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Legal Ethics Update: Trends and Challenges for Today’s Lawyers

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This CLE program provides an in-depth review of the most significant ethics opinions issued over the past year by the ABA and various state bar authorities. The session will not only outline the governing rules but also explore their practical impact on day-to-day legal practice.

The program will then examine several notable ethics challenges that surfaced during the year, including the pressures placed on attorneys by external forces such as political efforts that tested the independence of the rule of law in the United States. Attendees will also gain insight into emerging conflicts driven by the rise in law-firm mergers and the increasing movement of lawyers between firms.

In addition, the presentation will address ethical considerations that arise when lawyers transition from regulatory roles to private practice within the same industry. The session will conclude with a forward-looking discussion of upcoming challenges involving artificial intelligence and the growing trend of law firms combining with accounting and financial services entities.

Lecturer Bio

Steve Sorenson,, Esq.

Steven R. Sorenson is a shareholder in the law firm von Briesen & Roper s.c. working out of offices in Neenah and Ripon Wisconsin. He is the former owner and principal of the Sorenson Law Office with offices in Ripon and Laona Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Political Science from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa in 1972 and his law degree from Marquette University in 1977. Sorenson is a former newspaper editor and radio station broadcaster.

As a lawyer, Sorenson has served in many capacities with the State Bar of Wisconsin, chairing several of the State Bar Standing Committees, including the Finance, Solo and Small Firm, Communications, Convention and Entertainment Committees. Sorenson served as Secretary in 1994-96 and then President in 1997-1998 of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Sorenson is a Past-President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, and a former member of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association.

Currently he is Life-Time Fellow of the ABA Law Foundation. He is also a founding member and past-president of the Fellows of the Wisconsin Law Foundation. Sorenson is former President and Treasurer of the Senior Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Sorenson is an adjunct professor in the Business and Politics Departments at Ripon College and presents numerous seminars on Legal Ethics throughout the United States. Sorenson is a frequent lecturer on Real Estate Law, Legal Ethics and the History of the US Supreme Court. He has written articles on Land Use Management and Control, Water and Riparian Rights, Law Practice Management and Constitutional History. He currently services as a consultant on Surveying and Land Use issues.

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Steve Sorenson,, Esq.

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