Top 20 Ways to Get Disciplined (And How to Avoid Them)
Date: Dec 16, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $143.00
Non-Member Price: $179.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Ethics
Earn up to 2.4 credits, including 2.4 in Ethics! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
Presenters
- Bonnie C. Frost, Esq.
- Chair, Ethics Diversionary Program
Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, P.C., Denville - Barry J. Muller, Esq.
- Chair, New JerseySBA Ethics Diversionary Program
Fox Rothschild LLP, Parlin
The NJSBA's Most Popular Ethics CLE Returns for 2025
PROTECT YOUR LICENSE. PROTECT YOUR REPUTATION. PROTECT YOUR PRACTICE.
Don't become a cautionary tale. Join us for the eye-opening CLE program that New Jersey attorneys can't stop talking about – back by popular demand with fresh cases and new pitfalls to avoid. Two of New Jersey's foremost ethics authorities, Bonnie C. Frost, Esq. (Chair, NJSBA Ethics Diversionary Program, Einhorn Barbarito Frost & Botwinick PC) and Barry J. Muller, Esq. (Chair, NJSBA Ethics Diversionary Program, Fox Rothschild LLP), share real cases, real consequences, and real solutions drawn from years of guiding attorneys through the disciplinary process.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN TO AVOID
Critical knowledge that could save your career and hundreds of thousands in sanctions:
- The 20 most common ethics violations that destroy legal careers – know them before they happen to you
- Trust account disasters – why this remains the #1 path to disbarment and how simple safeguards prevent catastrophe
- Client communication failures that trigger grievances and malpractice claims – plus proven systems to stay compliant
- Hidden conflict of interest traps in everyday practice that leads to disgorgement of fees and public censure
- Social media mistakes that violate advertising rules and result in public discipline
- Fee dispute nightmares that escalate to ethics charges – and the documentation that stops them cold
- Practice area danger zones in real estate closings, litigation, and family law where careers implode
- What really happens when the OAE investigates – insider knowledge from those who've guided hundreds through the process
- How the Diversionary Program works – when it can save your license and when it can't
- Real ethics hotline scenarios and recent disciplinary cases with practical compliance strategies for solo and small firms
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