Hello Family Law Section members,
On
Monday, Oct. 29, NJICLE will present
A Lawyers Guide to Dealing with Difficult Clients and Impossible Adversaries from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the
New Jersey Law Center.
Conflict is a part of life, and lawyers must learn how to handle people who seemingly thrive on making life difficult for others. Understanding what drives difficult people and how to best react to outbursts, threats, and intimidation is an essential skill for every lawyer. In many cases, it can mean the difference between success and failure - and your satisfaction or disenchantment with the legal profession. It's a skill that some people innately have, but most of us must learn. This seminar is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of the issues, causes and characteristics underlying the thinking, feeling and behavior patterns of difficult people - as well as simple strategies you can use to quickly and easily resolve issues before they escalate.
This program also explores human behavior - including a discussion on why people act in ways that are directly contrary to their self-interest.
FACULTY
Speaker:Ramon Ortiz, Esq.
Senior Attorney Counselor
New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program, New Brunswick
Denise C. Golonka, MA, LPC, LCADC
Clinical Manager,
New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program, New Brunswick
TOPICS
• Techniques and strategies for managing difficult, challenging clients and impossible adversaries.
• A review of the assessment criteria for personality disorders as detailed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
• How to recognize and handle clients or adversaries experiencing Major Mood Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Pathological Anger, and Anxiety based disorders
• How to develop awareness of our self-defeating traits, thinking patterns, and behaviors which cause conflicts with our clients and adversaries.
CLE Credits: NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 3.3 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.5 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 3.3 credits (50 minute hour), including 1.5 ethics/professionalism credits
PA CLE: 1.5 substantive and 1.0 ethics credits pending ($12 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt): 1.5 professional practice and 1.5 ethics credits
The tuition for NJSBA members is $160. The general tuition is $200.
Click here to register for A Lawyers Guide to Dealing with Difficult Clients and Impossible Adversaries.
Click here to download a form to register.
Click here for a form to register a group.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500.
All the best,
Barbara
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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
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