Free-to-attend Ethics Hour Opportunity
February 21, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office is hosting a free-to-attend video replay presentation of Ethical Conflicts for the Criminal Defense Attorney. This CLE is for 1 ethics hour. If you need CLE credit, you must complete the post-CLE survey or email me your name, NC State Bar # and how long you attended. All attendance will be confirmed by the attendance Webex provides. Everyone who registers will receive an email with instructions to join sometime after noon on 2/20/25. Please register below by 2/20/25 at noon:
Click here to Register for 2/21/25 CLE
When: February 21, 2025 at 12:30p.m. **You may log on by 12:15 p.m.
Where: Anyplace you have internet.
What: The speaker will discuss the ethical conflict Rules 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, and 1.19 for when a lawyer, particularly a criminal defense lawyer, has a conflict and when conflict waivers are permitted.
Who: Nichole P. McLaughlin has been employed as a staff attorney with the North Carolina State Bar since June 2004. Originally from New Jersey, she graduated from Drew University with a B.A. in English. She obtained her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. As Assistant Ethics Counsel, she gives informal ethics advice to lawyers about their own future conduct via telephone or email, prepares formal ethics opinions, and advises the Ethics Committee. Nichole is also the Judicial District Bar Liaison, a role created to improve communication between the State Bar and judicial district bars. Nichole has also taught Professional Responsibility at North Carolina Central School of Law. Prior to joining the Bar, she was in private practice for five years with Donaldson & Black, P.A. in Greensboro, and handled asbestos workers’ comp cases. In 2021, Nichole became an Adjunct Professor at North Carolina Central University School of Law and teaches Professional Responsibility with a Technology Focus.
Please email [email protected] with any questions.
