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Most ethics complaints don't begin with intentional misconduct. They start with everyday oversights: a missed conflict check, an ill-advised email, a trust accounting error, a rushed decision involving AI, or a client communication that falls through the cracks.
The reality is that even skilled, well-intentioned attorneys can find themselves facing disciplinary complaints, malpractice claims, damaged client relationships, or reputational harm as a result of routine practice mistakes.
Join attorney Jordan Turk as she examines the ethical pitfalls that put lawyers at risk every day. Through real-world examples and cautionary tales, she’ll explore how seemingly minor decisions can snowball into serious professional consequences (and what you can do to protect yourself, your clients, and your practice).
Key Takeaways:
Identify the most common everyday mistakes that lead to ethics complaints, disciplinary investigations, and malpractice exposure
Recognize hidden ethical risks in client communications, technology use, billing practices, conflicts of interest, and firm operations
Implement practical safeguards and risk-management strategies to help prevent costly mistakes and protect your license, reputation, and clients
Webinar duration: 60 minutes.
This webinar is eligible for CLE credit in multiple jurisdictions.*
In which U.S. states is this webinar CLE credit eligible?
This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 50 minutes of CLE credit in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. CLE credit has been applied for in the following states: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WI, and WY. For states not listed above, you may still apply for reciprocity CLE credit if applicable.
Who is eligible to receive CLE credit?
To be eligible for CLE credit for this webinar, you must attend the entire LIVE duration of this webinar and participate in the polls. Note, partial CLE credit for this course is not available.
You cannot watch the program in a group if you wish to earn CLE credit. If you do choose to watch the event in a group, ensure that you are also logged in on your own personal device, under your log-in credentials, as we will need proof of your attendance (though it is highly recommended that you view the event from your own personal device).
How do I receive CLE credit?
If you have met the participation requirements, you will receive a personalized CLE affidavit from mcle-smokeball@americanbar.org for the program at which you attended at least one session to completion. Please check your spam or junk folders as these emails often end up there. Please note you will fill out one affidavit for the full event. Once you complete the affidavit, you will be able to download your certificate(s) of attendance and they will be emailed to you as well from mcle-smokeball@americanbar.org. You must fill out your CLE attendance affidavit and have your certificate in-hand within 3 weeks after the program ends to be eligible to receive CLE credit from this webinar.
In which U.S. states is this webinar CLE credit eligible?
This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 50 minutes of CLE credit in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. CLE credit has been applied for in the following states: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WI, and WY. For states not listed above, you may still apply for reciprocity CLE credit if applicable.
Who is eligible to receive CLE credit?
To be eligible for CLE credit for this webinar, you must attend the entire LIVE duration of this webinar and participate in the polls. Note, partial CLE credit for this course is not available.
You cannot watch the program in a group if you wish to earn CLE credit. If you do choose to watch the event in a group, ensure that you are also logged in on your own personal device, under your log-in credentials, as we will need proof of your attendance (though it is highly recommended that you view the event from your own personal device).
How do I receive CLE credit?
If you have met the participation requirements, you will receive a personalized CLE affidavit from mcle-smokeball@americanbar.org for the program at which you attended at least one session to completion. Please check your spam or junk folders as these emails often end up there. Please note you will fill out one affidavit for the full event. Once you complete the affidavit, you will be able to download your certificate(s) of attendance and they will be emailed to you as well from mcle-smokeball@americanbar.org. You must fill out your CLE attendance affidavit and have your certificate in-hand within 3 weeks after the program ends to be eligible to receive CLE credit from this webinar.
Jordan is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Director of Attorney Education and Development at Smokeball. Her family law expertise includes complex property division and contentious custody cases, as well as appeals and prenuptial agreements. In addition to her family law practice, she’s passionate about legal technology and how it can revolutionize law firms.
Jordan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Classics, History, and Religious Studies and then went on to attend the University of Arkansas School of Law to earn her J.D. After almost four years of practice with a high-asset family law firm in Houston (and after being frustrated at the lack of automation in her firm), she discovered the world of legal technology which ultimately brought her to Smokeball.
In Hacking Law Firm Success with Jordan Turk, she interviews law firm founders about how they grew and scaled their practices, as well as their ethos behind managing a firm.