Meet Our Speaker

Lynda C. Shely | Shareholder – Klinedinst PC 

Lynda C. Shely, is a shareholder at Klinedinst PC in Phoenix, Arizona, where she provides legal ethics and Alternative Business Structure (ABS) law firm regulatory advice to lawyers and law firms.  She advises firms on all legal ethics topics including fees, conflict waivers, advertising, trust accounts, ethical use of technology, and staff supervision obligations.  Lynda was the 2020 – 2023 chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, an Arizona Delegate in the ABA House of Delegates, and currently volunteers with several other nonbillable groups including as a member of the Arizona Supreme Court’s Alternative Business Structures Committee, the Arizona Supreme Court’s Steering Committee on AI and the Courts, the ABA Standing Committee on Professional Regulation, and the State Bar of Arizona Ethics Advisory Group. She is a past president of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, the National ABS Law Firm Association, and the Scottsdale Bar Association and has been an adjunct professor at all Arizona law schools, teaching professional responsibility.  Previously she was the Director of Lawyer Ethics for the State Bar of Arizona and had her own solo practice for 21 years.  Prior to moving to Arizona, Lynda received her BA from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA and her JD from Catholic University in Washington, DC.   She has received several awards for her contributions to the legal profession including most recently the 2022 Maricopa County Bar Association Member of the Year Award and the 2023 Maricopa County Bar Hall of Fame.

ETHICS TIPS FOR USING AI TECHNOLOGY

Learn the legal ethics considerations when people in your firm or your clients use generative AI tools including confidentiality duties, accuracy verification, supervision, and data retention issues.  Lynda will provide practical guidance on firm policies and fee agreement terms to address generative AI tools and even email reminders.

The Westgate Hotel
Riviera Room
1055 Second Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101

Networking Lunch:  11:45 am – 12:15 pm 
Presentation:  12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

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*Attending members will be entered to win a scholarship
to the 2025 National Annual Conference and Expo*

RSVP by Thursday, October 10, 2024

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Members: Free
Guests: $65
Please note, if you RSVP and do not attend, you will incur a $50 no-show fee.
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