Original Seminar Date: October 02, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 1 hour Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE REPLAY: Shared Spaces: Ethics of Remote and Virtual Law Offices (Live Audio Streaming)
    Collapse LIVE EVENT: 2025 Estate Planning Conference (Sun Valley)

    2025 Estate Planning Conference (Sun Valley)                                                   

    Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Taxation, Probate & Trust Law Section

     

    Thursday, October 2, 2025 – 8:00 am to 5:30 pm

    Friday, October 3, 2025 – 8:00 am to 3:15 pm

     

    Sun Valley Inn

    Kitzbuhler Strasse – Sun Valley

    12.25 CLE credits including 1.5 Ethics credits

    *In Person Attendance Only

     

    Registration: 

    Taxation, Probate & Trust Law Section Member          $300.00

    Non-Section Member                                                            $350.00

    New Attorney – Admitted in Past 5 Years                       $300.00

    Law Students                                                                           No Cost

     

    Program Agenda

    Wednesday, October 1 Held at Sun Valley Inn

    5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.  Welcome Reception – Sponsored by Becker Capital Management

                                        Continental Room – Hosted Bar

     

    Thursday, October 2 - Held at Carol’s Dollar Mountain

    8:00 a.m.                     Hosted Breakfast – Sponsored by Washington Trust Bank

    8:30 a.m.                     Local Economic Update

                                        Steve Scranton, Washington Trust Bank

    9:00 a.m.                    Charitable Planning 101 – Sponsored by University of Idaho Foundation

                                        Phoebe A. Stone, WealthCounsel, LLC – Los Angeles

    10:30 a.m.                   Break

    10:45 a.m.                   AI and Estate Planning

                                        Mary E. Vandenack, Duggan Bertsch - Chicago

    12:00 p.m.                   Hosted Lunch – Sponsored by Ferguson Wellman Capital Management

                                        National Economic Update

                                        Jason Norris, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management 

    1:15 p.m.                     A Non-Medicaid Planner’s Approach to Estate Planning within the Context

                                        of Long-Term Care

                                        Joshua C.P. Reams, Ahrens DeAngeli Law Group LLP

    2:45 p.m.                     Break

    3:00 p.m.                     Undue Influence – Sponsored by Boise State University Foundation                                   

                                        Michaelina B. Murphy, Murphy Law Offices, PLLC

    4:00 p.m.                     Reception & Trivia – Sponsored by the Idaho Community Foundation

     

    Friday, October 3 - Held at Carol’s Dollar Mountain

    8:00 a.m.                     Hosted Breakfast - Sponsored by Northwest Trustee & Management

                                        Services

    8:30 a.m.                     Estate Plans That Don’t Work: Clauses, Considerations and Things to Avoid

                                        Greg Bowman, Northwest Trustee & Management Services

    9:00 a.m.                     Estate Planning Strategies for Unmarried Individuals

                                        Rachel A. Murphy, Shaila Buckley Law

    10:00 a.m.                   Drafting Software and Practice Considerations for Its Use

                                        Shaila D. Buckley, Shaila Buckley Law

                                        David J. Wilson, Ahrens DeAngeli Law Group LLP

                                        Kara M. Gleckler, Canyon River Law LLP

    11:15 a.m.                   Break

    11:30 a.m.                   Significant Planning Issues for Ranchers and Farmers – Sponsored by

                                        River's Edge Mediation

                                        James R. Walker, Womble, Bond, Dickinson  Denver

    12:45 p.m.                   Hosted Lunch – Sponsored by Idaho Trust Bank

                                        Fiduciary Update

                                        David Cooper, Idaho Trust Bank

    1:45 p.m.                    The Life-Changing Magic of Grantor Trusts – Sponsored by Legacy Wealth

                                        Management

                                        Samuel A. Donaldson, Georgia State University College of Law

    3:15 p.m.                     Conference Adjourns

     

    Lodging:

    Sun Valley Inn

    222 S. Broadway Ave. – Sun Valley

     

    Call the Sun Valley Resort at (800) 786-8259 or email reservations@sunvalley.com by Monday, September 1st to take advantage of the negotiated lodging rates of $285 and $300/night plus 6% resort fee and 12% tax on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Be sure to mention “ISB 2025 Annual Estate Planning Conference.”  Group rates will be honored three days prior and three days following the conference based upon availability. Lodging Deadline Monday, September 1st.

     

    There are a limited number of rooms available so book as soon as possible for the best options.

    Formats Available: Attend In-Person: Taxation, Probate & Trust Law Section Member
    Original Seminar Date: October 02, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 12.25 hours Total MCLE Credits, 1.50 hours Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE EVENT: 2025 Estate Planning Conference (Sun Valley)
    Collapse LIVE REPLAY: 2025 Civil Litigation Ethics: Navigating New Challenges, Part 1 (Live Audio Streaming)

    2025 Civil Litigation Ethics: Navigating New Challenges, Part 1

    Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. in partnership with Freestone and WebCredenza, Inc. 

     

    October 8, 2025

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (MT)

    *Live Audio Stream Only

    1.0 Ethics credit

    Registration Fee:  $55.00

    *Please Note: If you received credit for this course for June 10, 2025 you will not be able to receive credit for attending this replay.  This replay will count as live CLE credit.

     

    This annual ethics update will cover a wide range of ethical developments important to your civil litigation practice.  The program will provide detailed coverage of developments in conflicts of interest in litigation, confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege, and drafting and negotiating settlement agreements.  The program will feature its annual tour of the waterfront of technology issues in litigation practice.  Please join for this annual program which will provide you with a lively discussion of ethical developments important to civil litigation practice. 

     

    Day 1:

    • Ethics and technology in law practice review
    • Ethics and settlement agreements
    • Recent developments in conflicts of interest, part 1

     

    Day 2:

    • Ethics, evidence and witnesses
    • Developments in confidentiality and preserving the attorney-client privilege
    • Recent developments in conflicts of interest, part 2
    Formats Available: Live Teleseminar
    Original Seminar Date: October 08, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 1 hour Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE REPLAY: 2025 Civil Litigation Ethics: Navigating New Challenges, Part 1 (Live Audio Streaming)
    Collapse LIVE REPLAY: 2025 Civil Litigation Ethics: Navigating New Challenges, Part 2

    2025 Civil Litigation Ethics: Navigating New Challenges, Part 2

    Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. in partnership with Freestone and WebCredenza, Inc. 

     

    October 9, 2025

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (MT)

    *Live Audio Stream Only

    1.0 Ethics credit

    Registration Fee:  $55.00

    *Please Note: If you received credit for this course for June 11, 2025 you will not be able to receive credit for attending this replay.  This replay will count as live CLE credit.

     

    2025 Civil Litigation Ethics: Navigating New Challenges, Part 1

    Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. in partnership with Freestone and WebCredenza, Inc. 

     

    October 8, 2025

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (MT)

    *Live Audio Stream Only

    1.0 Ethics credit

    Registration Fee:  $55.00

    *Please Note: If you received credit for this course for June 10, 2025 you will not be able to receive credit for attending this replay.  This replay will count as live CLE credit.

     

    This annual ethics update will cover a wide range of ethical developments important to your civil litigation practice.  The program will provide detailed coverage of developments in conflicts of interest in litigation, confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege, and drafting and negotiating settlement agreements.  The program will feature its annual tour of the waterfront of technology issues in litigation practice.  Please join for this annual program which will provide you with a lively discussion of ethical developments important to civil litigation practice. 

     

    Day 1:

    • Ethics and technology in law practice review
    • Ethics and settlement agreements
    • Recent developments in conflicts of interest, part 1

     

    Day 2:

    • Ethics, evidence and witnesses
    • Developments in confidentiality and preserving the attorney-client privilege
    • Recent developments in conflicts of interest, part 2
    Formats Available: Live Teleseminar
    Original Seminar Date: October 09, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 1 hour Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE REPLAY: 2025 Civil Litigation Ethics: Navigating New Challenges, Part 2
    Collapse LIVE EVENT: 2025 District of Idaho Southern Bench & Bar Conference (Boise)

    2025 District of Idaho Southern Bench & Bar Conference - Boise

    Sponsored by the United States Courts, District of Idaho

     

    Friday, October 10, 2025
    8:30 am to 4:45 pm (MDT)

    Boise Centre East

    195 S Capital Blvd – Boise

     

    *In-Person Attendance Only* 

    5.5 CLE credits of which 1.0 is Ethics

     

    Registration Fee:

    Attorney                                                                  $145.00

     

    Discounted:

         Federal Defender/US Attorney/Law Clerk

         Law School Faculty & Staff or

         Young Lawyers Section Member                 $ 75.00

     

    Federal Law Clerk/Judge/Law Students   

    (With ID)                                                                 No Charge

     

    NOTE: All Registration Fees Will Increase by $10 on October 8th.

     

    Join the United States District Court, District of Idaho for their annual Southern Bench and Bar Conference in Boise.

     

    Agenda

    8:30 am       Welcome and the State of the Federal Judiciary

                        Hon. Debora K. Grasham, U.S. Magistrate Judge

                        Hon. David C. Nye, Chief U.S. District Judge

                        Hon. Raymond E. Patricco, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge

                        Hon. Noah G. Hillen, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

                        Hon. Ryan D. Nelson, Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

    9:00 am      The U.S. Supreme Court’s Most Recent and Upcoming Terms: Still in the Political Crosshairs

                       Professor Richard Seamon, University of Idaho College of Law

    The Court in its most recently completed Term decided some major legal issues – including some decisions made on its “shadow docket” – that are closely connected with deep social/political divisions, such as religion and DEI initiatives. And the October 2025 Term promises a continuation of that trend. This presentation will highlight the major decisions from the completed October 2024 Term and discuss some of the major issues the Court will take up in the October 2025 Term.

    10:00 am    Break

    10:15 am    Doctrine of Qualified Immunity

                        Kyle D. Cole, Perkins Coie LLP and Hannah G. Pugh, Federal Defender Services of Idaho

    The doctrine of Qualified Immunity has achieved rare status. Some non-lawyers have heard of it, and presidential candidates are taking positions on it. Within the legal community it has created odd bedfellows. The Alliance Defending Freedom and CATO Institute have issued statements criticizing it, linking arms with groups like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and ACLU. This presentation traces the rise of Qualified Immunity, describes its current state, identifies a few of the legal issues that have made it a flashpoint, and speculates about what might happen if the Supreme Court overrules a doctrine that many refer to as “Unqualified Impunity.”

    11:15 am    A Dynamic Republic: The Ebb, Flow and Assertion of Executive Power Under Article II

                        Brian Kane, Executive Director, National Association of Attorneys General

    The separation of powers is an ingrained and essential foundational element of our constitutional republic. From Washington’s quiet restraint to the rise of executive orders, this discussion will dive into the constitutional currents that shape presidential power. Throughout our history, presidential power has been exercised in tandem with Congressional authority and the affirmation of the Supreme Court, and presidential power has been exercised in spite of both. Whether you prefer constitutional originalism or pragmatism, this discussion will deepen your thinking, your understanding, and your historical perspective.

    12:15 pm    Award Presentation

                       Lawyer Representative Service Award presented to Howard Belodoff, Lawyer Representative for the 4th Judicial District

    12:30 pm    Lunch & Mingle

    1:30 pm     The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

                       Jeffrey Rosen, Executive Director, The National Constitution Center 

    Mr. Rosen hosts the We The People podcast, a podcast of constitutional debate. Mr. Rosen will speak on how the founders’ lives were impacted by classical writers.

    2:30 pm     Ethics in Legal Practice

                       Joseph N. Pirtle, Idaho State Bar Counsel

    Practitioners will learn about the recent public discipline cases and how the Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct were implicated in each case. The presentation will also include an overview of grievance investigations and the discipline process in Idaho.

    3:30 pm      Break

    3:45 pm      Ask the Experts: Federal Judicial Panel

                       Practitioners will have the opportunity to ask our appellate, bankruptcy, district, and magistrate judges questions about best practices and preferred procedures for federal practice. Please submit your questions at registration or come prepared to ask questions at the conference.

                       Panel: All available Judges

                       Moderator: Howard Belodoff, Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc.

    4:45 pm      Program Concludes

    Formats Available: Attend In-Person: Attorney
    Original Seminar Date: October 10, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 5.50 hours Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE EVENT: 2025 District of Idaho Southern Bench & Bar Conference (Boise)
    Collapse LIVE EVENT: How Ethics Rules Apply to Lawyers Outside of Law Practice (Live Audio Streaming)

    How Ethics Rules Apply to Lawyers Outside of Law Practice

    Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. in partnership with Freestone and WebCredenza, Inc. 

     

    October 15, 2025

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (MT)

    *Live Audio Stream Only

    1.0 Ethics credit

    Registration Fee:  $55.00

     

    Ethics rules are intended primarily to regulate lawyer acts when practicing law. But the rules do not always stop there. Lawyers can be held responsible and disciplined under ethics rules for things they do when acting outside of their practices. Lawyers may be disciplined under ethics rules for criminal conduct, including misdemeanors, entirely unrelated to their lawyerly conduct. They may be also be disciplined for any acts that involve dishonesty, misrepresentation, or any actions prejudicial to the judicial system. This program will provide you with a guide to circumstances in which ethics rules apply to lawyers when they act outside of law practice.

     

    • Dishonesty and misrepresentation when a lawyer is acting as a non-lawyer
    • Lawyers as business people – how counter-parties can allege ethical misconduct
    • Self-representation – when lawyers represent themselves in litigation, who can they communicate with?
    • Violations of law, including misdemeanors, as ethics violations
    • Restrictions on lawyers’ ability to market themselves in non-lawyer roles
    Formats Available: Live Teleseminar
    Original Seminar Date: October 15, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 1 hour Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE EVENT: How Ethics Rules Apply to Lawyers Outside of Law Practice (Live Audio Streaming)
    Collapse LIVE EVENT: 2025 District of Idaho Northern Bench & Bar Conference (Coeur d

    2025 US Courts Bench & Bar Conference - Coeur d'Alene 

    Sponsored by the United States Courts, District of Idaho

     

    Friday, October 24, 2025
    8:30 am to 4:45 pm (PDT)

     

    Coeur d’Alene Inn Best Western

    506 W. Appleway Ave. - Coeur d’Alene

     

    *In-Person Attendance Only* 

    5.5 CLE credits of which 1.0 is Ethics

     

    Registration Fee: 

    Attorney                                                                   $145.00

    Discounted:

         Federal Defender/US Attorney/Law Clerk

         Law School Faculty & Staff or

         Young Lawyers Section Member                  $ 75.00

     

    Federal Law Clerk/Judge/Law Students   

    (With ID)                                                                   No Charge

     

    NOTE: All Registration Fees Will Increase by $10 on October 22nd.

     

    Join the United States District Court, District of Idaho for their annual District of Idaho Northern Bench Bar Conference in Coeur d’Alene.

    Agenda

    8:30 am      Welcome and the State of the Federal Judiciary

                       Hon. Debora K. Grasham, U.S. Magistrate Judge

                       Hon. David C. Nye, Chief U.S. District Judge

                       Hon. Raymond E. Patricco, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge

                       Hon. Noah G. Hillen, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

                       Hon. Richard C. Tallman, Senior Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

    9:00 am        The U.S. Supreme Court’s Most Recent and Upcoming Terms: Still in the Political Crosshairs

                       Professor Richard Seamon, University of Idaho College of Law

    The Court in its most recently completed Term decided some major legal issues – including some decisions made on its “shadow docket” – that are closely connected with deep social/political divisions, such as religion and DEI initiatives. And the October 2025 Term promises a continuation of that trend. This presentation will highlight the major decisions from the completed October 2024 Term and discuss some of the major issues the Court will take up in the October 2025 Term.

    10:00 am     Break

    10:15 am     Doctrine of Qualified Immunity

                        Kyle D. Cole, Perkins Coie LLP and Hannah G. Pugh, Federal Defender Services of Idaho

    The doctrine of Qualified Immunity has achieved rare status. Some non-lawyers have heard of it, and presidential candidates are taking positions on it. Within the legal community it has created odd bedfellows. The Alliance Defending Freedom and CATO Institute have issued statements criticizing it, linking arms with groups like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and ACLU. This presentation traces the rise of Qualified Immunity, describes its current state, identifies a few of the legal issues that have made it a flashpoint, and speculates about what might happen if the Supreme Court overrules a doctrine that many refer to as “Unqualified Impunity.”

    11:15 am     The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

                        Jeffrey Rosen, Executive Director, The National Constitution Center 

    Mr. Rosen hosts the We The People podcast, a podcast of constitutional debate. Mr. Rosen will speak on how the founders’ lives were impacted by classical writers.

    12:15 pm    Award Presentation

                       Lawyer Representative Service Award presented to Howard Belodoff, Lawyer Representative for the 4th Judicial District

    12:30 pm    Lunch & Mingle

    1:30 pm      A Dynamic Republic: The Ebb, Flow and Assertion of Executive Power Under Article II

                       Brian Kane, Executive Director, National Association of Attorneys General

    The separation of powers is an ingrained and essential foundational element of our constitutional republic. From Washington’s quiet restraint to the rise of executive orders, this discussion will dive into the constitutional currents that shape presidential power. Throughout our history, presidential power has been exercised in tandem with Congressional authority and the affirmation of the Supreme Court, and presidential power has been exercised in spite of both. Whether you prefer constitutional originalism or pragmatism, this discussion will deepen your thinking, your understanding, and your historical perspective.

    2:30 pm      Ethics in Legal Practice

                       Professor Jessica Gunder, University of Idaho College of Law

    Practitioners will learn about the recent public discipline cases and how the Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct were implicated in each case. The presentation will also include an overview of grievance investigations and the discipline process in Idaho.

    3:30 pm      Break

    3:45 pm      Ask the Experts: Federal Judicial Panel

    Practitioners will have the opportunity to ask our appellate, bankruptcy, district, and magistrate judges questions about best practices and preferred procedures for federal practice. Please submit your questions at registration or come prepared to ask questions at the conference.

                       Panel: All available Judges

                       Moderator: Howard Belodoff, Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc.

    4:45 pm      Program Concludes

    Formats Available: Attend In-Person: Attorney
    Original Seminar Date: October 24, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 5.50 hours Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE EVENT: 2025 District of Idaho Northern Bench & Bar Conference (Coeur d
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    Lawyers Supervising Lawyers: Navigating Ethical Responsibilities

    Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. in partnership with Freestone and WebCredenza, Inc. 

     

    November 12, 2025

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (MT)

    *Live Audio Stream Only

    1.0 Ethics credit

    Registration Fee:  $55.00

    *Please Note: If you received credit for this course for July 31, 2025 you will not be able to receive credit for attending this replay.  This replay will count as live CLE credit.

    Lawyers are not only responsible for their own ethical conduct and decision making but also for the ethical practice of lawyers they supervise.  Whether it’s a partner supervising the work of an associate or the lead lawyer on a case supervising a group of partners and associates, the supervising lawyer has responsibilities to ensure that the lawyers he or she is supervising are ethically compliant. When subordinate lawyers violate ethics rules, supervising lawyers are potentially liable for that misconduct. This program will provide you with a guide to ethical issues when lawyers supervise other lawyers and non-lawyer support staff.

     

    • Standards for ensuring compliance by subordinate attorneys and potential liability when they act improperly
    • Lawyer supervision of paralegals and other non-lawyer staff
    • Responsibilities of subordinate lawyers who rely on judgment of supervising lawyers
    • Special issues involved in billing the work of subordinate and co-counsel attorneys, and paralegals
    • In-house counsel of outside counsel
    Formats Available: Live Teleseminar
    Original Seminar Date: November 12, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 1 hour Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE REPLAY: Lawyers Supervising Lawyers: Navigating Ethical Responsibilities (Live Audio Streaming)
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    The Privilege: Exactly What Communications Between Attorney and Client are Protected?

    Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. in partnership with Freestone and WebCredenza, Inc. 

     

    November 19, 2025

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (MT)

    *Live Audio Stream Only

    1.0 Ethics credit

    Registration Fee:  $55.00

     

    Course Description: TBD

    Formats Available: Live Teleseminar
    Original Seminar Date: November 19, 2025
    On-Demand Release Date: Available Now

    Approved Credit:
  • ISB: 1 hour Total MCLE Credits, 1 hour Including Ethics

  • MORE INFOMORE INFO LIVE EVENT: The Privilege: Exactly What Communications Between Attorney and Client are Protected? (Live Audio Streaming)