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6/24/2021
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Part III: Aggressive Negotiation is NOT extortion
1 Ethics CLE
 
What REALLY is extortion? What are you allowed to say in a demand letter? What about if your client made some misguided negotiations pro se before hiring you? Some defense attorneys’ favorite tactic is to respond to an aggressive demand as accusing your client, and sometimes you, of extortion.
The reality is that financial demands may track more than just compensatory damages or prior judgments. What is the value of a client not getting to litigate an important case to them or agreeing to an NDA, and how does it relate to the value of our claims? This session will focus on the ethical rules, the elements of extortion, and the federal and state rules governing frivolous conduct.

About the Series
NELA Nite Series:The Vengeful Adversary: Dirty Tactics and How to Fight Them Off (Via Zoom)
 
Our adversaries are getting more and more comfortable coloring outside the lines. Filing defamation cases based on demand letters, naming us attorneys in litigation to conflict us out, threatening extortion claims, are all creative ways that defense is trying to scare us in a misguided attempt to fend off meritorious cases. New SLAPP legislation can help, but only if you know how to use it. Don’t let sharp practice stop you from making big monetary demands, asserting aggressive claims, or speaking out on your client’s behalf.
  
In this four-part series, we’ll dive into common extra-meritorious threats and claims that our adversaries have been weaponizing. Panelists include Susan Crumiller, the founder of Crumiller P.C., the feminist litigation firm, and Carrie Goldberg, the founder of C.A. Goldberg, PLLC, the victims rights law firm.