CLE: Ethical Considerations when Minors are Involved (Virginia Approved for 1 Ethics Credit)

  • Tuesday, October 13, 2020
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Live Interactive Webcast

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Representing minors presents a unique set of challenges and ethical considerations.  Even more challenging issues arise when your minor client becomes an adult during the representation.  If mom and dad hired you, and they are paying the freight, what can or should you share with them? If your minor client permits you to tell them anything, what if she later changes her mind? What if he tells you something that you know mom and dad don't know that could have an impact on your client's relationship with his parents? Join the Honorable Connie Frogale – who has seen it all – and Katie Uston for an interactive discussion of the unique ethical dilemmas arising in the representation of minors and newly young adults.


Hon. Constance H. Frogale
Chief Judge
Alexandria Juvenile, and Domestic Relations Court

Hon. Constance H. Frogale, Alexandria Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Eighteenth Judicial District. 1973 B.A. from Purdue University, 1978 J.D. from William & Mary Law School, 1978 until 1985:  Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Alexandria. 1985 until 2005:  Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia: Alexandria Office.  Served in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions. April, 2005:  Appointed Judge, Alexandria Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court for the Eighteenth Judicial District. Chief Judge, 2008- present. President of the Virginia Council of Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judges 2013-2015. President of the Virginia Association of Women Judges 2013-2015. Appointed to the Advisory Committee on Domestic Violence for the Supreme Court of Virginia: 2017-2020 Term. Alexandria's Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court was selected by the Supreme Court of Virginia as a "Best Practices Court" (2009 to present).

Kathleen M. Uston


Kathleen M. Uston is an adjunct professor of law at American University Washington College of Law teaching Ethics for Trial Lawyers, and served as Assistant Bar Counsel with the Virginia State Bar for thirteen years. She received her J.D. from George Mason University School of Law in 1991 where she served as President of the Student Bar Association and as a Justice on the Moot Court Board. Ms. Uston was previously in private practice focusing in the areas of attorney ethical defense work, GAL representation, and civil litigation. While in private practice, she also served as a Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria. Ms. Uston is a past President of the VSB Young Lawyers Conference during which time she served on the VSB Council and Executive Committee.  She also served as vice-chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Solo and Small Firm Committee. Ms. Uston is a former President of the Alexandria Bar Association and the National Organization of Bar Counsel. Ms. Uston is currently serving as the NOBC's Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates, is a member of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, a member of the Presidential Committee on Wellness of the Virginia State Bar, and served as a member of the Virginia Committee on Lawyer Wellness formed by the Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. Ms. Uston has lectured extensively on the subject of attorney ethics and co-authored the updated edition of Lawyers and Other People's Money with Frank Thomas, Esquire. 



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Alexandria Courthouse
The Alexandria Bar Association
520 King Street, Room 202
Alexandria, VA 22314


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