Kentucky Bar Association New Lawyer Program February 6 – 7, 2020 Lexington Convention Center Lexington , Kentucky Presented by: The Kentucky Bar Association CLE Commission and Young Lawyers Division ©2020 by the Kentucky Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Commission Lori J. Alvey, Sonja M. Blackburn, Caroline J. Carter, Mary E. Cutter, EmaLeigh C. Haines, Editors All rights reserved Published January 2020 Editor’s Note: The materials included in this New Lawyer Program seminar book are intended to provide current and accurate information about the subject matter covered. The program materials were compiled for you by volunteer authors and from national legal publications. No representation or warranty is made concerning the application of the legal or other principles discussed by the instructors to any specific fact situation, nor is any prediction made concerning how any particular judge or jury will interpret or apply such principles. The proper interpretation or application of the principles discussed is a matter for the considered judgment of the individual legal practitioner. The faculty and staff of the New Lawyer Program disclaim liability therefor. Attorneys using these materials or information otherwise conveyed during the program, in dealing with a specific legal matter, have a duty to research original and current sources of authority. The Kentucky Bar Association would like to give special thanks to the volunteer authors who contributed to this program handbook. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS PROGRAM AGENDA .................................................................................................... v DAY ONE – GENERAL SESSIONS Program Introduction and Welcome Program Introduction: Why Am I Here, Anyway? .......................................... 1 Kentucky Bar Association: What We Do for You ...................................... ….3 Kentucky Bar Association: Your Partner in the Profession ............................. 3 Your KBA Membership................................................................................ .23 CLE for Beginners: FAQ .............................................................................. 27 Great Place to Start: Resource Center for New Lawyers .............................. 35 Kentucky Bar Foundation ............................................................................. 43 Kentucky IOLTA Fund .................................................................................. 45 The Attorney’s Duty to the Court .................................................................... 47 You’ve Just Received A Bar Complaint: Now What? ................................. 55 High-Functioning Impairment: Identification, Ethical Duties and Solutions ............................................................................................ 63 “My Story” ................................................................................................... 81 Lawyers Mutual of Kentucky: Preparing for Legal Malpractice Claims ..... 85 Attorney Mindfulness ...................................................................................... 97 Building Professionalism on a Foundation of Strengths ........................... 103 E-Filing Certification Training ...................................................................... 183 Kentucky Supreme Court Rule 2018-11 ..................................................... 191 DAY TWO – BREAKOUT SESSIONS MORNING TRACKS Opening a Law Office and Rainmaking (Parts I and II) ................................ 205 Immigration Law ............................................................................................ 227 Family Law ..................................................................................................... 235 Multi-Generational Issues in the Office ........................................................ 309 Trust Accounts 101: FAQs and Tips to Avoid Trouble ............................... 313 AFTERNOON TRACKS Wills and Probate ........................................................................................... 321 Setting Up a Mobile Paperless Office ........................................................... 341 Developing Efficient Workflows Through the Smart Use of Technology ..... 353 Interviewing Skills and Strategies ................................................................ 371 Interviewing Saddam: FBI Agent Gets to the Truth .................................... 381 Practice of a Civil Case ................................................................................. 383 iii Trial Checklist ............................................................................................ 401 Prosecution and Defense of a DUI................................................................ 403 Field Sobriety Test Review: A Quick Reference Guide .............................. 403 Kentucky HGN Cases ................................................................................ 415 Kentucky Cases Re: Field Sobriety Tests .................................................. 423 Rules Change ............................................................................................ 435 Kentucky DUI Law ..................................................................................... 463 Business Law ................................................................................................. 485 References and Resources Online Research Resources ........................................................................ R-1 Governance of the Legal Profession in Kentucky ......................................... R-3 Kentucky Bar Association Code of Professional Courtesy............................ R-4 Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct ..................................................... R-5 Supreme Court Districts by County .............................................................. R-7 SCR 3.175 Efficient Enforcement: Notice of Attorney’s Address ................. R-8 Advisory Ethics Opinions ............................................................................. R-9 Summary of Kentucky State Courts ........................................................... R-13 Sponsors/Advertisements Lawyer’s Mutual Insurance Company .......................................................... A-1 T. Hatler Medical/Legal Consultants ............................................................ A-3 iv THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN REQUIRED 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Introduction and Welcome 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Kentucky Bar Association: What We Do for You (1.00 CLE Credit) 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. The Attorney’s Duty to the Court (1.00 Ethics Credit) 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. BREAK 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. You’ve Just Received a Bar Complaint, Now What? (1.00 Ethics Credit) 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. High-Functioning Impairment: Identification, Ethical Duties and Solutions (1.00 Ethics Credit) 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Lawyers Mutual of Kentucky: Preparing for Legal Malpractice Claims (1.00 Ethics Credit) 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Attorney Mindfulness (1.00 CLE Credit) 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. BREAK 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Building Professionalism on a Foundation of Strengths (1.0 CLE Credit) 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. e-Filing Certification Training (1.00 CLE Credit) 5:30 p.m. ADJOURN v FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2020 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN REQUIRED TRACK 1 AM 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Opening a Law Office and Rainmaking I 1.00 CLE Credit 9:40 – 10:40 a.m. Opening a Law Office and Rainmaking II 1.00 CLE Credit 10:50 – 11:50 a.m. Multi-Generational Issues in the Office 1.00 CLE Credit TRACK 2 AM 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN REQUIRED 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.9:30 Immigration Law 1.00 CLE Credit a.m. 9:40 – 10:40 a.m. Family Law 1.00 CLE Credit 10:50 – 11:50 a.m. Trust Accounts 101: FAQs and Tips to 1.00 Ethics Credit Avoid Trouble TRACK 1 PM 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Wills and Probate 1.00 CLE Credit 2:10 – 3:10 p.m. Interviewing Skills and Strategies 1.00 CLE Credit 3:20 – 4:20 p.m. Business Law 1.00 CLE Credit TRACK 2 PM 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Setting Up a Mobile Paperless Office 1.00 Ethics Credit 2:10 – 3:10 p.m. Practice of a Civil Case 1.00 CLE Credit 3:20 – 4:20 p.m. Prosecution and Defense of DUI 1.00 CLE Credit 4:20 p.m. ADJOURN 1.00 CLE Credit vi PROGRAM INTRODUCTION: WHY AM I HERE, ANYWAY? For most of the history of the legal profession in the United States, once a lawyer was admitted to practice no further professional education or re-qualification was required. Over the last twenty-five years there has been the growing recognition that this standard for lawyer competence, if ever valid, is not now. Lawyers must maintain currency in the law, stay abreast of new developments in the delivery of legal service, and sustain a keen sensitivity to professional responsibility issues to remain qualified to serve the public. The first step in meeting the task of maintaining lawyer competence over the course of a career in Kentucky was the establishment of an annual continuing legal education requirement. In Kentucky, lawyers must earn each year 12 hours of CLE, two of which must be in the area of lawyer professional responsibility and ethics. The next step was the recognition that newly admitted lawyers enter the profession with some significant gaps in their understanding of how law is practiced. This concern was highlighted in an American Bar Association study known as the MacCrate Report. One of the report’s major conclusions was that new lawyers often have inadequate practice skills and an