Best Legal Ethics Lessons Learned from Fictional Attorneys

Speakers

Joanna Storey Mishler Rosing Pott & Strohbehn	Carl Chamberlin California Court of Appeal

You know that feeling you get when you want to yell at the screen because a fictional lawyer in a television show mishandled a legal ethics dilemma? In this 2025 edition, we will set the stage with the best examples of how fictional attorneys handled a thorny issue, and then break down how the attorney got it wrong (or right) by discussing the rules of professional conduct.

Topics

• Competence
• Communication
• Conflicts
• Technology Ethics
• Candor and Fairness

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