The 32nd Annual Rubenstein-Walsh Seminar on Ethics and Professionalism
November 13, 2026 @ 8:30 AM - 12:45 PM
The 32nd Annual Rubenstein-Walsh Seminar on Ethics and Professionalism
November 13, 2026
Riverfront Events, Wilmington, Delaware
Cosponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association and the St. Thomas More Society
Moderators:
The Honorable Sherry R. Fallon | Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
The Honorable Mary M. Johnston (Ret.) | Professional Neutral, Delaware ADR, LLC
Matthew F. Boyer, Esquire | Connolly Gallagher LLP
8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast
8:25 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Welcome
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. — New Developments on the Responsible Use of AI
Richard K. Herrmann, Esq. | Associate Director of Research, Center for Legal and Court Technology at William and Mary Law School
Aleine Cohen, Esq. | Senior Corporate Counsel, Microsoft Corporation
Kevin F. Brady, Esq. | Deputy Executive Director, The Sedona Conference
Michael Hornzell | Asst. Prof, Farnan Law School, Wilmington University
Gilbert Pinkett | Information Technology Director, Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. — Judicial Responses to AI Abuses
The Honorable Sean Lugg | Delaware Superior Court
The Honorable Sonia Augusthy | Delaware Superior Court
The Honorable Ralph Artigliere (Ret.) (joining remotely)
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. — Newer Faces in the Judiciary: A View from the Other Side
The Honorable Morgan T. Zurn | Delaware Supreme Court
The Honorable Monica Horton | Delaware Superior Court
The Honorable Danielle Gibbs | Magistrate in Chancery, Court of Chancery
Christopher D. Renaud, Esq. | Chief Staff Attorney, Court of Chancery
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Disciplinary Developments
Office of Disciplinary Counsel Staff
Charles Slanina, Esq. | Ciardi, Ciardi & Astin
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Have We Lost Our (Delaware) Way?
Ian Connor Bifferato, Esq. | Wilmington University School of Law | President, Delaware State Bar Association
James D. Honaker, Esq. | Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP | Chair, DSBA Corporate Law Section
Judy M. Jones, Esq. | Giordano & Gagne, LLC | Co-Chair, DSBA Women and the Law Section
Juan E. Martinez, Esq. | Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP | Chair, DSBA Multicultural Lawyers and Judges Section
Jonathan C. Millis, Esq. | Saul Ewing LLP | Chair, DSBA Young Lawyers Section
This seminar offers 4.0 ethics credits to Delaware and Pennsylvania Attorneys; 4.8 ethics credits to New Jersey Attorneys.
Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream options in Georgetown, Dover, and Seaford.
To register by mail or email, please click the blue registration link below.
To register online, please click the green link below.
* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.
| CLE PRICING INFORMATION | Cost: |
|---|---|
| DSBA Member | $225 |
| DSBA Government Member Rate | $200 |
| Non-Member | $325 |
| PA Credit | $16 |
| NJ Credit | $16 |
OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO
Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.
All rates include CLE Seminar and any materials. To register now or review DSBA CLE Policies, click HERE.
All materials provided by the deadline will be available by QR code on the day of the seminar.
Reporting of credits:
Please be advised that the DSBA has 30 days from the date of the seminar to report credits. Credits will be reported according to the date of the seminar not the date they are entered.
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To register by mail or email, please click the blue registration link below.
To register online, please click the green link below.