Events

11th Annual Premier Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference


February 29, 2012
320 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60610
The Legal Malpractice & Risk Management (LMRM) Conference continues to identify, review and analyze decisions rendered over the last year. The Conference uses a panel focus, emphasizing the legal issues, and fitting the current decisions into that context. Thereby, expecting to provide a more comprehensive examination of the legal principles as they are developing in the various jurisdictions.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP will be sponsoring the LMRM Conference. Hinshaw attorneys speaking at the conference include: Thomas L. Browne, Wendy Wen Yun Chang, Anthony E. Davis, Marissa I. Delinks, David A. Grossbaum, David P. Hartnett, Rodger A. Heaton, Marjorie S. Hensel, Peter R. Jarvis, David E. Jones, Hal R. Lieberman, Ronald E. Mallen, Thomas P. McGarry, Victoria L. Orze, Allison D. Rhodes, John W. Sheller and J. Richard Supple, Jr. 

Topics for the 2012 LMRM Conference include:

Legal Malpractice Topics
  • On the Horizon – Developing Areas of Lawyer Exposure
  • Recent Cases and Strategies Involving Expert Witnesses in Legal Malpractice Cases
  • The Lesser Known Affirmative Defenses
  • The Plaintiff’s Lost or Impaired Remedy: Issues of Proof Regarding Collectibility
  • The Significant New Decisions Affecting Litigation Attorneys
  • Insurance Law: Significant Decisions of the Past Year

Legal Malpractice/Risk Management Cross-Over Topics
  • The Insurance Marketplace and Considerations 
  • Recent Developments Concerning the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Protection for In-House and Law Firm General Counsel
  • When the Government Comes Knocking

Risk Management Topics
  • The General Counsel Forum
  • The Interface of Discipline and Law Firm Risk Management
  • Screening and Future Conflicts Waivers:  The Advanced Course
  • How Limited Is Your Liability?
  • On the Horizon – The Future of Lawyer Regulation

Who Should Attend
  • Professional Liability Practitioners
  • Law Firm General Counsel and Managing Partners
  • In-House Corporate Counsel
  • Legal Malpractice Insurance Professionals
  • Any Practicing Lawyer Concerned about Risk Management in the Practice of Law

Registration Information

Registration fees range from $975 to $1,375.

Register online for the LMRM Conference via the Conference website at www.LMRM.com.

CLE Credit

Earn up to 15 hours of CLE credit, including up to 6.5 hours of ethics credit. To help ensure you receive credit, please have your state bar association number with you to complete your acceditation form. All CLE credit is pending and may vary by state.