Legal Malpractice Update 2025
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $229
Non-Member Price: $287
Areas of Law: Civil, Ethics
| 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 4.5 hours of total CLE credit, including 4.5 in Ethics (Full Credits Available: NJ Ethics: 4.5). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Ethics Non-Transitional: 4.5 |
| PA CLE: | PA Ethics Credit: 3.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program. |
Keynote
Moderator
- Scott B. Piekarsky, Esq.
- Certified By the New Jersey Supreme Court As a Civil Trial Attorney
Offit Kurman - John L. Slimm, Esq.
- Marshall Dennehey, Mount Laurel
Presenters
- Hon. Harry G. Carroll, J.A.D. (Ret.)
- Meyerson Fox & Conte, PA
- Jeffrey A. Donner, Esq.
- Certified By the New Jersey Supreme Court As a Civil Trial Attorney
Donner Law Associates, L.L.C. - William F. O'Connor, Jr., Esq.
- McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter, Morristown
- Kenneth Thyne, Esq.
- Simon Law Group, LLC, Somerville
Do you want to avoid ethical issues? Every year, an increasing number of New Jersey attorneys find themselves facing ethical issues, often without realizing they were in violation. Attend this engaging program and gain a true understanding on how to effectively protect against ethical grievances and legal malpractice. Hear from a distinguished panel as they touch on ethical issues in legal malpractice, applicable court rules, case law, litigation strategies and fee issues. The program will culminate with a real and thrilling demonstration of the Rule 104 hearing in legal malpractice matters. You will be mesmerized as an esteemed panel illustrates the significance of the Rule 104 hearing by taking on roles in the demonstration! Come join us and leave with a wealth of knowledge regarding ethics issues and legal malpractice!
Program Agenda:
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9:00 | Welcome - Scott B. Piekarsky, Esq.
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9:05 | A Discussion of Saffer v. Willoughby - Jeffrey Donner, Esq.
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9:50 | Trial Practice and Litigation Strategies Defense Side
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10:35 | Defending Claims for Negligent Preservation of Evidence - William F. O'Connor, Jr., Esq.
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11:20 | Break
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11:30 | Rule 4:5-1 and Dismissal Based on Failure to Disclose a Potential Legal Malpractice Claim - Kenneth Thyne, Esq.
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12:15 | Rule 104 Hearing Demonstration - Harry G. Carroll, J.A.D. (Ret.); Scott B. Piekarsky, Esq. and John L. Slimm, Esq.
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1:00 | Adjourn