Elevating Ethical Standards and Professional Conduct in the Digital Age
This intensive course is tailored to attorneys seeking to navigate the contemporary legal profession with a strong emphasis on professionalism. Participants will delve into the impact of technology on attorney-client communication, explore the challenges and benefits of virtual meetings, and discover the pivotal role of civility in maintaining a high standard of professional conduct.
Additionally, the course will provide strategies for promoting attorney well-being and preserving professionalism in the face of extreme conditions.
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Principal at Douglas Leonard Consulting
Doug brings over 40 years of leadership and diverse operational experience in the private and public sectors. He has spent the last 27 years in a consulting role working with senior executives of well-recognized domestic and global companies to develop strategies for improving their performance and their team's success. In addition, he helps organizations align operational business strategy with people strategy to maximize organizational effectiveness and profitability. He became committed to lawyer well-being due to his involvement in lawyer discipline as a member, vice-chair, and chair of the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board. He is certified in iMap®, Conversational Intelligence® (C-IQ), and The Four Stages of Psychological Safety. Doug calls iMap, C-IQ, and Psychological Safety his version of the primary colors. He can "paint" solutions with any of those primary tools or create customized blends of those methodologies to help successful leaders achieve a positive, long-term, measurable shift in behavior for the benefit of themselves, their people, and their teams. Doug is a frequent speaker to bar associations and other legal organizations. Doug’s current and most recent affiliations to the legal industry are: Past Chair, Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board (Term expired August 2018) Past Member of the IWIL (Institute for Well-Being in Law) Past Chair of Pennsylvania Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being Previous law-related background and experiences: Executive Court Administrator of Allegheny County (5th Judicial District of Pennsylvania) Past President of PACM (Pennsylvania Association of Court Management) Earliest Mediator in Allegheny County Generations Program; heard child custody cases over two years in support of this effort Legal Administrator of the law firm of Mannsman Cindrich & Titus
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Business Solutions Manager from October 2019 to present Area Manager - Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area from May 2019 to October 2019. Responsible for directing the efforts of an 8 person Business Consulting Team for the nine-county Rural Capital Area (the 9 counties that surround Austin (Travis). Deliver business services to more than 10,000 employers annually including access to grants, pandemic funding, training, recruitment and retention strategies and more. Work closely with other Workforce Boards, Texas Veterans Commission and Texas Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Established the Rural Capital Neurodiversity Project with VR partners. As a USAF veteran I closely support TVC intiatives and have two TVC Business Reps working with my team to serve our veterans and their families. Directing the efforts of the WSRCA Hiring Red, White and You Career Event both online and in Round Rock and San Marcos. After 10 years of growing Cross-Post LLC from zero to more than 250 clients we sold the company to Recruitology (Aftercollege Inc), Previously as CEO and co-founder of Cross-Post LLC, I was responsible for assisting 250+ newspaper clients like The Washington Post, The Seattle Times and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in offering recruitment products that grow revenue while helping their employer/advertisers fill distinct needs. These are unique upsell or add-on products that employers want and need. In all we had fifteen niche recruitment networks from Trucking to Healthcare, partnering with the leading job boards in the space. Recruitology continue's serving our former clients. Developed some of the first internet job boards in 1996 focusing on recruiting women, minorities and veterans. Sold that company to DiversityInc Magazine in 2001 and remained as their President of the Careers Division until 2003 growing it to more than 4,000 clients. Formerly, SVP of Strategic Recruitment for The Inclusiv Group, a retained executive search firm. 30 year history in recruiting and business development working for companies like Emerson Electric, The St. Paul Travelers and Borden.
