Virtual Fall Conference 2026

Put AI to work in litigation, from research and motion drafting to discovery, deposition summaries and trial preparation. Compare practical workflows, costs and common failures, and learn the verification steps that save you time and money while keeping your input essential to the case.

Learn how to protect client confidences and keep case materials secure when using AI at the firm and in court. The panel will discuss what coverage may apply if something goes wrong and share safeguards for each stage of trial.

Understand how prediction markets work and why contracts tied to sports, elections and other events raise legal questions. Explore federal and state oversight, gambling and commodities issues, and the practical considerations for advising clients in this developing market.

Get an update on workplace harassment law, damages and litigation strategy from plaintiff and defense perspectives. Explore effective investigation techniques, evidence assessment and the decisions that shape a case from the first complaint through litigation.

This seminar examines recent U.S. Supreme Court and federal appellate decisions that collectively reshape the legal framework governing the U.S. health care system. Rather than sweeping doctrinal changes, these cases reflect a structural reallocation of power—clarifying who can regulate, enforce, and challenge health care policy.

Attendees will gain practical guidance on navigating stricter causation standards in False Claims Act cases, assessing financial assistance and marketing arrangements for regulatory risk, and adapting to evolving limits on agency authority and government enforcement discretion. In addition, the course addresses broader system-level implications, including access to care, federal-state regulatory tensions, and the legal framework surrounding cost control initiatives such as Medicare drug pricing. By the conclusion of the program, practitioners will be equipped with updated litigation insights and strategic considerations necessary to advise clients effectively in a rapidly shifting health care legal landscape.

Learn to authenticate AI-generated audio, altered video, chatbot transcripts and other digital evidence. Explore New Jersey evidence rules, preservation practices and foundation questions that help you challenge unreliable material and establish the provenance of reliable proof.

Explore pricing beyond the billable hour as AI changes the time required for legal work. Evaluate subscription, project and phased fee arrangements that clarify scope, meet client expectations and support a sustainable practice.

Explore how generative AI can support due diligence, contract review and deal negotiations in corporate and real estate matters. Identify useful workflows, assess the risks of automated analysis and build attorney review into each stage.

Sharpen your approach to modifying custody, parenting time and support after judgment. Examine enforcement tools, emerging appellate and legislative developments, and the evidence and procedural choices that shape difficult post-judgment disputes.

Build a deposition strategy that advances your case at trial, from outlining for impeachment and using funnel and lock-in techniques to handling coaching objections and defending without obstructing. Explore remote and video depositions, AI-generated transcripts and summaries, and the use of testimony under New Jersey Rule 4:14. A live demonstration with stop-and-critique discussion puts the techniques into practice.

Assess non-compete agreements amid federal rulemaking, litigation and New Jersey legislative developments. Explore enforceability, alternative business protections and practical strategies for reviewing agreements and advising employers and employees.

Examine what happens when borrowers default on loans secured by traditional or digital assets. Review perfection, priority and enforcement under Article 9 of the UCC, then explore the distinct challenges of cryptocurrency collateral, including custody, private-key control, valuation volatility and recent UCC amendments. Gain a practical framework for structuring secured transactions and pursuing collection remedies across both established and emerging asset classes.

Address the digital evidence and online conduct that fuel high-conflict co-parenting disputes. Explore litigation and mediation strategies involving social media, online harassment and digital forensics while keeping children’s interests central.

Who controls a child’s phone, and when does digital monitoring cross the line from parenting to surveillance? The panel will discuss how to preserve digital evidence and address social media disputes, then take audience questions. Program materials include sample forms and model language.

Examine how facial recognition, risk assessments and other algorithmic tools can produce unequal outcomes. Explore discovery, admissibility and cross-examination strategies for challenging unreliable results and explaining algorithmic bias in criminal and civil matters.

Culture is more than skin deep, and differences within and across communities can shape communication, decision-making and expectations of fairness. Explore how those perspectives affect commercial disputes, custody matters, estate planning and mediation. Speakers from varied backgrounds will offer practical ways to recognize subtle cultural differences, communicate effectively, identify potential causes of action and strengthen your own cultural awareness.

Apply professional responsibility rules to AI-assisted briefs, client communications and cloud-held files. Work through issues involving candor, competence, confidentiality, supervision and fees, with practical responses to fabricated citations, deceptive communications and data breaches.

Vote on ten hypotheticals and compare your answers with New Jersey Supreme Court guidance on AI and ethics opinions on cloud storage and remote practice. The panel will walk through five incidents a firm can rehearse: spoofed wire instructions, a deepfake voice call, client data entered into a public chatbot, a misconfigured shared link, and a vendor breach. A live demonstration closes the session with an incorrect New Jersey citation and the 30-second check that catches it.

Recognize changes in a colleague’s professional functioning and respond with compassion while protecting clients. Presented in cooperation with the New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program, this session explores ethical responsibilities, supportive interventions and the Supreme Court’s third-party referral process. Defne Ekin, PhD, and Kevin Hyer, Esq., will discuss signs of concern and evidence-based approaches to difficult conversations that respect a colleague’s dignity and encourage productive action.

The speakers will address changes in professional functioning that can accompany grief, severe stress, substance use, illness, or changes in memory and judgment. They will discuss what an attorney can do when a lawyer or judge shows signs that their work may be affected, when to contact NJLAP, and how to start a difficult conversation while protecting clients.