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The Federal Bar Council presents
Hot Topics in Legal Ethics II
February 12, 2026
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
919 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Credit Info: 1.5 Transitional / Non-Transitional Credits in Ethics and Professionalism
As government and private lawyers and firms face unprecedented pressures and challenges on various fronts, this panel of experts will help guide the audience through minefields of “ripped-from-the-headlines” legal industry executive orders, shifting investigatory directives and competing client demands towards ethical safety. Join for an up-to-the-minute take on ethics opinions and disciplinary rulings addressing every day, real-world conundrums of our rapidly evolving professional landscape.
Moderator
The Honorable Margaret Garnett
United States District Judge, SDNY
Panelists
Professor Bruce Green
Fordham University School of Law
Professor Rebecca Roiphe
New York Law School
Coordinator
David M. Siegal, Esq.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.
Federal Bar Council Program Committee Co-Chairs
Celeste Koeleveld, Esq.
Clifford Chance US LLP
Julian S. Brod, Esq.
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP
In order to register, you must sign in to your Federal Bar Council account. If you do not have an account, you can create one using this link.
This program is free for Federal Bar Council Members and $112.50 for Non-Members. For more information about the benefits of membership in the Federal Bar Council, click here.
Financial Hardship Policy
The Federal Bar Council is pleased to offer a 50% discount on the cost of its CLE Programs to attorneys who are unemployed, who are employed in the public sector or who work for a not-for-profit entity and are able to establish financial hardship. The original application for this discount must be submitted to the Federal Bar Council at least two weeks prior to the CLE Program for which it applies. Please contact the Council for an application form. If you have any questions, please contact CLE@federalbarcouncil.com.
Federal Bar Council presents
Trauma-Informed Lawyering
April 23, 2026
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square, New York, NY
Credit Info: TBD
Moderator
The Honorable Robert Levy
United States Magistrate Judge, EDNY
Panelists
Professor Amber Baylor
Columbia Law School
Dr Elizabeth Ford
Columbia University Department of Psychiatry
Margaret Gandy, Esq.
Corva Law LLPand
former AUSA, EDNY
Dr. Derrick Stroud, DSW, LCSW, CASAC
Interborough Developmental & Consultation Center
Coordinators
Eleanor Davis, Esq.
David B. Shanies Law Office
Deborah Francois, Esq.
David B. Shanies Law Office
Civil Rights Committee Co-Chairs
Karine Louis, Esq.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Melanie Speight, Esq.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Federal Bar Council Program Committee Co-Chairs
Celeste Koeleveld, Esq.
Clifford Chance US LLP
Julian S. Brod, Esq.
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP
In order to register, you must sign in to your Federal Bar Council account. If you do not have an account, you can create one using this link.
This program is free for Federal Bar Council Members and $75.00 for Non-Members. For more information about the benefits of membership in the Federal Bar Council, click here.
Financial Hardship Policy
The Federal Bar Council is pleased to offer a 50% discount on the cost of its CLE Programs to attorneys who are unemployed, who are employed in the public sector or who work for a not-for-profit entity and are able to establish financial hardship. The original application for this discount must be submitted to the Federal Bar Council at least two weeks prior to the CLE Program for which it applies. Please contact the Council for an application form. If you have any questions, please contact CLE@federalbarcouncil.com.