New Jersey Attorneys in the Age of AI: Navigating Risk, Ethics and Opportunity
Date: Jun 30, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $177.00
Non-Member Price: $209.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Ethics, Technology
Earn up to 4 credits, including 1.2 in Ethics! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq.
- Past President, New Jersey State Bar Association
Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran LLC, Oceanis the founding Partner of the Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran, LLC in Ocean, New Jersey. He concentrates his practice exclusively in family law and handles matters related to divorce, custody, alimony, domestic violence, adoption, prenuptial agreements, parenting rights, same-sex marriage and other issues. He has also served as a Municipal Court Judge in Ocean Township and is a former Municipal Prosecutor for the Township.
Mr. McGoughran is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Supreme Court. A member of the New Jersey State, Pennsylvania, Ocean County and Monmouth Bar Associations, he is President of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Past Chair of the NJSBA Family Law Section Executive Committee, serves on the Executive Committee of the Association’s Military and Veterans Affairs Section and is a member of the Legal Education Committee. Mr. McGoughran is also Past President of the Monmouth Bar Association and Past Co-Chair of the Monmouth Bar Association’s Family Law Committee. He has been a Trustee for Monmouth County on the NJSBA’s Board of Trustees and has co-chaired the Legislation and Meeting Arrangements and Program Committees.
In 2010 and 2013 Mr. McGoughran was the recipient of the Distinguished Legislative Service Award bestowed by the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the Monmouth Bar Association Family Law Committee presented him with the Family Lawyer of the Year Award in 2012. He is a regular lecturer on law and ethics topics.
Mr. McGoughran received his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School. He was a law clerk to the Honorable Robert W. O’Hagan, JSC.
Presenters
- Narline Casimir
- Assistant Prosecutor, Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office, Woodbury
- Steven J. Eisenstein, Esq.
- Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C., Roseland
- Jessica Lewis Kelly, Esq.
- Special Assistant To the Administrative Director, Administrative Office of the Courts
- Karen Painter Randall, Esq.
- Connell Foley LLP, Roselandis founder and Chair of the Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Incident Response Group at Connell Foley LLP in Roseland, New Jersey. Formerly Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, she represents clients in complex litigation, and regulatory compliance and defense matters involving cybersecurity, data protection and privacy, social media and professional liability; and provides counsel and advocacy in federal and state courts for both professionals and businesses across a broad range of industries.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court, Ms. Randall is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and serves as Co-Chair of its New Jersey KnowledgeNet chapter. She received three ABA presidential appointments to serve on the Cybersecuity Legal Task Force and the Standing Committee on Lawyer’s Professional Liability, and is the co-founder and Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Cybersecurity Legal Task Force. Ms. Randall has also served as Chair of the USLAW Network Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group and co-chaired the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) 2016 NYC Cyber Liability Summit, and the University of South Carolina School of Law selected her to serve as Director of the Cybersecurity Institute. A Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, she was appointed by Chief Justice Rabner to serve on the Board on Civil Trial Certification.
Ms. Randall was selected by Bloomberg BNA to serve as its New Jersey Contributing Editor on cyber and privacy issues for Bloomberg Law: Privacy & Data Security, focusing on the
regulatory and compliance landscape of data protection laws in the U.S. and around the world. She has lectured for the American Bar Association, the AICPA and other professional organizations, and is the author and co-author of articles which have appeared in New Jersey Lawyer, USLAW Magazine and other publications. She is the recipient of several honors.
Ms. Randall received her B.A. and M.A. in Public Administration from the University of South Carolina and her J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law. She completed the Advanced Legal Management Program at Montclair University’s School of Business and clerked for the Honorable J. Emmet Cassidy, JSC.
(8/23) - Paula H. Simpkins, Esq.
- Corp-Tech Law, Piscataway
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA AI Committee
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the practice of law, bringing powerful new tools—and significant new risks—into every law office. This timely program will explore how attorneys can responsibly integrate AI into their practices while protecting client confidentiality, maintaining cybersecurity, and complying with evolving ethical obligations. Experienced practitioners and technology experts will examine practical uses of AI in legal research, drafting, and case management; discuss the growing cybersecurity threats facing law firms; and analyze the ethical considerations raised by these technologies under the Rules of Professional Conduct. Attendees will leave with practical guidance on how to use emerging technologies effectively, safeguard client data, and navigate the ethical challenges of practicing law in the digital age.
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