Ethics & Specialty Credits

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Ethics in Full Bloom: Essential Refreshers for Attorneys

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 3 Total
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2 hours 55 minutes
Mary Cibella
Todd Galante
Louis Cohan
With Mary L. Cibella from Mary L. Cibella Attorney & Counselor at Law + 2 others
Recorded May 28, 2025
Product ID 100308

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Overview

Renew Your Commitment to Ethical Excellence

Spring-clean your legal practice with fresh perspectives on foundational ethics! In this spring-inspired course, our seasoned faculty dole out ethical tips for maintaining healthy work-life boundaries, tending to your firm's financial problems with integrity, and staying ahead of evolving laws. Start the season off right - register today!

  • Get a bouquet of tips for tackling perennial problems in your practice.
  • Gain fresh insights into managing conflicts of interest.
  • Grow your understanding of the ethical risks posed by emerging technologies.
  • Revitalize your practice by letting go of clients who drain your time.

This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2025 Content Advisory Committee Member Steven Sorenson.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Perennial Problems That Continue to Bloom
  2. Some Things Just Do Not Grow Well Together
  3. New Varieties of Available Risks
  4. Stubborn Thistles You Just Can't Seem to Get Rid Of
  5. Pruning Your Practice
  6. A Little Study Never Hurt Before You Try the New Variety - Just Like Fertilizer

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Product ID 100308

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 3 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Perennial Problems That Continue to Bloom

    1. Procrastination: The Attorney's True Worst Enemy
    2. It Did Not Work Last Time - Why Are You Thinking It Will This Time?
    3. Neglecting Software and Tech Updates Will Only Make Things Worse

  2. Some Things Just Do Not Grow Well Together

    1. Pulling Weeds: Why You Need to Address Conflicts of Interest
    2. Politics in the Legal Workplace: A Thorny Issue
    3. Personal Relationships and Work: Best Kept Apart

  3. New Varieties of Available Risks

    1. New Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools: Spring Forward With Caution
    2. When Social Media, the Internet, Zoom, and Teams Blossom Into Legal Risks
    3. Raking Out Your Old Digital Files: Do's and Don'ts of Electronic Filing

  4. Stubborn Thistles You Just Can't Seem to Get Rid Of

    1. Tending to Financial Problems the Ethical Way
    2. Overpromising: Why Cultivating Clear Client Expectations Matters
    3. Neglecting Client Communication: Don't Let It Wilt!

  5. Pruning Your Practice

    1. Spring Into Specialization: How to Nurture Your Niche
    2. Time to Grow: Unearthing the Personal Rewards of Your Legal Practice
    3. Eliminate the 20% of Clients Draining Your Time and Income

  6. A Little Study Never Hurt Before You Try the New Variety - Just Like Fertilizer

    1. Like the Weather, the Law Keeps Changing - Are You Keeping Up?
    2. Planting the Seeds for Success: Why Reading and Studying Are Helpful
    3. A Bit of Sunlight and Self-Reflection Can Do Wonders

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Mary L Cibella
Mary L.
Cibella
Mary L. Cibella Attorney & Counselor at Law
Todd M Galante
Todd M.
Galante
Piro Zinna Cifelli Paris & Genitempo LLC
Louis R Cohan
Louis R.
Cohan
Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Speaker bio
Mary L Cibella

Mary L. Cibella

Mary L. Cibella Attorney & Counselor at Law
Mary Cibella

is in private practice in Cleveland, concentrating in professional responsibility, which includes ethics advisory opinions, legal malpractice defense, disciplinary defense and pre-admission licensure. Ms. Cibella has extensive experience in the area of ethics and discipline as former counsel to the Cleveland Bar Association. In that capacity, she supervised and participated in the activities of the Certified Grievance Committee, researched dilemmas faced by lawyers arising out of their obligations under the Code of Professional Responsibility, and investigated and prosecuted matters dealing with the unauthorized practice of law. In January of 2015, Ms. Cibella became chair of the Supreme Court's Commission on Professionalism and served for a total of six years on the Commission. She is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Ethics and Professionalism Committee and Mental & Wellness Committee), Ohio State Bar Association and Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Ms. Cibella is also a life member of the Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District and a life fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. She earned her B.S. degree from Kent State University and her J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

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Todd M Galante

Todd M. Galante

Piro Zinna Cifelli Paris & Genitempo LLC
Todd Galante

is a partner with Piro Zinna Cifelli Paris & Genitempo LLC. He practices in the areas of commercial litigation; commercial and residential real estate and other foreclosures; bankruptcy (Chapters 7, 13 and 11); state court insolvency/assignment for the benefit of creditors; loan workouts; lender liability; fraud; franchise law and litigation; trademark and unfair trade practices; general equity matter; partnership, corporate, limited liability company, closely held corporate and family business litigation; certain labor and employment litigation; white collar crime defense; municipal law; and attorney ethics. Mr. Galante is a certified arbitrator, mediator and mediator mentor, handling both private and court appointed civil matters through the Superior Court of New Jersey arbitration and mediation programs. He is a frequent speaker who has been repeatedly listed in Best Lawyers in America, New Jersey Monthly Magazine Super Lawyers, New York Magazine - New York Area's Top Lawyers and Corporate Counsel - Top Lawyers. Mr. Galante is an adjunct professor at Rutgers University. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Rutgers University and his J.D. degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. Mr. Galante is a member of the American and New Jersey State bar associations, American Trial Lawyers Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, and local bar associations. He is a member in good standing of the bars of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; Southern, Eastern and Northern districts of New York; and Eastern District of Wisconsin.

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Louis R Cohan

Louis R. Cohan

Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Louis Cohan

founded Cohan Law Group, L.L.C., and has been a trial lawyer for more than 30 years. He has been recognized for his trial experience by admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Cohan has litigated more than $900 million in claims for his clients and recently secured a Verdict in excess of $66 million in a fraud case. He has done work in breach of contract, fraud, injunctive relief, punitive damages, employment, trade secrets, real estate, construction and construction defects, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Cohan's practice is concentrated on business litigation and employment litigation, as well as civil litigation. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree from Emory School of Law. Mr. Cohan has served as chair of the Litigation Section, the largest section of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has also chaired the Small Firm section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Mr. Cohan has served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Bar Association and has chaired the Atlanta Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has received awards and recognition for his community and legal work. These awards include Super Lawyer, Legal Elite, Martindale-Hubbell's preeminent AV rating, American Board of Trial Advocates, America's Top 100 Attorneys, and the Celebrating Service Award. For many years, Mr. Cohan has chaired the Legal Run Around 5k road race, raising money for the children of injured and fallen Atlanta Police Department officers.

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