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This presentation will focus on ethical issues arising from technological advancements in the practice of law, with an emphasis on how the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar apply to the use of technology. It will also cover attorney ethical obligations relating to client confidentiality and the impact of evolving technology, developing areas of technology addressed by several recent Florida ethics opinions, the use of mobile devices by trust and estate attorneys, and strategies to help professionals prepare for both minor and major disasters.

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Michael Simon

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He concentrates his practice in the areas of estate, trust, guardianship, and fiduciary litigation.  Mr. Simon received both his Bachelor of Science and his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida, cum laude.  He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and served as the Chair of ACTEC’s Fiduciary Litigation Committee from 2012 to 2015.  Mr. Simon has been selected as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2006 to 2017 by Florida Super Lawyers magazine and as one of the Best Lawyers in America from 2007 to 2018 by The Best Lawyers in America.  He was selected by The Best Lawyers in America as a 2016 and 2018 Trusts and Estates Litigation “Lawyer of the Year.” 

 

Mr. Simon is a member of The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section where he serves as a member of the Probate Litigation Committee, the Trust Law Committee, and a former member of the Executive Council.  He has served five terms as Chairman of the Palm Beach County Probate Court Advisory Committee.  Mr. Simon is an author and frequent lecturer in the areas of estate, trust, guardianship, and fiduciary litigation. 

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