As the country's only "CLE Performer," I give entertaining seminars and keynote speeches on unconventional ethics topics that make attorneys stronger. I teach attorneys how to use the ethics rules as tools for success, to use the rules to develop critical attorney skills and avoid pitfalls in dangerous situations like social networking and substance abuse. My mission is to build better lawyers and happier people.
It's all delivered in my own captivating and very “New Jersey” style, if you know what I'm sayin'.
Real-Life Ethical Direction: Ethics of Social Media – Cutting edge ethical issues about social media and technology (a half-day ethics program broken down into three, one hour courses as follows).
2011, A MySpace Odyssey-- The Ethical Issues in Social Media, presented with an entertaining twist.A discussion about everything from confidentiality to professionalism, to the dangers of new “locator platforms” and everything in between.Includes a review of ethics opinions from across the country.
Advertising, Social Media & Ethics – an hour devoted to the ethical issues surrounding marketing, advertising and solicitation when using social media.Includes issues about law firm apps, Groupon, new types of ads that lawyers can’t use and more.
“Technethics” – Ethical Issues of Other Techno-trends like cloud computing, smart phones, wikis, crowdsourcing, geotagging, cloud e-mail services, concerns about “cloud-based” email services like G-mail and Yahoo, the dangers of using wireless networks, and issues about going “paperless.”
What NASCAR, Jay-Z and the Jersey Shore Teach About Attorney Ethics (half-day/2-3 hour ethics program) How elements of popular culture teach attorneys about ethical behavior.Included in this seminar is a discussion about how a search through the rules of attorney ethics reveals the 7 secrets to attorney success Ethical Lessons From the Trenches:Choose from these One-Hour Programs, or combine any of them into a longer session:
The Ethical Way™ to Build Business: How ethics drives referrals.
It’s not Time Management, it’s LifeTime Management:Exploring the deeper cause for poor time management—the Evil Trilogy of procrastination, distraction and neglect (all practice management credits, no ethics)
Yes I Can…No I Can’t…Huh?Demystifying conflicts of interest so you can understand them once and for all.
What Can I Say When I Sell?Guidance on the ethics of solicitation, advertising and publicity.
The Four Horsemen of Attorney Misrepresentation:Understanding the sections of the ethics. rules that deal with lying and misrepresentation.
Keeping my Big Mouth Shut:A refresher on confidentiality and privilege.
Dealing with Difficult Situations:Unethical conduct of others and the duty to report.
Other Real-Life Lawyering Topics: Substance Abuse & Diversity
When Moonshine Loses its Luster: Lawyers and Substance Abuse – What we all need to know
(Diversity, with a twist…)Guess Who’s Coming to Court -- Examining the hidden manifestations of bias that exist in the interpersonal relationships among members of the bar
21st Century Persuasive Writing (choose one or more of these 1-hour programs)
Short-writing:Texts and tweets are the new communication tools in the practice, so how can we be persuasive in 140 characters or less?Learn the secrets to effective “Short-writing.”
In the Persuasive Writing Power-Hour, Mr. Teicher explains the fundamental elements for writing in the modern practice: a new paradigm called the “Surgical Strike.”Stuart explains how lawyers can overcome their mistakes by adopting a Captisuading™ approach, the importance of Plain English and the renewed relevance of building a strong framework.
In the hour entitled, Devilish Details of Persuasive Writing, Stuart gets deeper as he focuses on extraordinary execution.Learn how to strengthen the building blocks of your writing by developing a more vivid vocabulary, building action sentences and the secret to creating killer paragraphs.Mr. Teicher will also discuss specific writing tactics and reveal some interesting “tricks of the trade.”Finally, he explains how to ensure success with a structured editing process.
Programs for Lawyers in Canada, the UK & Australia
21st Century Persuasive Writing (choose one or more of these 1-hour programs)
Short-writing:Texts and tweets are the new communication tools in the practice, so how can we be persuasive in 140 characters or less?Learn the secrets to effective “Short-writing.”
In the Persuasive Writing Power-Hour, Mr. Teicher explains the fundamental elements for writing in the modern practice: a new paradigm called the “Surgical Strike.”Stuart explains how lawyers can overcome their mistakes by adopting a Captisuading™ approach, the importance of Plain English and the renewed relevance of building a strong framework.
In the hour entitled, Devilish Details of Persuasive Writing, Stuart gets deeper as he focuses on extraordinary execution.Learn how to strengthen the building blocks of your writing by developing a more vivid vocabulary, building action sentences and the secret to creating killer paragraphs.Mr. Teicher will also discuss specific writing tactics and reveal some interesting “tricks of the trade.”Finally, he explains how to ensure success with a structured editing process.
The Impact of Globalization on the Legal Profession -(One hour)How different countries’ ethics rules are grappling with cross-border legal practice and non-lawyer ownership of law firms, including a discussion of the UK Legal Services Act of 2011
An International Mess:(One hour) Juror's use of the internet and social media is invading courtrooms all across the world...or should I say, “misuse.” In this intriguing seminar, Mr. Teicher talks about how Facebook and Twitter are ruining jury trials all over the world. And what some courts are doing about it.