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Oct. 31 CLE | Fundmentals of Finance and Financial Fraud for Lawyers | The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax and Trial

  • 1.  Oct. 31 CLE | Fundmentals of Finance and Financial Fraud for Lawyers | The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax and Trial

    Posted 10-19-2023 03:01 PM

    Good afternoon Family Law Section members,

    On Tuesday, Oct. 31, there are two different CLE programs, that you may find of interest.

    Fundamentals of Finance and Financial Fraud for Lawyers
    9 a.m. to 12 p.m. - New Jersey Law Center and Online
    The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax and Trial
    9:30 - 11:10 a.m. - Online

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    Fundamentals of Finance and Financial Fraud for Lawyers
    9 a.m. to 12 p.m. - New Jersey Law Center and Online
    Learn the fundamentals of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements with our popular presenter and CPA, Joseph Novello. He will walk you through the three most important financial statements that lawyers should know to best serve your clients. He will also explain financial fraud to you, alert you to fraud warning signs and explain how to combat fraud at your clients and your firm.

    Faculty
    PRESENTERS
    Joseph Novello
    The Financial Training Organization, Metuchen

    Welcome and Introduction
    The Basic Equation of Finance
    Financial Statements
       • Balance Sheet
       • Income Statement
       • Statement of Cash Flow
       • Notes to Financial Statements
       • Auditor’s Report
    Financial Fraud 
       • Types of financial fraud
       • Fraud warning signs
       • Is there a fraudster profile?
       • How to combat fraud in your law firm
       • Cyber fraud
       • Fraud cases in the news
       • Sarbanes Oxley legislation regarding fraud prevention

    CLE Credits
    NJ CLE:    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 (Full Credits Available: CPE Finance: 3.0, NJ General: 3.3).
    NY CLE:    NY Professional Practice Transitional: 3.0
    PA CLE:    PA Substantive Credit: 2.5
    $12.00 fee – payment is required for PACLE credits, and can be made when registering for this program or when submitting your CLE form

    The tuition for NJSBA members is $152. The general tuition is $190.

    Click here to register for Fundamentals of Finance and Financial Fraud for Lawyers.

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    The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax and Trial
    9:30 - 11:10 a.m. - Online

    Faculty
    PRESENTERS
    Peter Zablocki
    The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax

    The saga of the Morristown ghost has been told around campfires and dinner tables for generations. Local legend claimed British Loyalists secretly buried stolen Patriot treasure on Schooley Mountain as they fled the oncoming forces of George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Years later in 1788, a former school teacher from Connecticut, Ransford Rodgers, convinced local prominent Morristown families that a ghost was protecting the true location of the treasure and he alone could exercise it. Little did the victims know, Rodgers was perpetuating an elaborate hoax and eventually extorted large sums of money from the embarrassed local elite and wound up on trial. What happened next is unimaginable in today’s legal world. The tale has been recounted in various sensational pamphlets and publications ever since, leaving behind a mystery of what is true or myth.  Along with Peter Zablocki, author of the book The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax: The Search for Lost Revolutionary War Treasure, we’ll separate fact from fiction in the story of the great Morristown ghost hoax and trial while looking at the happenings through today’s legal lens.

    CLE Credits
    NJ CLE:    NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 2.0).
    NY CLE:    NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 2.0
    PA CLE:    PA Substantive Credit: 1.5
    $8.00 fee – payment is required for PACLE credits, and can be made when registering for this program or when submitting your CLE form

    The tuition for NJSBA members is $99. The general tuition is $125.

    Click here to register for The 1788 Morristown Ghost Hoax and Trial.

    For questions or to register by phone for either program, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500, or by email at [email protected].

    All the best,
    Barb 



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    Barbara S. Straczynski
    Director of New Media and Promotion
    New Jersey State Bar Association
    One Constitution Square
    New Brunswick, NJ 08901
    732-937-7524
    [email protected]
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