Risk Management Sessions
Friday, November 18, 2005
Claims Experience in Defender Organizations: The Role of General Counsel in Preventing Trouble and Improving Client Service |
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2:15 pm - 3:45 pm |
| Defender offices have unique challenges when it comes to managing ethics and malpractice risks. Utilizing real-world claims information and experience, panelists will explore some of the most common problems facing criminal defense practitioners today, focusing on the role general counsel can play in avoiding losses and raising the quality of practice. Among the topics we'll explore are
excessive workload issues, the need for insurance even where there's immunity from liability, and defensive practice strategies. This session is sponsored by the NLADA Insurance Program. |
| James R. Neuhard, Director, Michigan Public Defender Office; Deborah Del Prete Sullivan, Legal Counsel, Connecticut Office of Chief Public Defender; Arthur J. Lachman, Attorney at Law
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Managing Risk and Improving Client Service in Legal Aid Organizations: What Causes Trouble and What Can Be Done to Prevent It? |
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
| What gets legal aid organizations in trouble, and what are the best ways to prevent and resolve malpractice and ethics issues? Utilizing real-world claims information and experience, panelists will explore some of the most common problems facing practitioners today, focusing on the role general counsel can play in avoiding losses and raising the quality of civil legal aid practice. This
session is sponsored by the NLADA Insurance Program. |
| Neil McBride, General Counsel, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands; Toby J. Rothschild, General Counsel, Legal Aid Society of Los Angeles; Arthur J. Lachman, Attorney at Law |
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