Ethics in Appellate Practice
Date: Nov 9, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $159.00
Non-Member Price: $199.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Appellate Practice, Ethics
Earn up to 3.3 credits, including 3.3 in Ethics! (More Information)
Featured Speaker
Moderator
- Catherine B. Derenze, Esq.
- Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador, LLC, Newark
Presenters
- Hon. Katie A. Gummer, J.A.D.
- New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
- Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Esq.
- Lomurro Munson, LLC, Freehold
- Natalie H. Mantell, Esq.
- McCarter & English, Newark
- Ezra D. Rosenberg
- Director of Appellate Advocacy, ACLU of New Jersey, Newark
- Kayla E. Rowe, Esq.
- Kayla E. Rowe, Attorney At Law
Discover how to navigate the territory of ethics in appellate practice. This program will address attorney ethical obligations starting with the decision to file an appeal. Acquire knowledge about the duties of diligence, competence, and communication as applied during the appellate process.
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Program Agenda
- 9 a.m. | Introduction -Catherine B. Derenze, Esq.
- 9:05 a.m. | Should there be an appeal? - Panel Discussion
- Ethical issues, conflict of interest, R. 1:4-8(a)(1), (2)- (a) Effect of signing, filing or advocating a paper; applicable RPC’s (Appellant) Fed. R. Civ. P. 11.
- 9:35 a.m. | Duty of Diligence, Duty of competence, and Duty of Communication -Panel Discussion
- Applicable RPC’s, Use of artificial intelligence in appellate practice in an ethical manner.
- 10:25 a.m. | Break
- 10:35 a.m. | Candor to the tribunal (both sides), Applicable RPC’s -Panel Discussion
- 11:15 a.m. | Obligation to argue points raised by client that counsel deems frivolous? - Panel Discussion
- Civil cases - R. 1:4-8; Fed. R. Civ. P. 11; RPC 3.3(a)(1).
- 11:50 a.m. | Q&A
- 12 p.m. | Adjourn
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