Martha Doty was a featured panelist of the session, "Ensuring Ethical Conduct in the Litigation and Settlement of Wage and Hour Claims," during this conference sponsored by the American Conference Institute (ACI). The following topics were covered during the session.
- Obtaining pre-certification information for the putative class
- Ex parte communications
- Ensuring ethical communication with actual and potential class members
- Appropriate communication when attempting to convey information about claims to the class
- Proper solicitation of clients
- Pretexting vs. proper investigations
- Attorney-client privilege and company networking systems
- Waiving the attorney-client privilege on employer computer systems
- Remedies for ethical violations
September 20-21, 2011
Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf / San Francisco, CA