Unprofessional in Word and Deed
Overview
This dramatized legal-ethics program follows a business dispute that spirals from mediation into courtroom conflict, judicial intervention, and ultimately a Bar discipline proceeding. Through a series of scenes involving attorneys, judges, a mediator, a magistrate, court staff, and disciplinary authorities, the video highlights what can happen when a lawyer confuses aggression with advocacy.
For lawyers, law students, judges, mediators, and legal professionals, this video reinforces a critical lesson: strong advocacy and professionalism are not in conflict. Our clients, our courts, and the justice system deserve better than hostility disguised as advocacy.
Presented by
The Florida Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and Young Lawyers Division through Decorum.law
CLE Information
- Course number: 9929
- Credit: 0.5 hour General, including 0.5 hour Professionalism credit
- Approval period: 07/08/2026–01/31/2028
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