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.) | Superior Court of the State of Delaware
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 in the Use (and Abuse) of AI

Richard K. Herrmann, Esquire | Associate Director of Research, Center for Legal and Court Technology at William and Mary Law School

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

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. — New Judges:  A View from the Other Side

TBA

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Disciplinary Developments

Office of Disciplinary Counsel Staff
Charles Slanina, Esquire | Ciardi, Ciardi & Astin

12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Have We Lost Our (Delaware) Way?

Connor Bifferato, President, Delaware State Bar Association
others TBD

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.

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* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.

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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