Master practical strategies to neutralize disruptive adversaries while balancing zealous advocacy with the highest standards of professional civility.
Incivility in legal proceedings is becoming increasingly common, with a perception that some attorneys are even employing disruptive tactics that test the limits of professional conduct. This CLE ethics/professional responsibility program offers practical strategies and legal insights to help attorneys remain composed, ethical, and effective when faced with unprofessional behavior in court or otherwise, during litigation.
Attendees will learn about tools to respond tactfully, uphold courtroom integrity, and advocate strongly without unduly escalating conflict. Designed to foster professionalism in adversarial settings, the session will feature actionable guidance for the litigation setting on how to navigate challenging courtroom dynamics.
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Partner, General Counsel at The Wagner Law Group
Andrew L. Oringer is a partner in and General Counsel of The Wagner Law Group, and head of its New York office. He is a past co-chair of the Employee Benefits Committee of the American Bar Association’s Business Section, Emerging Issues Coordinator of the Employee Benefits Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation, a past chair, and the current vice-chair of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Attorney Professionalism and a member of the NYSBA’s Committee on Professional Ethics. Mr. Oringer is a charter member of the Practical Law Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Advisory Board and was a long-standing member of the Advisory Board for the Bloomberg BNA Benefits Resource Practice Center and for the Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal. He is a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel and an adjunct professor at the Fordham University School of Law and the Maurice A. Deane Law School at Hofstra University. He is editor of a leading comprehensive ERISA treatise, author of an Answer Book on welfare benefits and co-editor of a leading treatise on ERISA fiduciary law and has authored a chapter in a leading treatise on the taxation of nonqualified deferred compensation. Mr. Oringer is highly rated by a number of key ranking organizations, has been repeatedly included in a widely disseminated list of the Top 100 lawyers in New York City across all practice areas and is a member of The Legal 500 Hall of Fame.
Principal at Offit Kurman, Attorneys At Law
Scott B. Piekarsky is a principal in Offit Kurman’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group and is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a civil trial attorney. With decades of litigation experience, he handles matters involving business law, professional liability, attorney ethics, real estate, healthcare, personal injury, and probate. Scott also provides counsel to community and homeowners associations and has a deep background in insurance defense. He serves as a Court Qualified Mediator and has been appointed as a guardian, special master, and fiscal agent. Committed to legal ethics and mentoring, he is a Master in the Justice Robert L. Clifford Inn of Court and a former member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts, where he helped develop judicial guidance on gender and LGBTQ issues.
