Wednesday, December 4, 2024
9AM - 12:30PM (Central Time)
Nashville School of Law
4013 Armory Oaks Drive, Nashville, TN 37204
In person participation is limited to 50 participants. Remote participation by livestream is also available. The cost of attendance is $50.
Steven Christopher, Deputy Chief Disciplinary Counsel of Investigations, and Doug Bergeron, Disciplinary Counsel in Litigation, will be presenting this CLE. The Board has received approval from the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education for attendees to receive 3 hours of dual CLE credit for completion of the workshop.
- A comprehensive session on ethics and trust accounting, including tips for avoiding overdrafts
- Rules of Professional Conduct and Tennessee Supreme Court Rules governing trust accounts
- An overview of fees - definitions, types, and your ethical obligations
Speaker Biographies
Steven J. Christopher is Deputy Chief Disciplinary Counsel of Investigations for the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Steve earned his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 2002, and also holds a Master of Divinity degree from Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Prior to being hired at the Board in 2016, Steve was a Managing Attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, a private non-profit law firm that provides free legal representation to indigent persons in civil and administrative legal matters. Steve handled a wide range of legal matters as a legal services attorney, including landlord tenant, domestic relations, and public benefits cases.
Douglas R. Bergeron is Disciplinary Counsel in the Investigations Section for the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Prior to joining the Board, Doug was of counsel at Spicer Rudstrom PLLC, working primarily in Insurance defense litigation and Risk Management. Mr. Bergeron received his J.D. from the University of Memphis School of Law, in 1996, and a B.S.B.A., majoring in Finance, from the University of Central Florida.