Hot Tips in Family Law 2026 – The Essential Ethics Update
Date: Nov 11, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $187.00
Non-Member Price: $234.00
Section Price: $176.00
Areas of Law: Family
Earn up to 4.5 credits, including 4.5 in Ethics! (More Information)
Featured Speaker
Moderator
- Cassie Murphy, Esq.
- Law Offices of Paone, Zaleski & Murphy, Red Bank
Presenters
- Hon. Michael R. Casale, (Ret.)
- Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis
- Hon. Bonnie J. Mizdol (Ret.)
- Ferro Labella & Weiss LLC
- Rita M. Aquilio, Esq.
- Treasurer, NJSBA Family Law Section
Lawrence Law - Alyssa Bartholomew, Esq.
- Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, Roseland
- Francesca P. Buarne, Esq.
- Red Bank
- Jessica Budrock, Esq.
- Budrock Law Firm, LLC, Linwood
- Daniel Burton, Esq.
- Lawrence Law, LLC, Watchung
- Stilianos M. Cambilis, Esq.
- Bridgewater
- Alix Claps, Esq.
- Heymann & Fletcher, Mount Freedom
- Vito Colasurdo, Jr., Esq.
- Colasurdo Law LLC, Red Bank
- LaDonna M. Cousins, Esq.
- Williams Law Group, LLC, Short Hills
- Carmen M. Diaz, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Matrimonial Attorney
Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, PC - Robert A. Epstein, Esq.
- Manzi Epstein Lomurro & DeCataldo, LLC, West Orange
- Bonnie C. Frost, Esq.
- Chair, Ethics Diversionary Program
Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, P.C., Parsippany - Sean Gaynor, Esq.
- Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman, PC, Scotch Plains
- Kimberly Greenfield, Esq.
- Partner, Musulin Groves & Greenfield, Mount Holly
- Christina M. Groves, Esq.
- Partner, Musulin Law Firm LLC, Mount Holly
- Nicole A. Kobis, Esq.
- Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook and Cooper, P.C., New Providence
- Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq.
- Rigden Lieberman Mignogna, Marlton
- Linda A. Mainenti Walsh, Esq.
- Linda Mainenti Walsh LLC, Morristown
- Ashley Vallillo Manzi, Esq.
- Manzi Epstein Lomurro & DeCataldo, LLC, West Orange
- Amanda J. Massey, Esq.
- Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C., Holmdel
- Amy L. Miller, Esq.
- Singleton, Lau & DeBoer LLC, Parsippany
- Kelsey D. Mulholland, Esq.
- Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP, Saddle Brook
- Matheu D. Nunn, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, P.C. - Tamires M. Oliveira, Esq.
- Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, Newark
- Victoria Paone Rosa, Esq.
- Paone Zaleski & Murphy, Red Bank
- Louis Ragone, Esq.
- Stark & Stark, Hamilton
- Maritza Rodriguez, Esq.
- Rodriguez Law Firm LLC, Newark
- Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder, Esq.
- Rozin Golinder Law, LLC, East Brunswick
- Lauren Sharp, Esq.
- Haber Silver Russoniello & Dunn, Florham Park
- Barry S. Sobel, Esq.
- Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, Iselin
- Lynne Strober, Esq.
- Mandelbaum Barrett, Roseland
- Kristi L. Terranova, Esq.
- Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, PC, Parsippany
- Amy Wechsler, Esq.
- Lawrence Law, Watchung
- Michael J. Weil, Esq.
- Skoloff & Wolfe, Livingston
- Victoria A. Wilton, Esq.
- Stark & Stark, Hamilton
- Michelle A. Wortmann, Esq.
- Sarno Da Costa D'Aniello Maceri Webb LLC, Roseland
- Amanda M. Yu, Esq.
- Drisgula Divorce & Family Law, Wayne
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Family Law Section
Finding creative or unexpected solutions to complex and interesting issues.
This popular yearly program returns! This year, seasoned family lawyers and judges will provide insight, knowledge and perspective in finding solutions to complex ethical dilemmas.
The speakers will share the skills and techniques they learned through experience about a wide spectrum of ethical issues including: safeguarding client confidentiality in a time when texting is the main form of communication and artificial intelligence is exploding; candor to the tribunal when your clients provide less-than-accurate information about their finances; Ethics Opinion 738, which addresses what an attorney can say in response to a negative online review; protecting the attorney client privilege when you transfer a file to new counsel; ethical issues when assuming multiple roles; how to handle clients who use AI as co-counsel; and dealing with the juiciest gossip when you know you can’t spill the tea.
Don’t miss this sage advice that will protect your career and your reputation.
Topics include:
1. Attorneys’ ethical obligation to de-escalate conflict during litigation. – Alyssa Bartholomew, Esq.
2. AI, social media, and digital evidence in Family Law: What every attorney should know. – Hon. Terry P. Bottinelli (Ret.)
3. Topic TBA - Francesca P. Buarne, Esq.
4. Managing client expectations. - Jessica Budrock, Esq.
5. Fioravante v. Fioravante, et. al, and the frivolous litigation statute. – Daniel Burton, Esq.
6. Sanctions for AI hallucinated citations. - Stilianos M. Cambilis, Esq.
7. Ethics of ADR. – Hon. Michael R. Casale (Ret.)
8. Ethics Opinion 738, which addresses what an attorney can say in response to a negative online review.- Alix Claps, Esq.
9. Topic TBA - Vito Colasurdo, Jr., Esq.
10. Confidentiality after death (ex. when a family member comes calling after the client has died) (“Grave Concerns: Confidentiality After Death”). – LaDonna M. Cousins, Esq.
11. Protecting the attorney client privilege when transfer a file to new counsel. – Carmen M. Diaz, Esq.
12. Bonnie C. Frost, Esq. – Process
13. Ethical considerations leading up to and during trial. – Sean Gaynor, Esq.
14. Topic TBA – Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder, Esq.
15. Confidentiality: While we know the tea is hot, you cannot spill it. – Kimberly Greenfield, Esq.
16. Communicating with clients .- Christina M. Groves, Esq.
17. The Use of GALs.- Nicole A. Kobis, Esq.
18. RPC 1.6 confidentiality, particularly when viewed with all the texting and electronically stored information. – Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq.
19. Topic TBA – Ashley Vallillo Manzi, Esq.
20. “Co-Counsel Crisis- When clients use AI as Legal Counsel”. – Amanda J. Massey, Esq.
21. CYA in the MSA. – Amy L. Miller, Esq.
22. Ethical considerations surrounding guardianship of an incapacitated child. – Hon. Bonnie J. Mizdol (Ret)
23. RPC 1.8 that officially prohibits lawyers from having sex with their clients. – Kelsey D. Mulholland, Esq.
24. Topics TBA - Matheu D. Nunn, Esq.
25. Topic TBA – Tamires M. Oliveira, Esq.
26. Topic TBA - Louis Ragone, Esq.
27. Well-being and ethics. – Maritza Rodriguez, Esq.
28. “The Three P’s of Ethics: Personal, Professional, and Propaganda.” - Victoria Paone Rosa, Esq.
29. What to do when you suspect your adversary used AI in a legal document. – Lauren Sharp, Esq.
30. Topic TBA - Barry S, Sobel, Esq.
31. Staying in cases when clients don’t provide accurate information about their finances. – Lynne Strober, Esq.
32. Topic TBA - Kristi L. Terranova, Esq.
33. RPC 1.16 Declining or Terminating Representation- specifically responsibilities of attorney upon termination i.e., release of file. - Linda Mainenti Walsh, Esq.
34. Ethical issues in assuming multiple roles. – Amy Wechsler, Esq.
35. RPC 1.2 (Scope of Representation) : Who decides, client or counsel? - Michael J. Weil, Esq.
36. Topic TBA – Victoria A. Wilton, Esq.
37. Ethical considerations attorneys should be mindful of when they are the ones utilizing AI in their practice. – Michelle A. Wortmann, Esq.
38. Topics TBA - Amanda M. Yu, Esq.
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