Ethics Primer
Date: Mar 20, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $179.00
Non-Member Price: $224.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Ethics
Earn up to 4.5 credits, including 4.5 in Ethics! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Hon. Edwin H. Stern P.J.A.D (Ret.)
- Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C.
Presenters
- Hon. Mary Catherine Cuff, P.J.A.D. (Ret.)
- Chair, Disciplinary Review Board of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Hon. Carmen Messano, C.J.A.D. (Ret.)
- Chair, Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct (ACJC)
- Heather Joy Baker, Esq.
- Clerk, The Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Carol Johnston, Esq.
- Former Counsel To the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics
Carol Johnston Ethics Law, Princeton - Johanna Barba Jones, Esq.
- Director, Office of Attorney Ethics, Trenton
Mark your calendar for this crucial ethics seminar! A distinguished panel of ethics experts, including the Chair of the Disciplinary Review Board, the Chair of the advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, the Director of the Office of Attorney Ethics, Clerk of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and the Former Counsel to the Advisory Committee on Profession Ethics, will guide you through all aspects of ethics.
Acquire important knowledge about the following ethical topics:
- New Jersey Supreme Court’s regulation of attorneys and judges
- Judicial regulation
- Attorney regulation (including fee arb. and random audit program)
- Disciplinary review board recent decisions
- Staying out of trouble
Register today!
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