Halloween Horror Stories – What True Crime and Other Disturbing Stories Can Teach Every Lawyer
Date: Oct 28, 2026 12:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $99.00
Non-Member Price: $125.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Civil, Criminal Law, For All Attorneys
Earn up to 2 credits! (More Information)
Featured Speaker
Moderator
- Kimberly A. Yonta, Esq.
- Past President, New Jersey State Bar Association
Yonta Law LLC, New Brunswick
Presenters
- Hon. Louis F. Locascio, J.S.C. (Ret.)
- RAM Law (Rebenack Aronow & Mascolo L.L.P)
- Cara A. Fialkoff, Esq.
- Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, Livingston
- Desha L. Jackson, Esq.
- Desha Jackson Law Group LLC, Freehold
High-profile legal disasters and true crime narratives offer more than a disturbing story - they provide vital lessons for your daily work. In this unique webcast, you will step inside cautionary tales to examine exactly where things went wrong.
Instead of simply recounting the facts, our panel will translate these scenarios into practical risk management and ethical strategies for your New Jersey practice. You will follow the sequence of events in each case to identify the specific turning points and professional failures that led to disaster. Tracing those missteps will show you how ordinary decisions can spiral into severe consequences, and what protective measures you can implement right now. As you unpack these errors, you will learn how to strengthen your compliance protocols, recognize early warning signs, and handle the most complex ethical dilemmas with confidence. By analyzing the misjudgments of others, you will gain a clearer perspective on your own professional responsibilities and leave with actionable steps to protect your clients.
Our faculty will guide you through these narratives, including:
- The anatomy of high-profile legal disasters
- Risk management strategies to safeguard your New Jersey practice
- Practical compliance lessons drawn directly from real-world scenarios
Stories include:
- Primate
- Send Help
- Evil Dead Burn
- Terrifier
- Backrooms
- Watcher
- The Intruder
- Five Nights at Freddy's
- Ready or Not 2
- Crow
- Weapons
- Obsession
Legal topics include:
- New Jersey Animal Law
- Workplace - Sexual Harassment/Discrimination
- Domestic Violence
- Art the Clown and Franchise Ownership
- Copyright Issues
- Real Estate
- Corporate Negligence/Abandoned Properties
- Contract Law
- Product Liability
- Liability for Murder
- Sexual Consent
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