NJSBA Family Law Section

Hello Family Law Section members,

There are just two weeks left before the Dec. 31 MCLE deadline. I want to share with you information about seminars that can help you with any CLE credits you need to fulfill the requirement.

12/20/2018 New Jersey Law Center - 2 to 5:35 p.m.
Lawyer Well Being and Its Effect on Professionalism and Ethics

12/27/2018 New Jersey Law Center - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pushing Buttons - Using the Bad Character of Others to Your Advantage

12/30/2018 Hyatt Morristown - 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A Comedic Review of Recent Supreme Court Decision and Other Notable Cases

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Lawyer Well Being and Its Effect on Professionalism and Ethics
Presented by NJICLE

Ours is a helping profession, but one that can challenge even the most competent of practitioners. The hours are long, the clients often difficult, and the workload is sometimes crushing. Those issues, coupled with pressures from personal obligations, can weaken a lawyer's wellness making him or her susceptible to depression, addiction, and other conditions. These conditions can undermine a lawyer's competency, skill and professionalism, and possibly expose an attorney to malpractice liability and disciplinary measures. At this informative program, three highly-regarded professionals from New Jersey's Lawyer's Assistance Program (NJLAP) will discuss the importance of mental wellness in the practice of law, and will provide you with practical strategies to achieve balance in your personal and professional lives.

William John Kane, Esq., the Founder and Executive Director of the New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program (NJLAP) will review how unaddressed problems can impact practices and subject attorneys to ethical and professional difficulties. He provides guidance about what to do if you think you, or a colleague, needs help. He discusses how attorneys can take care of themselves while they take care of others, so they practice ethically and competently.

Neuroscience presents new discoveries and theories about brain functioning. Ray Ortiz, Esq., a NJLAP Attorney Coordinator for 20 years, will describe some aspects of neuroscience addressing details how brain function can impact decision-making and conduct.

In addition, Noreen Braman, the Program Manager for the NJLAP, demonstrates how kindness and humor can enhance your sense of well being and have a positive impact mental state and demeanor.

Preliminary Agenda:
• Identifying mental health issues and how they should be treated
• Warning signs that an attorney may need help
• The attorney discipline system in New Jersey
• Concerns for practitioners dealing with mental health issues such as depression, substance abuse and other conditions
• Applicable case law and forensic issues
• Clinical concerns
• Methods for coping and relieving stress and preventing depression and substance abuse
• The role of the NJ Lawyers Assistance Program - what it does and how it can help attorneys who are experiencing difficulties
• What neuroscience is discovering about well-being
• Recent concepts of volition, human behavior and wellness
• Affirmative (and even fun) steps to take to enhance your sense of well being and mental health

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 4.0 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 4.0 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 4.0 credits (50 minute hour), including 4.0 ethics/professionalism credits
PA CLE: 3.0 ethics credits pending ($12 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt): 4.0 ethics credits

The tuition for NJSBA members is $160. The general tuition is $200. The tuition at the door is $220.

Click here to register for Lawyers Well Being and Its Effect on Professionalism and Ethics

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Pushing Buttons - Using the Bad Character of Others to Your Advantage
Presented by NJICLE in cooperation with the Professional Education Group.

Narcissistic patterns can be hard to spot, leading to anxiety, prolonged cases, increased expenses, decreased energy, losing a client's confidence, and other challenges, even legal malpractice. It is important to learn how to identify narcissistic behavior, how to navigate and deal with such behavior, and how to use it to your advantage when possible. Lisa A. Marcy, Esq. and Tina M. Weber, Esq. offer real-world advice for dealing with narcissists inside and outside of the courtroom, including tips on depositions, trials, mediations and negotiations, and simply everyday life.

Lisa A. Marcy is a managing partner of Clyde Snow & Sessions, in their Connecticut and Utah offices. Tina M. Weber is a trial attorney in solo practice in Exton, Pennsylvania.

• Identify the narcissist - who may be closer than you think.
• Defend your client (and yourself) from their destructive behavior.
• Maintain zealous advocacy for a narcissistic client.
• Depose, mediate, arbitrate and try your case, while deflating the effect of these dangerous people.
• Recognize and work successfully with narcissistic co-counsel.

Program Agenda:
• Mirror, mirror, on the wall
   - The psychological and real-world definition of narcissism
   - What narcissists think
   - 6 ways to spot a narcissist
• "A Civil Action" - Narcissism outside the courtroom
   - The narcissistic lawyer
   - The narcissistic client
   - The ethical dangers each will deliver to your doorstep
• "Liar, Liar!" Seduction in the courtroom Depositions
   - Anticipating the tricks of the narcissistic opponent
   - Stepping around the traps of the narcissistic witness-lay & expert
   - More chances for ethical trauma Trial
   - Adapting proven trial techniques to deter the tricks of the narcissistic opponent at each step of the trial process
   - Objecting to objections: abusive behavior in court
• "Neutralizing the Narcissist" - Negotiation/Mediation
   - Recognizing subtle manipulation
   - Leveraging the power of their belief in your inferiority
• "The Good Wife" - Narcissism in the workplace
   - Neutralizing a narcissistic superior or equal
   - The special nightmare of the narcissistic subordinate
   - The last prong of the ethical trident
• "They Aren't All Bad" - What We Can Take From Them
   - Recognizing our own value to clients and to the profession
• "… But He's Got a Killer Personality" - Your Neighborhood Serial Killer Narcissists
   - By applying the 9 traits to some well known narcissists, we learn to apply them to those close to us

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 7.2 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 2.4 qualify as hours of credit toward ethics/professionalism.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 7.2 credits, including 2.4 ethics/professionalism credits
(50 minute hour)
PA CLE: 4.0 substantive and 2.0 ethics credits pending ($24 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt): 4.5 professional practice and 2.0 ethics credits

The general tuition is $235. The tuition at the door is $275.

Click here to register for Pushing Buttons - Using the Bad Character of Others to Your Advantage

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A Comedic Review of Recent Supreme Court Decision and Other Notable Cases
Presented by NJICLE

Register today to hear one of the nation's top "Constitutional Comedians" present four new, funny, compelling, and downright interesting segments highlighting recent Supreme Court decisions and other notable cases. As an attendee, you'll laugh your way through this fast-paced program – all while picking up strategies to avoid some of the most common ethics issues you're likely to face in your practice.

Moderator/Speaker:
Joel Oster
Shawnee, Kansas
A seasoned constitutional attorney, Joel represented the town of Greece, N.Y., in the landmark constitutional case Galloway v. Greece. Oster argued the case before the United States District Court for the Western District of New York and the Second Circuit, and he was part of the legal team presenting the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The top 10 wackiest cases, and the legal lessons we can learn from them, including:
• Koutsouradi v. Delta Airlines - Koutsouradi sued the airline for infliction of emotional distress (among other things), claiming that its boorish bagman had caused her to suffer "panic attacks and post traumatic stress disorder" when her privacy was violated.
• Liebeck v. McDonalds – A look at the case of the 79-year-old woman who was severely burned by McDonald's coffee she spilled in her lap, and was unfairly held up as an example of frivolous litigation.
• Reinfeld v. University of Idaho - A student's case against university after he mooned other students out of his third floor dorm window and fell out.
• Dougherty v. Home Depot – Mr. Dougherty was literally glued to his toilet seat, as someone had coated it with super glue before Mr. Dougherty used it.
• BMW of North America v. Gore - After purchasing a new vehicle from an authorized Alabama BMW dealership, Ira Gore Jr. discovered that his new vehicle had been repainted.

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 7.3 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 3.5 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 7.3 credits (50 minute hour), including 3.5 ethics/professionalism credits
PA CLE: 3.0 substantive and 2.5 ethics credits pending ($24 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt): 3.5 professional practice and 3.5 ethics credits
(Note: For the webcast NY ethics credits are non-transitional)ethics/professionalism.

The general tuition is $299. The tuition at the door is $339.

Click here to register for A Comedic Review of Recent Supreme Court Decision and Other Notable Cases.

Click here to download a form to register for any of these seminars.
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
[email protected]
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