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Total Credits: 1.25 CLE

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Faculty:
Jeffrey M. Glazer |  Virginia E. George |  Catherine A. La Fleur |  Timothy J. Pierce
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1 Hour 15 Minutes
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Does technology like cryptocurrency and NFTs really affect you or your practice of law? You might be surprised. For example, bitcoin may be a factor you’ll have to account for when assisting with bankruptcy or handling divorces. Even if you don’t personally use these virtual assets, it’s important to know what to do when one happens to cross your desk. Understand how technology, cryptocurrency, and NFTs come into play in specific disciplines as well as whether attorneys can accept cryptocurrency as payment.

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Timothy J. Pierce has been Ethics Counsel for the State Bar of Wisconsin since 2004.  He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School.  Mr. Pierce was previously a Deputy Director at the Office of Lawyer Regulation in Milwaukee and Madison.  He has also been employed as the Ethics Administrator for Milbank, Hadley, Tweed & McCloy, in New York, and as an Assistant State Public Defender in Racine.  He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.  He is a frequent speaker on matters of professional ethics and has given hundreds of CLE presentations to a wide variety of groups on professional responsibility law.  He serves as reporter for the State Bar’s Committee on Professional Ethics and writes the monthly “Ethical Dilemmas” column for the State Bar of Wisconsin.  He has also taught Professional Responsibilities at the University of Wisconsin Law School since 2011 and currently serves as a Volunteer Subject Matter Expert for the MPRE.


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