A Scenic Tour of Rule 1 of the Ethics Rules – Part Four

CLE: 1 General & 1 Ethics 

Presented by Gordon J. Williams

Mr. Williams will continue his discussion of Rule 1 of our ethics rules. In this continuation of the December 16, 2020 Probate Section Webinar, he will discuss Rule 1.6 – Confidentiality of Information, Rules 1.7 and 1.8 and conflicts of interests pertaining to current clients, and Rule 1.9 and duties to former clients.

Please note that this CLE will extend through May, 2021. Mr. Williams has found that a satisfactory review and discussion of the Rules and case law takes much longer than expected.

Bio of Gordon J. Williams

Mr. Williams, the president of the law firm of Gordon J. Williams, P.C., is licensed to practice in Colorado, with offices in Colorado Springs. Mr. Williams' practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration, probate of estates, guardianships, conservatorships, tax, and elder law matters. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) and El Paso County Bar Association. Mr. Williams received his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and his law degree from the University of Kansas. He is a current chair of the El Paso County Probate Section, past chair and current member of the CBA’s Statutory Revisions Committee, former member of the CBA’s Trust and Estate Council, and a member of various Trust and Estate Section subcommittees, which drafts and amends probate, will, and trust laws. Mr. Williams is a regular lecturer on probate and estate issues. He and his wife, Tammi, live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Being empty nesters with two married sons, they wonder why they do not yet have grandchildren.