ERIC T. COOPERSTEIN, the “Ethics Maven,” has represented or advised over 1,500 lawyers, judges, law firms, and bar applicants in nearly twenty years of private practice. His work includes defending ethics complaints, providing advice and expert opinions, and assisting lawyers in withdrawal motions, fee disputes, and law firm break-ups.
New tech tools bring new challenges for lawyers. This session will discuss AI ethical pitfalls and how to avoid them, including competency, confidentiality, billing, and supervising other lawyers.
Key topics to be discussed:
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
Eligible for up to 1 CLE Credit Hour
This session was originally submitted for CLE as a live, in-person presentation and a live webcast for the 8th Circuit Conference 2025 Conference and may be eligible for self-study credit.
Each state handles self-study credit differently; for questions, please consult your State Bar Association.
Recorded on November 6, 2025
Closed-captioning available
Eric T. Cooperstein | Law Office of ETC
ERIC T. COOPERSTEIN, the “Ethics Maven,” has represented or advised over 1,500 lawyers, judges, law firms, and bar applicants in nearly twenty years of private practice. His work includes defending ethics complaints, providing advice and expert opinions, and assisting lawyers in withdrawal motions, fee disputes, and law firm break-ups. Eric is a frequent CLE presenter, webcaster, and moderator in Minnesota and nationwide on legal ethics and law practice management. Eric currently is a Director of Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. and has held various leadership positions in the Hennepin County and Minnesota State bar associations and the ABA.
I. AI Competency and Professional Responsibility | 1:45pm – 2:05pm
II. Confidentiality, Data Security, and Client Protection | 2:05pm – 2:25pm
III. Billing, Supervision, and Ethical Oversight in AI-Enabled Practice | 2:25pm – 2:45pm