This film includes practical advice from distinguished jurists and trial lawyers about the role and importance of civility and professionalism in conducting a successful litigation practice while achieving the best results for clients, in and out of the courtroom. It can be viewed as a free webinar for Virginia lawyers to earn two hours of on-demand MCLE credit, including two hours of Ethics credit. The webinar includes a viewing of Civility and Professionalism in a Successful Litigation Practice—Mentorship from the Bench and Bar with a series of hypotheticals for lawyers to consider in the film’s second hour.
Civility and Professionalism was first released in October 2023 by the Senior Lawyers Section of the Virginia State Bar and was made in coordination with the VSB Litigation Section and the Virginia Law Foundation. The film includes practical advice from the Hon. S. Bernard Goodwyn, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and other distinguished jurists as well as former VSB President Chidi I. James and other respected trial lawyers about the role and importance of civility and professionalism in conducting a successful litigation practice while achieving the best results for clients, in and out of the courtroom.
Anyone can watch Civility and Professionalism in a Successful Litigation Practice—Mentorship from the Bench and Bar below or on the VSB’s YouTube account without CLE credit.
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