tom cruise from en.wikipedia.org Tom Cruise and Ethics?

Program Description

What in the world could Tom Cruise teach about attorney ethics? Well, remember that ethics is all about behavior. That’s where we’ll find the connection. One of the things I learned about Tom Cruise earlier this year is that a big part of his success comes from how he forges relationships. He treats people with respect, he cares about others, and he is careful to establish a meaningful bond. In the legal world, a healthy practice depends on a strong personal relationship with our client…and some of the best direction for growing those relationships comes from (you guessed it) the Rules of Professional Conduct. The most important lessons that we can learn about creating strong client relationships comes from the rules on communication. But there’s much more we can learn from Tom Cruise and the characters he played…

Presenter

Stuart I. Teicher, Esq. is a professional legal educator who focuses on ethics law and writing instruction. A practicing attorney for 30 years, Stuart’s career is now dedicated to helping fellow attorneys survive the practice of law and thrive in the profession. Mr. Teicher teaches seminars, provides in-house training to law firms and legal departments, provides CLE instruction at law firm client events, and also gives keynote speeches at conventions and association meetings.

Stuart helps attorneys get better at what they do (and enjoy the process) through his entertaining and educational CLE “performances.” He speaks, teaches, and writes — Thomson Reuters published his book entitled, Navigating the Legal Ethics of Social Media and Technology.

Mr. Teicher is a Supreme Court appointee to the New Jersey District Ethics Committee where he investigates and prosecutes grievances filed against attorneys. Mr. Teicher also served on the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics Fee Arbitration Committee. Mr. Teicher is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law where he teaches Professional Responsibility, and he is an adjunct professor at Rutgers University in New Brunswick where he teaches undergraduate writing courses. He also taught legal writing at St. John’s University School of Law in New York City.

www.stuartteicher.com

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