Delaware State Bar Association

The 31st Annual Rubenstein-Walsh Seminar on Ethics and Professionalism
2025-11-21 08:00 - 12:45 (America/New_York) | Riverfront Events/Hyatt, 760 Justison Street, Wilmington, DE, 19801, United States
The 31st Annual Rubenstein-Walsh Seminar on Ethics and Professionalism
November 21, 2025
Riverfront Events
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
Check In and Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome: 8:25 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Legal Ethics and Diminished Client Capacity: 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
The Honorable Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn, Court of Chancery
Denise Nordheimer, Fox Rothschild
Alexandra S. McFassel, Esquire, Public Guardian, Office of the Public Guardian
Update on Ethics Issues Relating to the Use of AI: 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
The Honorable Maryellen Noreika, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
The Honorable Jan Jurden, Superior Court Judge (Ret.); Dean, Wilmington University Law School
Professor Michael Hornzell, Wilmington University Law School
Ryan P. Newell, Esquire, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor
Break: 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Ethics in Arbitration and Mediation: 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
The Honorable Sam Glasscock, Vice-Chancellor, Court of Chancery (Ret.); Professional Neutral
The Honorable Andrea Rocanelli, Superior Court Judge (Ret.); Professional Neutral
Tammy Mercer, Esquire, Akerman LLP
ODC Update 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Jessica L. Tyler, Esquire, Chief Counsel, Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Robert D. Cecil, Jr., Esquire, Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Daniella Spitelli-Sarnecky, Esquire, Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Charles Slanina, Esquire, Ciardi, Ciardi & Astin
Legal Malpractice and Professional Responsibility: 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
John Balaguer, Esquire, Balaguer Milewski Imbrogno
Loren Barron, Esquire, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Paul Fellman, Esquire, Gibson & Perkins
This seminar offers 4.0 substantive and 4.0 professional ethics credits to Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey Attorneys.
Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream options in Georgetown, Dover, and Seaford.
Registration Information
* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.

CLE PRICING INFORMATION
COST:

DSBA Members
$210

Government Members
$185

Non-Members
$310

PA Credit
$16

NJ Credit
$16

OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO
Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware, Pennsylvania or New Jersey, 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.

DSBA December Awards Luncheon 2025
2025-12-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Riverfront Events/Hyatt, 760 Justison Street, Wilmington, DE, 19801, United States
Registration Information
To purchase a table of 8 please contact dsadlercrew@dsba.org

Pricing
Cost

General Admission
$45

Table of 8
Contact: dsadlercrew@dsba.org

Fundamentals of Will Drafting and Estate Administration 2025
2025-12-03 09:00 - 16:30 | Delaware State Bar Association, 704 North King Street, Suite 110, wilmington, Delaware(DE), 19801
Fundamentals of Will Drafting and Estate Administration 2025
December 3, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Moderator: Scott E. Swenson, Esquire, Connolly Gallagher LLP

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Check In

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Overview of Estate Planning
Presented by:
Scott E. Swenson, Esquire, Connolly Gallagher LLP
Michele Muldoon, Esquire, Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Basics of Will Drafting
Presented by:
Mark Dalle Pazze, Esquire, Herdeg du Pont & Dalle Pazze LLP
Alexander Lyden, Esquire, Evercore Wealth Management
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m.- 2:45 p.m. Overview of Estate Administration
Presented by:
P. Kristen Bennett, Esquire, Gawthrop Greenwood, PC
Lisa L. Coggins, Esquire, Gonser and Gonser, P.A.
Alex J. Mili, Esquire, New Castle County Register of Wills Office
James J. Gallagher, Esquire, Morris James LLP
Break at 2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Overview of Estate Administration (Part 2)
Same Presenters as Part 1
This seminar offers 6.0 substantive credits to Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Attorneys.
Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream options in Georgetown, Dover, and Seaford.
To register by mail, email or fax, please click the blue registration link below.
To register online, please click the green link below.
Registration Information
* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.

CLE PRICING INFORMATION
COST:

New Admittee Rate
75

DSBA Members
300

Government Members
275

Non-Members
400

PA Credit
24

NJ Credit
24

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.

Best Practices in the Use of Legal Apps for Lawyers & Judges
2025-12-16 09:00 - 12:15 | Wilmington University – Brandywine Campus, 10 Beaver Valley Road, Wilmington, DE, 19803, United States
Best Practices in the Use of Legal Apps for Lawyers & Judges
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Wilmington University, Brandywine Campus
Presented by the Moderators: Richard Herrmann, Esquire & I. Connor Bifferato, Esquire
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. — Program Welcome & Framing the AI App Ecosystem

Scope of AI apps in daily legal/judicial workflows
Productivity benefits (and pitfalls) in practice & chambers
What counts as “responsible” use for legal professionals
Preview of major categories: drafting, research, analytics, ethics safeguards

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. — A Comparative Overview of Copilot, ChatGPT & Claude

Strengths/weaknesses in legal reasoning & writing
Integration with document workflows (Word, Outlook, Teams, etc.)
Hallucination handling & verified-citation features
Data governance + confidentiality guardrails

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — AI for Legal Research: CoCounsel vs. Harvey

Accuracy & speed in research tasks
E-discovery & document review capabilities
Costs, licensing, and enterprise adoption
How judges view AI-assisted briefing

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. — Analytics for Jury Selection & Trial Strategy

Apps that assess juror backgrounds through public data
Bias detection and risk scoring tools
Ethical boundaries for data-driven voir dire
Transparency and admissibility issues

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. — Truth or Lie? AI Tools Evaluating Witness Credibility

Real-time credibility scoring technologies
Video micro-expression analysis
Judicial concerns: junk-science risks
Policies emerging in federal/state courts

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — ElevenLabs: Voice Cloning, Marketing & Podcasts

Ethical uses for client communication
Accessibility enhancements & multilingual voiceovers
Combatting misuse: consent, watermarking, authentication

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.—CoCounsel in Mediation for Neutrals & Advocates

Neutral-side document generation & settlement analytics
Automated term sheet drafting
The ethical line between assistance and advocacy
Privacy of shared negotiation models

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. — Future Tech Lightning Round: Emerging Apps & Discussion

New tools surfacing in 2026+
Judicial approvals & local rule development
Crowd input: What do YOU use?
Wrap-up & takeaways

This seminar offers 3.0 substantive and 3.0 ethics credits to Delaware and Pennsylvania attorneys; and 3.6 substantive and 3.6 ethics credits to New Jersey attorneys.
Locations available are Wilmington, Live stream options in Georgetown, Dover, and Seaford.
To register by mail, email or fax, please click the blue registration link below.
To register online, please click the green link below.
Registration Information
* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.

CLE PRICING INFORMATION
COST:

DSBA Members
$150

Government Rate
$125

Non-Members
$250

PA Credit
$12

NJ Credit
$12

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.
