This session will address the use of engagement letters in a business and transactional practice. This session will provide suggestions for drafting ethical engagement letters and when to consider updating the engagement letter during the client representation of small businesses.
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Nebraska MCLE #267112, 1.0 CLE Ethics Hours (OnDemand credit)
**This program has been approved for 1.0 hours of distance-learning CLE, including 1.0 hours of ethics. You may claim 1.0 hours of credit total for this program.
This session will address the use of engagement letters in a business and transactional practice. This session will provide suggestions for drafting ethical engagement letters and when to consider updating the engagement letter during the client representation of small businesses.
Michael Lafleur, Peetz Koerwitz & Lafleur, PC LLO
Michael Lafleur is a native of Madison, Nebraska, and practices in the areas of probate and trust administration, estate and trust planning, business formation and succession planning, and real estate. A primary part of Mike’s practice is assisting farmers, ranchers, and small business owners with putting in place succession plans for family farms and businesses.
Jeff Peetz, Peetz Koerwitz & Lafleur, PC LLO
A native of Sidney, Nebraska, Jeffery Peetz focuses on estate planning, business and mediation, wealth succession planning, and estate and trust administration, including litigation matters. In these areas of practice, he works with individuals, small business owners, larger-sized agricultural operators, and community bank owners, advising them on all matters related to the operation of a successful business.
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