Seminars

Corporate Counsel Series: Ethics 2026

February 17, 2026

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Lunch is included and will be available beginning at 11:00 AM.)
Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center
1701 SW Jewell Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
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Foulston's popular annual ethics seminar has been developed specifically for corporate counsel with the goal of assisting you in your responsibility to provide high-quality legal guidance to your organization. Join us in Topeka for our ethics seminar on Tuesday, February 17.

We are pleased to offer our Corporate Counsel Series on ethics and other relevant topics in Wichita, Topeka, and Kansas City throughout the year. If you are unable to join us for this ethics session, please check back on our Seminars page in the spring for a Kansas City date.

Registration

RSVP to attend this year's seminar at this link. This is a FREE seminar for corporate and government counsel. Enrollment is not available for attorneys in private practice without prior approval. Register early, limited space is available.

Certification

This program has been preapproved for 2.0 hours of ethics CLE credit for attorneys in Kansas and Missouri.

Presenters

Foulston attorneys Jeremy Graber, Jake Holly, and Teresa Shulda will present.

Topics

Guarding the Privilege in the Digital Age: Ethical Pitfalls for In-House Counsel

In-house counsel operate at the intersection of legal duty and corporate strategy, often facing unique ethical challenges in preserving attorney-client privileged communications. This presentation explores the complexities of privilege in the corporate context, including issues of dual roles, executive communications, communications with non-management and third parties, and common interest privileges. We will also address the ethical and logistical dilemmas associated with the disclosure of confidential client information through modern digital tools and processes, such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual communications like Zoom and Teams, and considerations for recording those conversations. Attendees will gain insights into best practices for protecting privileged communications while leveraging modern technologies.

Rules: KRPC 1.1 Competence; KRPC 1.4 Communication; KRPC 1.6 Confidentiality; KRPC 1.3 Organization as a Client; KRPC 5.3 Nonlawyer Assistance; KRPC 8.4 Misconduct

Lawyer “Severance”: When Will Your Outie’s Conduct Get Your Innie Sent to the Break Room (and Other Recent Tales From the World of Legal Ethics)

In the TV series Severance, workers can surgically “sever” their work self (“innie”) from their outside-of-work self (“outie”). For lawyers, the line between work life and private life is not at all clear. In this presentation, we’ll discuss when and under what circumstances the actions of your “outie” could subject you to discipline under the rules of professional conduct. This presentation will also cover other recent developments and ethics cases in the news over the last year. Rules and authority that will be addressed may include:

Matter of Valdez, 2025 WL 2490573 (Kan. Aug. 29, 2025)
Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct, including KRPC 1.6, KRPC 3.5, KRPC 4.1, KRPC 8.4
Kansas Supreme Court Rules governing disciplinary procedures, including Rule 226
ABA Formal Opinion 514