9/25/2026
9:30 AM - 6:45 PM Eastern

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Fall 2026 Full Day Conference
September 25, 2026 (9:30 AM - 6:45 pm Eastern)
@ Fordham Law School - and online, via Zoom Webinar

Rates: Member $350; Non-member $425; Non-profit Attorney $175 ; Student/Para $150 - includes 2 meals, all day snacks, and cocktails
Virtual (Zoom Webinar) Rates: Member $200; Non-Member $250; Non-Profit Attorney $100; Student/Para FREE

If you would like to apply for financial aid, please email nelany@nelany.com for the application.

Breakfast, snacks, lunch and happy hour are all included in your in-person registration fee!

The day will include the following panels and more; the final order is still being determined - stay tuned!

1) Turning the Tables: Litigation-Related Retaliation Claims and Defeating Employer Counterattacks​ (1.5 CLE, Professional Practice)
 
Retaliation claims don't end when the complaint is filed, and sometimes they don't even start there. Employers file defamation suits, dredge up faithless servant theories, and introduce punitive terms in settlement agreements, e.g., do not darken my door clauses, overly broad non-competes, confidentiality “preferences.” Gain practical strategies for pleading, litigating, and negotiating around retaliation at every stage of representation: draft well-pleaded retaliation claims to survive motions to dismiss, shut down retaliatory lawsuits with Anti-SLAPP motions, defeat loyalty-based counterclaims that rarely survive the high burden of proof, and negotiate your client out of settlement traps.
 
Panelists:

• Molly Smithsimon, Smithsimon Law & Mediation (Moderator)
• Christopher Marlborough, The Marlborough Law Firm, P.C.
• ...and more!

2) Getting Paid and Staying Ethical: Fee Arrangements and Ethics Updates for the Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyer​ (1.0 CLE, Ethics)
 
This ethics presentation has two parts. The first focuses on fee arrangements. As plaintiff's counsel, we usually represent our clients on a contingent basis, although we have a choice - we can also charge our clients an hourly or flat rate, or even a hybrid model. This part of the training focuses on the ethics to consider when coming to a fee arrangement with your client. The second part is an overview of recent ethics decisions that might come up when practicing employment law. 
Panelists:

• Deborah Karpatkin, Law Office of Deborah H. Karpatkin
• David O'Brien, Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP

3) Federal Employment Case Law Developments (1.0 CLE, Professional Practice)

Second Circuit and Supreme Court update on employment discrimination and labor law.

Panelists:

• Stephen Bergstein, Bergstein & Ullrich, LLP
• Rita Sethi, Special Professor of Law at Maurice Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

...and more!
 

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