website<\/a>.<\/p>\nCourse No. 9736, recorded March 23, is nearly two and a half hours long and approved for 2 CLE credits; all of which can be applied towards Professionalism.<\/p>\n
In her welcoming remarks, Florida Bar President Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes notes the Supreme Court adopted the professionalism CLE requirement in a July 2023 order, after reviewing a Bar special committee\u2019s recommendations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that you enjoy this CLE and that you will apply the principles that you will learn here throughout your legal career,\u201d Baker-Barnes says. \u201cThese principles will improve our justice system and your own experience practicing law.\u201d<\/p>\n
Standing Committee on Professionalism Chair Charise Morgan, a Miami attorney, leads a panel discussion with four other lawyers, some fellow committee members, in \u201cSection II Professionalism Expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morgan defines professionalism as the \u201cpursuit and practice of the highest ideals and tenants of the legal profession \u2014\u00a0character, competence, commitment, and civility.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morgan notes that 32% of respondents to a recent Florida Bar member poll identified lack of professionalism as the biggest problem facing lawyers today.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur adversarial system is built for conflict, but it\u2019s not built for animosity,\u201d says one panel member, Jacksonville attorney Andrew Herman.<\/p>\n
In \u201c Section III The Relationship Between Ethics and Professionalism,\u201d moderator Tim Chinaris notes that a conversation he had decades ago with a Florida Supreme Court justice led to the July 1996 creation of the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism.<\/p>\n
A former Florida Bar ethics counsel who represents lawyers in disciplinary matters, Chinaris discusses the distinction between professionalism and ethics, and how they reinforce each other.<\/p>\n
\u201cProfessionalism and ethics are more alike than different, both are crucial to the lawyer, the public, and the clients we serve,\u201d he said. \u201cOur legal system works better for everyone when we focus on the common bonds that tie ethics and professionalism together.\u201d<\/p>\n
In \u201cSection IV, Regulating the Profession \u2014 Part I,\u201d Second Judicial Circuit Judge Stephen Everett stresses that the Florida Supreme Court is determined to maintain the highest standards of the legal profession \u2014 and lacks any tolerance for \u201clawyers behaving badly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that it\u2019s important to remember that the Supreme Court isn\u2019t interested in professionalism for the sake of appearances,\u201d he says. \u201cProfessional misconduct poses a real threat to the public and a real threat to the administration of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other segments include:<\/p>\n
\u201cSection V Regulating Professionalism, Part Two\u201d features Tallahassee attorney Richard Greenberg, who represents lawyers in disciplinary matters.<\/p>\n
\u201cSection VI How to Avoid Bar Discipline\u201d features Miami attorney Brian L. Tannebaum, who also represents lawyers in disciplinary matters.<\/p>\n
\u201cSection VII The Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism\/Professionalism Resources\u201d features Tallahassee attorneys Jessica Falkner and Russell Monilla.<\/p>\n
\u201cSection VIII Other Bar Resources\u201d features Tampa attorney Alexis Deveaux.<\/p>\n
\u201cSection IX YLD\u201d features Young Lawyers Division President Arti Hirani of Winter Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cSection X Mentoring New Lawyers\/Counsel to Counsel\u201d features Orlando attorney Sharlene Stanford Greene, and former Florida Bar President Gary Lesser of West Palm Beach.<\/p>\n
\u201cSection XI Leadership Academy\u201d features Jacksonville attorney David Thompson, and Orlando attorney Brandon Sapp, who co-chair the Leadership Academy, and Tallahassee attorney Magie Ozarowski, host of the Center for Professionalism\u2019s popular podcast, \u201cOn Civility.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSection XII The Future of Law\u201d Features sunrise attorney Jaclyn Behar, a member of the Student Education and Admissions to the Bar Committee.<\/p>\n
\u201cSection XIII Professionalism Advice from a Seasoned Attorney\u201d features South Florida attorney, author, and 50-year Florida Bar member Paul Lipton.<\/p>\n
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The latest version of the Supreme Court-mandated professionalism CLE is available free on The Florida Bar website.<\/p>\n