Description

In this course, Gretchen Mote, the Director of Loss Prevention for the Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company (OBLIC), will discuss how to avoid ethical issues in your practice that will cause you difficulties and exposure.

She will:

1. Identifying ethical issues that can affect your insurance and bar status;
2. And how to systematically avoid ethical problems in your practice.

 

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Speaker Biography

Gretchen K. Mote, Esq., Director of Loss Prevention, Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Co.

Gretchen Koehler Mote is Director of Loss Prevention for Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company (OBLIC), a lawyers' professional liability insurance company. She has been with OBLIC for over 25 years. She has also served as Claims Counsel. Gretchen is a graduate of Capital University Law School. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Capital University.

Gretchen has given presentations for law schools, Defense Research Institute, National Association of Bar Related Insurance Companies, American Bar Association, and Ohio State Bar Association as well as numerous Continuing Legal Education seminars. She is a member of the Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys and the Defense Research Institute.  She is a mentor at Capital University Law School, the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University and the Ohio Supreme Court Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program.  She is a Past President of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial. She has also served on the DRI Women’s Sharing Success Seminar planning and marketing committees. She frequently writes for publications for lawyers on ethics and loss prevention topics. Gretchen received the 2018 Josiah H. Blackmore Dean’s Award from Capital University Law School at the Annual Alumni Luncheon recognizing her service to the law school.

Gretchen is a Past President of the Columbus Symphony Chorus, with which she continues to sing. Her musical avocation was featured in the article Lawyers With Artistic License in the Columbus Bar Lawyers Quarterly. Gretchen is married to Scott R. Mote, Executive Director of the Ohio Lawyers’ Assistance Program. They have one daughter, Elizabeth “Liz” Mote, a graduate of Capital University Law School, who is practicing law in Columbus, Ohio.

This program has been approved for credit in the following jurisdiction(s):

Supreme Court of Ohio, Commission on CLE

Credit has been approved with the Supreme Court of Ohio, Commission on CLE for 2.00 Professional Conduct credits. Akron Bar Association is an approved CLE provider with the Ohio Supreme Court.

Akron Bar Association (in-person) or via Live Interactive Webinar

57 S. Broadway, Akron, Ohio 44308

Live Interactive Webinar

Upon completing registration via this portal you will receive a confirmation email with a link. Please:

1. Click said link;
2. Complete and submit the Zoom Webinar Registration;
3. You will receive an email with a unique Zoom link;
4. And at the time of the course, please click your unique zoom link.

Please Note: Participation by telephone audio alone will not result in CLE credit. Participants must view the course live, be able to participate in Q&A, polls, and complete an evaluation in order to receive CLE credit.

Materials available with registration: