Sealing the Deal – The Advantage of Using TAR (Technology Assisted Review) in Litigation

Technology Assisted Review (TAR) uses AI in discovery to analyze and categorize large volumes of legal documents, but success depends on input from you. Hear from attorneys who have successfully used TAR in discovery as they delve into how to maximize the benefits of using this exciting new technology. They will also discuss the foundational skills needed to challenge or authenticate digital evidence in an era where AI-generated documents are the new normal.

Love and Death: Estate Planning for Second Marriages and Blended Families

When assets, love and death collide, every drafting decision in an estate plan becomes even more vital. Learn how to carry out the testator’s intentions and maybe even save the family from dramatic estate administration conflicts while protecting yourself from drafting disasters in high-stakes, emotional family dynamics.

Speakers:
– Gary R. Botwinick, Esq., Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, P.C., Denville
– Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq., Rigden Lieberman Mignogna, Marlton
– Megha R. Thakkar, Esq., Thakkar Family Law, LLC, Piscataway

The Business Breakup – How to Represent Business Partners and Members who are No Longer “Closely Held”

No one starts or joins a business expecting it to fail, or worse, expecting it to succeed and go on without them. Irreconcilable business relationships, however, are a fact of business life. A business breakup requires lawyers to use their skills as negotiators, litigators and transactional attorneys. This program will help you shepherd your clients to a successful breakup so you can send them into a happy post-divorce future.

Speakers:
– W. Raymond Felton, Esq., Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP, Woodbridge
– Emily A. Kaller, Esq., Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP, Woodbridge

Your AI is Not Equal to My Law Degree – What to Do When Clients Go Rogue

When your clients use AI either before they retain you or during a lawsuit, it isn’t only annoying, it can be strategically disastrous to their case. AI can remove documents generated through its use from attorney-client privilege and work product protections and, of course provide erroneous information.

Speakers will discuss how to deal with clients who think they are being helpful but who are creating risks to you and to their cases.

Estate Planning for Modern Love: Planning for Unmarried and Cohabiting Couples

More people are creating their own families outside of marriage and, when it comes to estate planning, standard plans and off-the-shelf AI templates fall dangerously short of what is needed.

Join a dynamic panel of experienced family lawyers and estate planning attorneys as they provide you with new insights on how to draft wills, trusts, healthcare proxies and powers of attorney that honor your clients’ wishes and protects their families by protecting their property, finances and health decisions.

Speakers:
– W. Lois Kahagi, Esq., W.Lois Kahagi Family Law Services, Iselin
– Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq., Past NJSBA President, Lawrence Law, LLC, Watchung
– Alyssa Engleberg Nunn, Esq., Hagan, Weisberg & Nunn, LLC, Cedar Knolls
– Matheu D. Nunn, Esq., Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, P.C.

The Right Stuff: Scaling Your Firm with Virtual Teams and AI

Ready to grow? Successful firm owners reveal the metrics for hiring in 2026. Learn how virtual assistants and AI can handle client intake and streamline functions, exponentially boosting your profitability.

Speakers:
– Lauren Anselowitz, Esq., Harlan York & Associates
– Ana Raquel Reis, Esq., Ana Raquel Reis-Attorney at Law
– Erdal Turnacioglu, Esq., Erdal Employment Law, LLC

Estate Planning for Digital Assets – Drafting for the 21st CenturyZ

How do you preserve assets that only exist in the cloud? Digital artwork, cryptocurrency and even cell phone photos may be quite valuable to the person who buys or generates them, but they are also difficult to plan for, keep private and, in some cases, distribute. This cutting-edge segment will marry technology with estate planning to delve into how to safeguard and estate planning, safeguarding and estate distribution for assets that will live on in digital form.

Speakers:
– Peter S. Cobb, Esq., The Wacks Law Group, LLC, Whippany
– Barry E. Janay, Esq., The Law Office of Barry E. Janay, P. C., Livingston

Surrogacy Agreements – Representing Parties Who Make Miracles Happen

Deb Guston is a Past President of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, the leading international, credentialed organization of family formation attorneys and formerly served as its Adoption Director, guiding the Academy’s adoption policy and advocacy. Donald Cofsky is a fellow and the Past President of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, and a fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys (both of which are now known as The Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys). He has assisted over 1,500 families in completing their adoptions. Together, they will present this program on legal insights, strategies and techniques in order to represent people in surrogacy and adoption.

Speakers:
– Donald C. Cofsky, Esq., Cofsky & Zeidman LLC, Haddonfield
– Debra E. Guston, Esq., C.A.E., Guston & Guston, LLP, Glen Rock

Why Did I Ever Hire Them? Negligent Hiring, Training and Supervision Claims for Plaintiffs and Defendants

As an employer, your client is a paragon of work ethic and virtue. However, that doesn’t shield them from acts of fraud, negligence or criminal acts perpetrated by their employees. Because an employer is responsible for exercising a duty of reasonable care in the selection or retention of their employee under certain circumstances, an employer can be sued for negligence associated with the hiring of the employee.

Speakers:
– Thaddeus Hubert, IV, Esq., Goldberg Segalla, Princeton
– J. Silvio Mascolo, Esq., Rebenack Aronow Mascolo LLP, New Brunswick

Ethical Lessons from the Epstein Morass

There are many lessons to be learned from the disaster that was Jeffrey Epstein’s legacy. This segment will focus on reputation and judgment. While the ethical lines crossed may seem obvious, they are not always clear in attorney interactions with clients, adversaries and colleagues. Our expert faculty will help you understand how to evaluate reputational risk, document advice, and disengage from clients who could take you down with them. Pinpoint when to draw firm ethical lines and keep both your license and your legacy intact. Because one client’s scandal should never become yours.

Speakers:
– Peter Jay Boyer, Esq., Hyland Levin Shapiro, LLP
– Bonnie C. Frost, Esq., Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, P.C., Parsippany
– William A. Krais, Esq., Porzio Bromberg & Newman, Morristown