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, New JerseySBA 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., Westfield
- 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
- 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
- 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:
- RPC 1.6 confidentiality, particularly when viewed with all the texting and electronically stored information
- Lawyer well-being and ethics
- Representing clients who don’t provide accurate information about their finances
- CYA in the MSA – Protecting yourself in the marital settlement agreement
- Ethical considerations leading up to and during trial
- 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
- Ethics and retainer agreements
- RPC 1.16 - Declining or terminating representation, specifically responsibilities of the attorney upon termination, i.e.. release of file
- Ethics of ADR
- Ethical issues in assuming multiple roles
- Communicating with clients
- Co-Counsel Crisis- When clients use AI as legal counsel
- Ethical considerations attorneys should be mindful of when they are the ones utilizing AI in their practice
- What to do when you suspect your adversary used AI in a legal document
- Grave Concerns – confidentiality after client death
- Ethical issues in the use of Guardians ad Litem
- Managing Client Expectations
- Confidentiality, while we know the tea is hot you cannot spill it!
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