A.I. and the Law: A 2024 Review and a Look at the Year Ahead

Date: Dec 17, 2024 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: Online

Member Price: $125.00

Non-Member Price: $160.00

Section Price: $0.00

Event Code: I145724

Areas of Law: For All Attorneys

Earn up to 2.4 credits, including 1.2 in Ethics! (More Information)

Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Steven J. Eisenstein, Esq.
Lum Drasco & Positan LLC, Roseland

Presenters

Hon. Ronald J. Hedges (Ret.)
Former U.S.M.J.
Principal, Ronald J. Hedges LLC
is Senior Counsel for Dentons in New York City and a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He has extensive experience in e-discovery and the management of complex civil litigation matters, and has served as a special master, arbitrator and mediator. He also consults on the management and discovery of electronically stored information (ESI).

Admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, Texas and the District of Columbia, and before several federal courts, Judge Hedges is a former United States Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1986-2007), where he was the Compliance Judge for the Court Mediation Program, a member of the Lawyers Advisory Committee, and a member of and reporter for the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee. A member of the Advisory Group of Magistrate Judges from 2001-2005, he has also been a member of the American Law Institute, the American and Federal Bar Associations, and the Historical Society and the Lawyers Advisory Committee of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Judge Hedges has served on the Sedona Conference Judicial Advisory Board; the Sedona Conference Working Group on Protective Orders, Confidentiality, and Public Access; and the Sedona Conference Working Group on Best Practices for Electronic Document Retention & Protection. He has also been a member of the Advisory Board of the Advanced E-Discovery Institute of Georgetown University Law Center. He is a former Fellow at the Center for Information Technology of Princeton University and has been a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas.

Judge Hedges has been an adjunct professor at Rutgers School of Law-Newark and is a former adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and Seton Hall University School of Law, where he has taught courses on electronic discovery and evidence and mediation skills. He is the author of “Rule 26(f): The Most Important E-Discovery Rule” (New Jersey Law Journal, 5/18/2009) and has authored, edited and co-edited a number of other publications on ESI topics including Discovery of Electronically Stored Information: Surveying the Legal Landscape (BNA, 2007). He is the principal author of the third edition of the Federal Judicial Center’s Pocket Guide for Judges on Discovery of Electronic Information.

Judge Hedges received his B.A. from the University of Maryland and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
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Robert B. Hille, Esq.
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, Roseland
Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, is a Partner in Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP in Morristown, New Jersey. He concentrates his practice in insurance and healthcare law and has litigated a number of insurance defense and coverage, healthcare, professional liability defense, fraud and abuse, and regulatory matters. He has also been involved in a number of reported decisions.

Mr. Hille is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Past President of the Bergen County Bar Association, he is Past President of the New Jersey State Bar Association, where he has chaired the Insurance Benefit and Amicus Committees, continues to serve on those committees and is a member of the Malpractice Insurance Committee and the Health and Hospital Law Section. He has been a member of the Health and Tort Law Sections of the American Bar Association as well as the New Jersey Supreme Court Civil Practice Committee.

Mr. Hille has lectured widely on insurance and healthcare law topics. His articles have appeared in the New Jersey Law Journal and other publications, and he is the recipient of several honors.

Mr. Hille received his B.A. from Bucknell University and his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School. He served a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Keven M. O’Halloran.
Jessica Lewis Kelly, Esq.
Special Assistant To the Administrative Director
Administrative Office Of The Courts
Stephanie Wilson, Esq.
Chair, Labor & Employment Law Section
Reed Smith, LLP, Princeton
John T. Wolak, Esq., CIPP-US
Director, Business & Commercial Litigation Group
Gibbons PC, Newark

Confidently navigate artificial intelligence in the practice of law. Learn essential strategies and upcoming trends for 2025 - without technical jargon.

Why You Need to Attend:
Don't let AI pass you by or overwhelm your legal practice. Catch up on all the essential developments, strategies and general information every practitioner needs to know in this practical, jargon-free NJICLE seminar. From significant use cases and potential developments to ethical considerations, cybersecurity and best practices, this program delivers actionable insights for New Jersey attorneys looking to understand what's coming at the intersection of AI and law in 2025, as well as guidance on how to safely implement AI tools in their practice.

Designed specifically for practicing attorneys, support staff and legal professionals in firms of all sizes, this online seminar combines critical updates with strategies that work to help you stay competitive, safe and compliant in an AI-enhanced legal landscape. Don’t get left behind – make your plans to attend today.

Gain insight into AI's impact on the legal profession in 2024 and beyond:

  • Learn from recent examples of successful – and unsuccessful – AI implementation in legal practice.
  • Master essential risk management strategies, including specific protocols for reviewing AI-generated content and maintaining appropriate human oversight.
  • Get clear guidance on which AI tools are safe to use, which to avoid and how to implement proper safeguards to protect client confidentiality.
  • Understand how to make the most of the Judiciary’s AI guidance for your day-to-day practice – and what to expect in the years ahead.
  • Discover how leading law firms are successfully implementing AI tools for legal research, document review and contract analysis while maintaining ethical compliance.
  • Preview upcoming changes in AI regulation and technology to prepare your practice for 2025 and beyond while staying ahead of potential compliance issues.

CLE Credits
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 2.4 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.2 in Ethics (Full Credits Available: NJ Ethics: 1.2, NJ General: 1.2).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Cybersecurity Ethics Transitional: 1.0, NY Ethics Transitional: 1.0
PA CLE:PA Ethics Credit: 1.0, PA Substantive Credit: 1.0
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.

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