Ethics with a French Twist
Date: Nov 8, 2023 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $0.00
Non-Member Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: For All Attorneys
Keynote
Moderator
- Tanya L. Freeman, Esq.
- Offit Kurmanis a Principal at Offit Kurman with offices in East Hanover and Hackensack, New Jersey, where she provides legal representation in all aspects of family law, including divorce, child and spousal support, child custody, interstate custody and relocation disputes, and domestic violence matters as well as personal injury and municipal court matters. Prior to practicing law, she spent fifteen years in banking and insurance in a variety of capacities directing operational audit teams. With a background as a professional auditor, Ms. Freeman has effectively represented clients with high-net-worth cases involving significant assets as well as cases concerning owners of closely-held businesses. She has represented clients in cases involving professional athletes, television personalities and other high-profile celebrities, and has been a Qualified Family Law and Civil Mediator pursuant to Rule 1:40.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Ms. Freeman has been a member of the National and Garden State Bar Associations, the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Hudson County Bar Association’s Family Law Committee, and has served as Vice Chair of the District VB Fee Arbitration Committee. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Association and has been a member of the Hudson County Vicinage Minority Concerns Committee and Chair of the Hudson County Vicinage Juvenile Justice/Family Court Subcommittee, and was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of University Hospital in Newark.
Ms. Freeman has lectured for ICLE and the New Jersey State Bar Association, and is the author of “Ten Things to Consider Before You Say ‘I Do’” (Union County Women’s Journal, April 2014). She was named Family Lawyer of the Year by the Hudson County Bar Association and is the recipient of several other honors.
Ms. Freeman received her B.A., cum laude, from Caldwell College and her J.D., cum laude, from Touro Law School, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. During law school she served as a judicial intern to the Honorable William D. Wall, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and to the Honorable Michelle Hollar-Gregory, Essex County Superior Court.
Presenters
- Hon. Terry P. Bottinelli, JSC (Ret.)
- DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP
- Hon. Kimarie Rahill, J.S.C.
- Ocean County Courthouse
- Greg Cooke
- USI Affinity, New York
- Bonnie C. Frost, Esq.
- Chair, New JerseySBA Ethics Diversionary Program
Einhorn Barbarito Frost & Botwinick PC, Denville
Ethics with a French Twist
Nov. 8 | 10 – 11:15 p.m. | Lulli
In the dynamic world of celebrity representation, legal professionals face unique challenges and ethical dilemmas. We will delve into the ethical considerations inherent in representing high-profile individuals. The seminar will explore the intricate balance between legal obligations, client confidentiality, public image, and the pursuit of justice. Topics will include: (1) understanding the celebrity client; (2) confidentiality and privacy issues; (3) mediation relations and crisis management; (4) malpractice insurance considerations, and (5) legal and professional standards.
Moderator/Speaker:
Tanya L. Freeman, Esq.
Tanya L. Freeman Attorney at Law, East Hanover
Speakers:
Hon. Terry P. Bottinelli (Ret.)
DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP, Paramus
Hon. Kimarie Rahill, J.S.C., Ocean
Greg Cooke, Partner, Vice President
USI Affinity, PA
Bonnie C. Frost, Esq.
Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost & Botwinick, PC, Denville
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 1.5 credits (50 minute hour), including 1.5 ethics/professionalism credits
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 1.5 ethics credits
PA CLE: 1.0 ethics credit pending ($4 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.5 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.5 in Ethics (Full Credits Available: NJ Ethics: 1.5). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Ethics Non-Transitional: 1.5 |
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