Risk Management – McCabe Ali LLP Law

Mike Presented Creating and Running an Ethical IP Law Firm: A Survival Guide for Patent and Trademark Practitioners (Part I)

Michael McCabe — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:09:04 +0000

Mike presented on ethics issues and practical guidance for IP attorneys seeking to start their own law firms. Co-presented with Jan L. Jacobowitz, adjunct professor and the former Director of Professional Responsibility and Ethics Program and the University of Miami School of Law.

Dabbling in Trademark Law: A Primer on Ethics and Malpractice Risks for the Occasional IP Practitioner

Michael McCabe — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:16:12 +0000

Michael McCabe spoke on the ethical risks of “dabbling” in trademark law during a 1-hour ethics CLE on July 18, 2022 to a large virtual audience hosted by the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility (ABA-CPR). Michael was joined by co-presenter and moderator Tracy L. Kepler, Risk Control Consulting Director for CNA’s Lawyer’s Professional Liability Insurance Program. The presentation–Trademarkable Risks–A Primer on Ethics for the Occasional IP Practitioner–addressed ethics and risk management issues for non-IP lawyers who step out of their comfort zone and practice in trademark matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This well-received program is also available for On-Demand CLE credit by clicking on the ABA website here.

Mike Presented: Risk, Regulation and Reality – Best Practices for You and Your IP Firm

Michael McCabe — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:09:46 +0000

Mike participated in a 90-minute panel discussion with in-house experts from professional liability insurer CNA to address ethics and risk management issues in Intellectual Property Law practice for Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A., featuring:

Sean Ginty – CNA Risk Control – Professional Responsibility and Profitable Practice
Tracy L. Kepler – CNA Risk Control – A Day in the Life of Paula the Practitioner
Michael E. McCabe, Jr. – McCabe Ali LLP – IP Cautionary Case Tales

Patent Prosecution Malpractice: Minimizing the Risk of Claims

Emil Ali — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Patent Prosecution Malpractice: Minimizing the Risk of Claims by Michael E. McCabe, Jr. (McCabe Law LLC) and Amy E. Richardson (Harris Wiltshire)

The panel will guide patent counsel on minimizing the risk of malpractice claims in patent prosecution. The panel will examine common pitfalls and problematic behavior as well as how the courts have dealt with recent malpractice claims in the patent context.

We will review these and other important issues:

What behavior could be problematic and put patent counsel at risk of malpractice claims?
How does patent law representation differ from most other matters in terms of malpractice claims?
What steps can patent counsel take to minimize the risk of malpractice claims?

Strafford CLE Webinar

July 14, 2020

1:00 – 2:30 PM ET

Reducing Stress and Avoiding Mistakes in the Post-COVID-19 Era: ABA Webinar

Emil Ali — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Reducing Stress and Avoiding Mistakes in the Post-COVID-19 Era – Moderated by Michael E. McCabe, Jr (McCabe Law) with panelists Shruti Chpra (Morrison Cohen LLP), Dean April Barton (Duquesne School of Law), Laurie Besden (Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, Pennsylvania) and Emil Ali (Carr Butterfield))

American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law

Date: June 18, 2020

Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET (Webinar)

Free webinar for all ABA members. $199 for Non-ABA Members.