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The 2026 Ethy Awards – The Best of the Worst Legal Violations

Date: Dec 30, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: Online

Member Price: $159.00

Non-Member Price: $209.00

Section Price: $0.00

Event Code: I132026

Areas of Law: Ethics

Earn up to 3.3 credits, including 3.3 in Ethics! (More Information)

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Sean Carter, Esq.
Humorist At Law, Mesa

Every year, Hollywood celebrates the best motion picture performances at the Oscars, but the Ethy Awards take a different approach. This engaging presentation highlights the worst ethical violations in the legal profession to provide a cautionary look at where practice goes off the rails. Join us to tap into the practical strategies you need to confidently navigate the complex ethical challenges that come your way. You will learn how to avoid common missteps and use this knowledge to handle your matters effectively. Humorist Sean Carter will recap egregious instances of unethical behavior, helping you recognize and steer clear of similar pitfalls in your own work.

Instead of recounting dry disciplinary cases, our speaker details the specific missteps leading to these violations through entertaining award categories like Least Competent in a Legal Representation and Most Creative Billing. You will explore the boundaries of appropriate conduct in client relations and billing practices, along with ways to avoid inadvertent involvement in criminal activity. By analyzing these failures, you will come away with the insights you need to maintain the highest standards of professional responsibility and safeguard your practice from unexpected ethical traps.

Learn the latest strategies to improve your professional responsibility and ethical compliance, including:

  • The most common ethical violations and how to avoid them in your daily practice.
  • How egregious instances of unethical behavior unfold and the disciplinary consequences that follow.
  • Your obligations regarding competence in legal representation.
  • Appropriate boundaries to prevent missteps like those highlighted in the Worst Love Scene and Best Supporting Actor categories.
  • What constitutes creative billing versus outright ethical breaches.
  • Your professional risks highlighted by the Outlawyer Award and Most Creative Tale categories.

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 3.3 hours of total CLE credit, including 3.3 in Ethics (Full Credits Available: NJ Ethics: 3.3).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Ethics Transitional: 3.0
PA CLE:PA Ethics Credit: 2.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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