Halloween Legalities – What Horror Movies Can Teach Lawyers

Date: Oct 24, 2024 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Location: Online

Member Price: $143.00

Non-Member Price: $179.00

Section Price: $0.00

Event Code: I088924

Areas of Law: For All Attorneys

Earn up to 2.4 credits! (More Information)

Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Kimberly A. Yonta, Esq.
Yonta Law LLC, New Brunswick

Presenters

Hon. Louis F. Locascio, JSC (Ret.)
Andrew S. Blumer LLC
Cara A. Fialkoff, Esq.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, Livingston
Desha L. Jackson, Esq.
Desha Jackson Law Group LLC, Freehold

Continuing Legal Education is mandatory, but it doesn’t have to be boring! A little levity can be a great thing for every attorney. Get into the Halloween spirit and have a little fun with this popular seminar. The panel will play various horror movie/TV show clips and then analyze the legal topics presented. You’d be surprised at how many legal issues pop up when you view the horror genre through a legal lens. Register today for a frighteningly good time!    

Movie clips include:

  • Treehouse of Horror IV (The Simpsons)
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Promising Young Woman
  • Misery
  • Immaculate
  • Crimson Peak
  • Abigail
  • Lisa Frankenstein
  • Addams Family Values
  • Late Night with the Devil
  • Happy Death Day
  • Prey (from the Predator franchise)
  • Dracula
  • Mayhem

Legal topics include

  • Contract Law
  • False Impersonation
  • Self-Defense
  • False Imprisonment
  • Reproductive Technology/Genetic Engineering Laws
  • Annulment and “Fraud Against the Essentials of the Marriage”
  • Felony Murder/Conspiracy
  • Involuntary Commitments
  • Guardianships
  • Artificial Intelligence Regulations
  • Copyright Infringement
  • Recapturing Intellectual Property Rights
  • Use of Fictionalized Images of Historical Figures
  • Employment Law - Sick Leave/PTO

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 (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 2.4).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Transitional: 2.0
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 2.0
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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