Good afternoon Family Law Section members,
On
Tuesday, May 11, NJICLE will present
Webcast- Nuts and Bolts of New Jersey Ethics and Professionalism from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Register today to hear one of New Jersey's leading lawyers, Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Ted Hubert. Mr. Hubert, a legal malpractice defense attorney who lectures all across the country on behalf of a major carrier will walk you through a step-by-step primer on the essentials of law practice risk management/loss prevention, attorney ethics and professionalism.
You will learn the practices and procedures you should adopt, how to advertise ethically and how to handle conflicts of interest, client relations, and confidentiality issues in a professional manner. This program teaches you the basics, but even seasoned practitioners can learn pointers from Mr. Hubert's insightful and engaging program. Make your plans to attend today.
FEATURING
Thaddeus (Ted) J. Hubert III, Esq.Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
Senior Partner and Ethics Counsel,
Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP, New Brunswick
Register today to learn the basics of New Jersey Ethics and Professionalism:• Attorney Practice Issues
- Dual entry calendar system
- Office sharing
- Spoliation of evidence
- Referrals and associations
- To sue or not to sue for unpaid fees
- Negligent settlements
• Attorney-Client Relations
- Communications with clients
- How not to communicate
- Failure to return telephone calls
- Consequences of failure to communicate
• Attorney-Client Transactions and Divided Loyalties
• Advertising
- Solicitation
- The converse to solicitation: Declination
• Confidentiality
- The basics
- Consequences of breaching confidentiality
• Conflict of Interests
- Entity theory of representation
- Serial conflicts/Substantial relationship test
- Concurrent conflicts
- Imputed or vicarious conflicts/Screening devices
- Waivers of conflicts
- Irreconcilable conflict
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 4.5 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 4.5 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 4.5 credits (50 minute hour), including 4.0 ethics/professionalism credits
PA CLE: 3.5 ethics credits pending ($16 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt): 4.5 ethics credits
The tuition for NJSBA members is $139. The general tuition is $169.
Click here to register for Webcast- Nuts and Bolts of New Jersey Ethics and Professionalism.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500, or by email at
[email protected].
All the best,
Barb
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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]------------------------------