Replay: 2026 NJSBA Health Law Symposium
Date: Dec 28, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $225.00
Non-Member Price: $275.00
Section Price: $211.25
Areas of Law: Health
Earn up to 4.4 credits, including 1.2 in Ethics! (More Information)
Featured Speaker
Moderator
- Adrian Altunkara, Esq.
- Chair, NJSBA Health Law Section
Garfunkel Wild, P.C., Garden City - Michael F. Schaff, Esq.
- Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge
- Lisa D. Taylor, Esq.
- Inglesino Taylor, Parsippany
Presenters
- Almeta E. Cooper, Esq.
- National Manager of Health Justice, Mom's Clean Air Force, New York
- Margaret J. Davino, Esq.
- Fox Rothschild LLP, New York
- Nicole DiMaria, Esq.
- Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, Roseland
- Keith L. Hovey, Esq.
- Health Law Attorney, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge
- Kim D. Ringler, Esq.
- The Ringler Law Firm, Waldwick
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Health Law Section
This is a replay of a previously recorded program.
This replay satisfies the New Jersey CLE requirement for alternative verifiable format credits.
Recent federal health policy changes, regulatory updates and emerging case law are reshaping health care compliance and litigation in New Jersey. Watch this replay on demand to tap into the latest strategies from some of the state's leading experts, so you can confidently navigate the most complex matters that come your way. As an attendee, you will learn the significant developments from the past year in health law cases and regulations, and how to apply them to get the best results in the matters you handle. The panel also shared recent trends in Business Associate Agreements and the specific negotiating points you need to secure favorable terms.
Beyond state regulations, the faculty detailed how recent federal health policy changes affect your practice and what the resulting litigation means for your clients. You will learn the latest ethics updates, so you can confidently uphold your professional responsibilities in your daily practice. You will come away with the knowledge you need to address these issues and expand your health law practice.
Register today to watch this replay on demand.
Program agenda:
9 a.m. Welcome and Introduction (Michael F. Schaff, Esq. and Lisa D. Taylor, Esq.)
9:05 a.m. Welcome From NJSBA Health Law Section Chair Adrian Altunkara, Esq.
9:10 a.m. Year in Review - Health law cases (Margaret J. Davino, Esq.)
10:10 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Ethics Update - Including Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) 1.8(j) prohibiting a lawyer from having sexual relations with their client with certain exceptions and State v. Dana Kearney, in which the Court discussed whether payment of a criminal defendant's legal fees by a person who later testified as a witness by the State constituted a conflict of interest (Kim D. Ringler, Esq.)
11:15 a.m. Year in Review - Regulatory update (Nicole DiMaria, Esq.)
11:55 a.m. Break
12 p.m. Business Associate Agreements - Trends and negotiating points to consider (Keith L. Hovey, Esq.)
12:30 p.m. Federal Health Policy Changes - Impact and litigation update (Almeta E. Cooper, Esq., National Manager of Health Justice for Mom’s Clean Air Force)
1 p.m. Adjourn
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