This 90-minute CLE will pose and answer ethics questions that frequently arise in the legal practices of small firm and solo practitioners. Using hypothetical scenarios loosely based on inquiries made to the D.C. Bar Ethics Helpline, legal ethics counsel will guide attendees through the applicable D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct, formal Legal Ethics Opinions, disciplinary cases and best practices to resolve ethical issues. The course will cover such topics as duties to prospective, current and former clients; lawyer competency and the use of GAI; bank accounts, trust money and money in dispute; files; referral fees and fee sharing; advertising, solicitation and using social media; communicating with clients, parties represented by counsel and pro se litigants; limited scope representations; and withdrawing from representations.