Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

• January 16, 2025 – Josh J.T. Byrne (Philadelphia, PA) was a featured speaker in the Philadelphia Bar Association’s webcast “Recent Ethics Developments 2024.” Hosted by the Professional Guidance and Responsibility Committee, the program highlighted key cases, ethics opinions, disciplinary decisions and changes in the rules of professional conduct from 2024. 
• January 10, 2025 – Josh J.T. Byrne (Philadelphia, PA) co-presented “Dealing with Difficult Opposing Counsel 2025” for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.
• Congratulations to Jeremy J. Zacharias, RPLU, shareholder in our Mount Laurel, NJ office, on his election to the Board of Trustees of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society! Jeremy has been an active member of PLUS since 2016. Read about his practice, professional activities and leadership experience: https://lnkd.in/epTNmXS5
• December 18, 2024 – Josh J.T. Byrne (Philadelphia, PA) presented “Legal Malpractice Avoidance” at a Dauphin County Bar Association CLE webinar.
• November 25, 2024 – John “Jack” Slimm (Mount Laurel, NJ) presented along with an all-star lineup of some of the most experienced and respected trial attorneys and jurists in the region at the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Regional Trial Boot Camp. Presenters walked attendees through the framework of a trial by conducting the comprehensive trial of Al Capone for the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.
• November 18, 2024 – The Legal Intelligencer published “What Are Forbidden Sexual Relations With Clients?,” by Alesia Sulock and Josh J.T. Byrne (both of Philadelphia, PA). You can read their article here.  
  

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