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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
1:30PM - 3:00PM
Hot Topics in Legal Ethics
Ethics and Professionalism Track (Music Box Theater)
This session will update attendees on recent developments in legal ethics over the past year.
Moderator/Speaker:
Peter J. Gallagher, Esq., Ferro Labella & Weiss LLC.
Speakers:
Andrew J. Cevasco, Esq., Archer & Greiner
Lawrence Krayn, Jr., Esq., NJ Judiciary
Tamar Lerer, Esq., Office of the Public Defender
Rubin Sinins, Esq., Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC.
G. Glennon Troublefield, Esq., Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Brody & Agnello, PC
Cassandra Jahnke Walsh, Esq., O'Toole Scrivo
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
3:45PM - 5:15PM
Confidentiality, Privacy and Attorney Client Privilege in Internal Investigations in the Public and Private Sectors
Ethics and Professionalism Track (Tides)
This CLE will explore the current legal and regulatory landscapes concerning confidentiality, privacy and attorney client privilege issues that arise during internal investigations in the public and private sectors. This CLE will evaluate current New Jersey cases that address these issues, including the New Jersey Supreme Court's latest decision in Usachenok v. State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury, et al. This CLE will provide practical advice to practitioners conducting or supervising investigations and how the investigations can be used as swords or shields in legal and regulatory cases and will discuss unique discovery issues that can arise.
Moderator/Speaker:
Hon. Ronald J. Hedges (Ret.), U.S.M.J., Ronald J. Hedges LLC
Speakers:
Stephanie D. Gironda, Esq., Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer
Sundeep Iyer, Director of the Division on Civil Rights , Office of Attorney General
Lisa Manshel, Esq., Former Chair, Labor & Employment Law Section , Manshel Law LLC
Aileen O'Driscoll, Esq., New Jersey Education Association
Janett Smyth, Esq., Law Office of Janett Smyth, Esq.
Robert T. Szyba, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw
Stephanie Wilson, Esq., Chair, Labor & Employment Law Section , Retired Partner, Reed Smith LLP
Beth P. Zoller, Esq., KSBranigan Law PC.
THURSDAY, MAY 15
8:45AM - 10:00AM
Am I Covered? – Understanding Your Professional Liability Policy and Trending Claims
Ethics and Professionalism Track (Aqua)
This seminar promises to reach a broad range of interested people, including: managing partners and/or other attorneys responsible for securing and/or renewing legal malpractice insurance and informing the carrier of potential claims and who need to know whether certain acts or omissions are covered under the firm’s professional liability policy; new and experienced attorneys who need to learn when to advise of a potential claim; and non-attorneys within law firms responsible for securing and/or renewing insurance policies and/or reporting claims. This seminar will provide an understanding of professional liability coverage for attorneys and law firms, including scope of coverage, what may be a claim, claims-made policies, responsibilities for providing notice, and the significance of the timing of reporting a claim. Next, the panelists will delve into several real life, “trending” scenarios or hypotheticals and discuss whether coverage would be provided under a legal malpractice or other type of policy. The topics to be discussed include the following: whether acts or omissions of non-lawyers, including paralegals and legal assistants, are covered; cyber risks and exposures (to self, firm, clients, third parties, and vendor risk considerations), and artificial intelligence risks and exposures, as well as ethical implications.
Moderator/Speaker:
Kathleen J. Devlin, Esq., Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP
Speakers:
Robert B. Hille, Esq., Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis
Michael R. McAndrew, Esq., Law Office of Michael R. McAndrew LLC
Mike Mooney, Senior Vice President and Professional Liability Practice Leader , USI Affinity
Matthew O'Malley, Esq., Tompkins McGuire Wachenfeld & Barry LLP
Julia Talarick, Esq., Kinney Lisovicz Reilly & Wolff PC
David L. Wikstrom, Esq., Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
Miles S. Winder, III, Esq., Law Office of Miles S. Winder, III, Esq.