Please join OWLS on Wednesday, November 13, from 12pm-1pm for a free online/phone-in CLE for members on enhancing your marketing skills and developing your legal practice.
Speakers Nedra Rezinas, owner of Veritas Web Design, and Sarah Freeman, attorney and real estate broker with RE/MAX Select, will share their insights and expertise on developing effective strategies for marketing yourself and your legal practice. Speaker Trisha Thompson, attorney with Holland & Knight, will address ethical issues with marketing that every lawyer should know. Topics will include:
- Creating a strong online presence and message, including strategies for creating an effective website, use of social media to enhance online presence, reputation management, and handling online discussions and reviews.
- Networking within your target industries and building a referral base, including tips on in-person networking, networking within professional organizations, and developing referrals.
- Avoiding ethical problems with marketing, including ethical issues and pitfalls to avoid with online marketing and other marketing efforts.
Information about the Speakers:
Sarah Freeman is a member of OWLS and the immediate past president of the OWLS Foundation, the 501(c)(3) sister organization to OWLS. Before launching her real estate career, Sarah operated her own firm as a personal injury lawyer. Sarah recently has transitioned to focusing on her work as a residential real estate broker working with home buyers and sellers in the Portland metropolitan area and assisting personal representatives with probate real estate sales. Learn more about Sarah here – //sarahfreemanrealestate.com/
Nedra Rezinas is a member of OWLS and the owner of Veritas Web Design, a web design agency that specializes in building websites for professional services in law, finance, and healthcare. Nedra also is an instructor at the Small Business Design Center, teaching in its Solo Business Builders Program. Learn more about Nedra here – //veritaswebdesign.com/team/
Trisha Thompson is a member of OWLS and an attorney with Holland & Knight. Trisha’s practice focuses on ethics and risk management for law firms and lawyers, as well as commercial and employment litigation. Learn more about Trisha here – //www.hklaw.com/en/professionals/t/thompson-trisha
This was granted 1.0 Ethics CLE credit by the OSB under program number 62854.
This is a free CLE for all OWLS members. OWLS offers free online/phone-in CLEs to expand CLE opportunities for its members across Oregon. Non-members are welcome to join the CLE for a cost of $15.
Materials:
In re Complaint as to Conduct of Carpenter
In re Quillinan 20 DB Rptr 288 (2006)
Oregon Ethics Opinion 2011-184_37249684_1
SFO Op. 2014-1 (responding to negative reviews)