The CLE Program "Representing the Small Business Client: What You Need to Know" was originally presented and recorded on July 11, 2019.

This panel addresses considerations and best practices for representing small business clients. Topics will include but will not be limited to tax distributions, insider trading in private companies, securities fraud, organization/incorporation issues, protecting IP, commercial loans, operating agreements and employment matters. Ethical issues such as competence, diligence, communication, the identity of a client in business representations, and the lawyer’s duty to promote justice will also be addressed.

Speakers: Michael Baisley, Long, Ragsdale & Waters, P.C.; John Brock, Gentry, Tipton & McLemore, P.C.; Joan Heminway, U.T. College of Law; Mary Miller, Miller Law, Mary D. Miller, PLLC (Moderator)

(If you have any questions about the program please contact speakers at MBaisley@lrwlaw.com; JGB@tennlaw.com; jheminwa@tennessee.edu; mmiller@millerlaw.solutions )

Approved for 1 hour of "Online" Dual CLE Credit.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY: Please verify when you register for an online CLE course that you have not previously attended the program during the live presentation or the video replay series offered twice a year. The CLE Commission will not approve CLE credit for the same course even if it is taken in a different calendar year.