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OBLIC Director of Loss Prevention Gretchen Mote planned a unique seminar offering ethics and professionalism CLE credit. This CLE self-study presented by OBLIC in partnership with the Ohio State Bar Association, will be available on-line through OSBA CLE beginning December 1, 2013. Grace Under Pressure: Dealing with Difficult Clients, Attorneys and Judges will address ethics […]

Ethical Traps and Malpractice Issues for Attorneys was the title of a well-received seminar presented by OBLIC Director of Loss Prevention Gretchen Mote on October 9, 2013 at the Dayton Bar Association. This three hour seminar discussed ethical traps attorneys can avoid and addressed malpractice issues to consider in reviewing lawyers professional liability insurance coverage […]

OBLIC Director of Loss Prevention Gretchen Mote planned this new networking workshop. The workshop presented on September 20, 2013 at Capital University Law School instructed the students on the value of networking and offered hands-on exercises to teach them networking skills. The students were required to compose and present an “Elevator Speech.” They also worked […]

Director of Loss Prevention Gretchen Mote participated in a panel discussion at The Thomas J. Moyer Inn of Court on September 11, 2013 on The Limits of Zealous Representation. While the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct do not include the phrase “zealous advocacy,” it is still sometimes invoked in discussing an attorney’s representation. Ms. Mote’s […]

Effective August 30, 2013, the Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company acquired the OSBA Insurance Agency, Inc. from the Ohio State Bar Association.  The purpose of the acquisition was to bring all OSBA insurance related entities under one roof, whereby their combined resources, talent and services can be utilized to better serve and meet the complete […]

This all-day seminar was planned and coordinated by OBLIC Director of Loss Prevention Gretchen Mote. It was presented at the OSBA Annual Convention on May 9, 2013 at the Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. The seminar provided practical information on using social media ethically and effectively to reach and retain clients. The seminar used a […]

This presentation on April 4, 2013 by OBLIC Director of Loss Prevention at Capital University Law School for the class of Dean Rich Simpson focused on the requirement of legal malpractice insurance and what coverage is provided under lawyers professional liability insurance policies, as well as what is not covered. Ms. Mote also discussed tips […]

Gretchen Mote, OBLIC Director of Loss Prevention, chaired the Planning Committee for the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys Women in the Law Seminar held at the Hilton Polaris on February 21, 2013. Ms. Mote also moderated the panel discussion Inside/Out: Establishing Effective Relationships Between Inside & Outside Counsel. This seminar brought together women lawyers […]

This seminar was presented on January 17, 2013 at the Columbus Bar Association by OBLIC Director of Loss Prevention Gretchen Mote and CBA Ethics Counsel Bruce Campbell for the Columbus Bar Association Solo Small Firm Committee. Applicable rules of the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct were discussed in relation to potential ethical traps solo and […]