As the country's only "CLE Performer," I give entertaining seminars and keynote speeches on unconventional ethics topics that make attorneys stronger. I teach attorneys how to use the ethics rules as tools for success, to use the rules to develop critical attorney skills and avoid pitfalls in dangerous situations like social networking and substance abuse. My mission is to build better lawyers and happier people.
It's all delivered in my own captivating and very “New Jersey” style, if you know what I'm sayin'.
Bar Associations and Trade Groups (For Law Firms, Scroll Down)
What NASCAR, Jay-Z & the Jersey Shore Teach About Attorney Ethics
2011: A MySpace Odyssey Revealing the ethical dangers in social networking
“Techn-ethics” The ethical pitfalls in cloud computing, PDAs and other techo-trends
“Motivational Ethics”
The Struggling Lawyer's Telephone Seminar
Digging for Buried Treasure: How a search through the rules of ethics and professionalism reveal the seven secrets to attorney success (also known as “How to be a Happy, Kick Butt Lawyer. An Ethical Method for Attorney Success”)
Lessons from the Trenches: Guidance for Young Lawyers & Law Students…so you might never utter the words, “If I only knew then what I know now...”
Practical Ethics & Skills
Skills and Thrills—a CrashCourse
-The Zealous Advocate Becoming a Powerful, Ethical Negotiator -Legal Public Speaking: Part war, part Jazz….sorta -The 'Write Way' to Write Persuasively
Specialty Ethics....delivered in an entertaining manner
When Moonshine Looses its Lustre Detecting and preventing substance abuse among members of the bar.
Look Who's Coming to Court Recognizing and eliminating the hidden bias and discrimination in the practice of law.
Programs that help support the development of core competencies in both associates and seasoned attorneys. Seminars can be delivered to a firm-wide audience or tailored to a particular practice group.
Programs in “Practical Ethics” Relevant law firm training that happens to provide ethics credit.
The Ethical Dangers of Social Networking: Understanding the pitfalls for attorneys when using social media at work or at home. How to be a Zealous Advocate:Honing your "personal impact skills" while staying within the bounds of acceptable behavior. Instruction on concepts like assertiveness, confidence, being a powerful and CaptisuadingTM communicator. Lessons from the Trenches for New Associates:Lessons about life and career for new associates that are grounded in the rules of professional conduct. Culture Clash: Learning to connect with potential (and current) clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and finding a way to adjust to clients, colleagues and co-workers with different personal styles (includes Elimination of Bias training for certain jurisdictions).
Programs that Teach Skills to Enhance Core Competencies
Developing Your Business Instincts:Instruction about thinking like a business person so attorneys could anticipate problems that their client may face. This knowledge allows the lawyer to protect the client, but also give them a sense of security-- that they are represented by competent legal counsel.
Also note that customized training is available. Tell me about particular firm needs and we can develop a seminar that reinforces your core competencies. Firms may also choose from any topic designed for bar association CLE programs. Find them here.