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The Ethics of Workplace Investigations
Original Program Date :
Length: 1 Hour
Each participant in a workplace investigation has a different role to play and faces different ethical obligations and pitfalls along the way. This webinar will explore the ethical issues that in-house attorneys, external counsel, investigators and plaintiffs' or complainants' attorney face when conducting, supervising and representing parties in workplace investigations. In addition to ethical obligations around zealous advocacy and maintaining privilege, the presentation will consider the following ethical rules:
California Rules of Professional Conduct
- Rule 2-100 Communication with a Represented Party
- Rule 3-100 Confidential Information of a Client
- Rule 3-110 Failing to Act Competently
- Rule 3-500 Communication [with Client]
- Rule 5-210 Member as Witness
ABA Model Rules
- Rule 1.1 Competence
- Rule 1.3 Diligence
- Rule 1.4 Communications
- Rule 1.13 Organization as Client
- Rule 3.7 Lawyer as Witness
- Rule 7.1 Communication Concerning a Lawyer's Services
Disclaimer: The contents of this webinar and the positions taken are those of the presenter only, may be time sensitive, and are not warranted, endorsed or otherwise recommended by AWI and are not intended to provide legal advice.
Eli Makus, Senior Partner, Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation
Eli Makus, AWI-CH, is the Managing Partner of Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation. Eli conducts and manages neutral, unbiased investigations on complex and sensitive matters. He is experienced in all areas of employment law, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disability accommodations, protected leaves of absence, whistleblower claims, privacy, wage-hour compliance, and reorganizations. His clients include private employers and a variety of public agencies, including state agencies, counties, cities, school districts and special districts throughout California. Eli trains and speaks extensively on conducting workplace investigations. Eli has helped employers implement successful internal investigation programs and trained lawyer and non-lawyer investigators how to conduct thorough, prompt, and impartial workplace investigations.
Sue Ann Van Dermyden, Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation
Sue Ann Van Dermyden, AWI-CH, is a founding and senior partner of Van Dermyden Makus Law Orporation (formerly Van Dermyden Maddux) She has been an employment attorney since 1993, with her practice now focusing on workplace and Title IX investigations. She leads an experienced team of attorneys and provides expert witness testimony on employment matters. Sue Ann is known as a national speaker, having regularly presented training seminars on investigations to thousands. She has also written extensively on employment matters. Sue Ann is a founding member and former Past President of the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) and the co-chair of the Workplace Investigations Subcommittee with the American Bar Association, Employee Rights & Responsibilities section. Through her experience as an investigator, author, lecturer, lawyer, and student of investigative technique, Sue Ann is familiar with the California standards for conducting independent workplace and Title IX campus investigations.
Email: sav@vmlawcorp.com
Office Phone: (916) 779-2402
