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The Biggest Threats to Attorney-Client Privilege (and How to Keep It Intact)

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Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
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Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi 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
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Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
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Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 3 Total
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Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
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Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 3 Total
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2 hours 59 minutes
Mary Ewing
Joseph Mazzerella
Mark West
With Mary Ewing from Mary Ewing Law Office PC + 3 others
Recorded September 17, 2025
Product ID 100823

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Overview

Practical Approaches to Maintaining Privilege That Minimize Ethical Risks

Are you positive that you're taking all of the necessary precautions to protect attorney-client privilege, or is there a chance you are overlooking significant risks? In this troubleshooting guide, our knowledgeable instructors cover insidious threats to attorney-client privilege and provide you with tips for staying vigilant. Turn ethical insights into action - register today!

  • Gain tips for minimizing privilege risks while working remotely.
  • Discuss the ethical dos and don'ts of safeguarding privilege while using AI.
  • Identify hidden threats to attorney-client privilege resulting from government regs and actions.
  • Find out how to minimize privilege risks in the hustle of everyday practice.

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

*Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute NBI's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Core Threats Posed by Working Remotely While
  2. How the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Could Undermine Privilege
  3. The Overlooked Effects of Government Actions and Rules on Privilege
  4. Minimizing Privilege Risks in a Fast-Moving Legal Industry

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Product ID 100823

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 3 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 Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 3 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
Mississippi 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 Upon Request 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Virginia 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 Upon Request 3 Total
Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 3 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 3 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 3 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 3 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 3 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 3 Total
NFPA Approved 0 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Core Threats Posed by Working Remotely While

    1. At Home
    2. On Vacation
    3. In the Car
    4. Watching Your Children at a School Event
    5. At a Seminar
    6. In the Coffee Shop

  2. How the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Could Undermine Privilege

    1. Public-Facing Generative AI Models (e.g., ChatGPT)
    2. Inadvertent Disclosure: The Risk of Unknowingly Inputting Privileged Info Into AI
    3. Potential Pitfalls of AI Metadata (and Tips for Safeguarding Privilege)
    4. Supervising Staff and Associates Using AI for Research: What You Need to Know
    5. Third-Party Consultants - Are You Protecting What You Share?

  3. The Overlooked Effects of Government Actions and Rules on Privilege

    1. New Disclosure Requirements From Different Agencies
    2. Cross-Border Communications and International Rules on Privilege
    3. Open Records Laws and Requirements
    4. Criminal Investigations and Statutes

  4. Minimizing Privilege Risks in a Fast-Moving Legal Industry

    1. How Demands on an Attorney's Time Can Create Careless Practices
    2. The Push for Billable Hours at All Costs: Top Risks
    3. When the Desire to Impress Edges Out Sound Judgment and Caution

Who Should Attend

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

Speakers

Mary Ewing
Mary
Ewing
Mary Ewing Law Office PC
Joseph Mazzerella
Joseph
Mazzerella
McCarter & English, LLP
Mark West
Mark
West
Law Offices of Mark West
LL
Louise
Lark Hill
Delaware Law School, Widener University
Speaker bio
Mary Ewing

Mary Ewing

Mary Ewing Law Office PC
Mary Ewing

is a founding member of Mary Ewing Law Office PC. Having previously practiced for 20 years with Ewing & Ewing PC, she is a tireless advocate in her representation of those who have been injured as a result of an automobile collision, dangerous condition, defective product, or professional negligence. Ms. Ewing also represents those involved in divorce litigation, workers' compensation claims, Social Security claims, and employment matters. She has been a frequent presenter at numerous continuing legal education seminars, held a board position with the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association for 30 years, and was certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Ms. Ewing served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Denver College of Law for many years, as well as on the teaching faculty for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Colorado and her J.D. degree from the University of Denver.

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Joseph Mazzerella

Joseph Mazzerella

McCarter & English, LLP
Joseph Mazzerella

is a partner with McCarter & English, LLP in Hartford, Connecticut. He brings his diverse in-house experience to clients in corporate, finance, licensing, and government relations matters. Mr. Mazzarella has more than 30 years of senior legal and business technology leadership experience. He has served in a variety of operational and legal leadership roles, including as general counsel to several telecommunications, networking, and software companies, and president and chief operating officer of a leading technology company in the public safety, defense, and communications space. A cutting-edge tech industry leader, Mr. Mazzarella holds more than 30 U.S. patents in numerous emerging areas, including no-code/low-code platforms, clean energy networks, interoperable multimedia communications, biosensor networks, IoT, AI, blockchain, drones, and wearable computing. He regularly speaks on emerging AI regulatory issues. Mr. Mazzarella also has been directly involved in structuring complex debt and equity financing, IP licensing, international joint ventures, M&A, supplier, and channel distribution and manufacturing agreements. He is experienced in government relations in both policy and appropriations at the federal and state level, as well as federal contracting, export controls, FCPA, and other regulatory compliance matters. In addition, Mr. Mazzarella has managed commercial litigation. He earned his B.S. degree, with honors, from Hobart and William Smith College and J.D. degree, cum laude, from Tulane University School of Law.

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Mark West

Mark West

Law Offices of Mark West
Mark West

is a sole practitioner in San Gabriel, where he practices in plaintiff personal injury and wrongful death, products liability law, medical malpractice, and business civil litigation. He has published several articles and frequently lectures. Mr. West is admitted to practice in the Northern, Central and Southern U.S. District courts in California; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and Supreme Court of the United States. He has also been admitted pro hac vice in the state and U.S. District Court for Nevada, and the U.S. District Court for Minnesota. Mr. West is a member of the American and Los Angeles County bar associations, State Bar of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys of California (past legislative district coordinator), and American Trial Lawyers Association. He earned his B.S. degree from New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) and his J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law.

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Louise Lark Hill

Delaware Law School, Widener University
Louise Lark Hill

is a Distinguished Emerita Professor of Law with Delaware Law School of Widener University. She joined the faculty at Delaware Law School as a visiting associate professor from 1987 - 1988, served as associate professor from 1988 - 1992, and served as professor of law beginning in 1992. Professor Hill was Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs from 1995 - 1997. Professor Hill teaches and writes in the areas of commercial law, professional responsibility, and wills and trusts. Following graduation from law school, she clerked for the Honorable Don J. Young, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, from 1978 - 1980. Professor Hill joined the United States Department of Justice as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Ohio, from 1980 - 1983, during which time she was also an adjunct professor of law at the University of Toledo College of Law. She joined the faculty at the University of Toledo College of Law as a visiting assistant professor from 1983 - 1984, and served there as assistant professor of law from 1984 - 1986, and as associate professor from 1986 - 1987. Professor Hill is admitted to practice in the states of Massachusetts, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. She has been active in a number of professional and civic organizations, including the American Bar Association (Commission on Advertising, past chair; Advisory Council of the Commission on Responsibility in Client Development, past member), and the Association of American Law Schools Professional Responsibility Section (Executive Committee, chair of the Nominating Committee). She is currently on the Editorial Board of the BNA/ABA Lawyers' Manual in Professional Conduct. Professor Hill earned her B.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University; her M.Ed. degree from Boston University; and her J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School, where she served on the Suffolk University Law Review. She is the author of numerous works on ethical and other legal issues in various legal publications.

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