Continuing Legal Education Program

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This CLE SharedEd program can be reported as MCLE credits but is not eligible for Alaska Bar discounts or free CLE certificates. 

Even in Ben Franklin's time, the public held cynical views about lawyers.  Have things changed?  What can we learn from historical perspectives on lawyers?  How can one be a better practitioner and help negate some of the lingering negative attitudes toward today’s lawyers?  

In this engaging and informative program, Ben Franklin (who worked with more lawyers than most modern day practitioners) challenges today’s lawyers to expand their own notion of ethics much as he himself did during his own life.  Portrayed by Christopher Lowell, internationally acclaimed actor, historian, and Franklin scholar, Ben discusses the ethical issues he confronted and challenges attendees to put ethical considerations at the heart of legal practice. Franklin speaks of the importance of ethical practices and the spirit of Pro Bono Publico as the underpinnings of a virtuous life. Questions for discussion are based on the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. 

If you have questions about this program please contact us at cle@alaskabar.org.  
For technical issues during the program please contact our viewing platform company at 
 alaskabar@ce21.com

After purchase, the access link to the program is available by logging on to your member dashboard on the member portal at www.alaskabar.org/members and clicking on "My Webcasts and Videos on Demand" This will open a  new tab from which you will be able to "Launch Viewer" by clicking on the green button. Materials for the webinar can be found under the blue "Materials" tab. Your certificate of attendance can be downloaded by clicking on the orange "Certificate" tab and filling out a brief evaluation.

Poll questions are not required for Alaska Bar Members