Bar Counsel Panel: Decades of Ethics

2026 Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting CLE

Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation

Length: Approx. 1.25 hrs

1.25 Ethics Credits – NAC

Cost: $50

Elevate your understanding of modern legal ethics with the knowledge acquired by decades of being Idaho State Bar Counsel.  With more than 80 years of combined experience, this engaging CLE program explores how today’s rapidly evolving technologies—from email and metadata to virtual hearings—are reshaping the ethical duties attorneys must navigate every day.

Discover how simple digital errors can snowball into major ethical issues, examine how jurisdictions treat inadvertent disclosures and metadata differently, and gain practical insights into your duty of technological competence in an era of remote practice. Through a blend of historic examples and current ethics cases, you’ll deepen your understanding of timeless challenges such as client candor and confidentiality—issues that remain as relevant today as in the days of the telegram.

Stay informed. Stay competent. Stay ethical in a digital world—all guided by seasoned Bar Counsel who have spent the last four decades advising Idaho lawyers.

Speakers: 

Joseph N. Pirtle, Idaho State Bar Counsel

Brad G. Andrews, Retired Idaho State Bar Counsel

Hon. Michael J. Oths, Retired Idaho State Bar Counsel & Senior 4^th District Magistrate