Ed Clinton, Jr. is a principal in the Clinton Law Firm and focuses his practice on business litigation and legal malpractice. Ed has substantial experience in commercial litigation, including breach of contract, business torts, uniform commercial code, and creditors’ rights. He has written extensively on the subjects of securities regulation, consumer fraud and trial practice.
Live Video-Broadcast: March 20, 2025
1 - 2:40 PM EST 12 - 1:40 PM CST 11 AM - 12:40 PM MST 10 - 11:40 AM PST
One of the most important things lawyers do is negotiate. Negotiating a contract for a client can be rewarding and challenging. In this presentation we will discuss a few of the ethical issues and pitfalls that can result when the transactional lawyer is negotiating for a client. We will also discuss how to avoid common pitfalls.
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
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Date / Time: March 20, 2025
Closed-captioning available
Edward X. Clinton, Jr. | The Clinton Law Firm
Ed Clinton, Jr. is a principal in the Clinton Law Firm and focuses his practice on business litigation and legal malpractice. In 1991, Ed graduated, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He was a law clerk to the Honorable Michael S. Kanne of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from September 1991 to September 1992. From 1992 to May 1996, he worked as a commercial litigation associate at Mayer, Brown & Platt. After working at Katten Muchin & Zavis, Ed joined the Clinton Law Firm in 1997 as a shareholder.
Ed has substantial experience in commercial litigation, including breach of contract, business torts, uniform commercial code, and creditors’ rights. He also has substantial experience in the formation of business entities and the negotiating and drafting of the accompanying documents, including shareholder agreements, partnership agreements and operating agreements.
Ed also has experience in representing both plaintiffs and defendants in all manner of legal malpractice claims, including claims arising out of litigation, including personal injury cases and divorce cases, failed corporate transactions, and disputed wills and trusts. Ed Clinton, Jr. also represents lawyers before the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
In addition to his extensive litigation practice, Edward X. Clinton, Jr. serves as an expert witness in legal malpractice claims. He has written extensively on the subjects of securities regulation, consumer fraud and trial practice. His clients include doctors, lawyers, computer software companies, shareholders and corporations.
I. Who is the client? | 1:00pm – 1:15pm
II. The common scenarios: The Inventor, Mr. Money and The Entity they set up | 1:15pm – 1:30pm
III. Conflict waivers | 1:30pm – 1:45pm
IV. You are the general counsel of an organization | 1:45pm – 2:00pm
Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm
V. Ruh Roh – you took an ownership interest in the entity | 2:10pm – 2:20pm
VI. Disclosure of confidence? | 2:20pm – 2:30pm
VII. Use common sense | 2:30pm – 2:40pm
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Professional Responsibility/Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
No MCLE Required
1.5 CLE Hour(s)
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Enhanced Ethics
Approved via Attorney Submission
2 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1.8 Ethics or Professional Responsibility Education
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics, Civility, Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
No MCLE Required
1.5 CLE Hour(s)
No MCLE Required
1.5 CLE Hour(s)
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
No MCLE Required
1.5 CLE Hour(s)
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1.8 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Professional Fitness and Integrity
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Professional Responsibility
Approved for CLE Credits
90 Ethics / Professionalism
Approved for CLE Credits
1.8 Ethics / Professionalism
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
Approved for CLE Credits
1.8 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Professional Conduct
Pending CLE Approval
2 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
2 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
No MCLE Required
1.5 CLE Hour(s)
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Dual
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism
Not Eligible
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism Hours
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Ethics
Approved via Attorney Submission
1.5 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.8 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Ethics / Professionalism