Professionalism: Ensuring Professional Interactions with People with Disabilities

This program, taught by Christina Wieg, addresses important elements of professionalism and focuses on ensuring appropriate and professional interactions with people who have disabilities. In the practice of law, attorneys may have relationships with clients, peers, and opposing counsel who have disabilities. Ms. Wieg will share her own experience and discuss ways to help all parties succeed in the legal arena when disabilities are involved. This important topic will assist all lawyers in advancing their professional skills and obligations, in reaching towards the aspirational ideals of the profession, and in cultivating their relationships with clients, peers, and other attorneys.

Learning Objectives:

1. Ensure appropriate and professional interactions with people who have disabilities
2. Develop relationships with clients, peers, and opposing counsel who have disabilities
3. Advance professional skills and obligations
4. Aspire to aspirational ideals of the profession