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180 minutes
Date Published

February 25, 2026

Publisher

North Carolina Advocates for Justice

Subjects

Ethics, Technology

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Summary

Ethics Hot Issues 2026

Topics & Speakers

AI: What’s Right, What’s Wrong, What’s Coming, and What’s Already Here?

  • Sam McGee, NCAJ Legal Affairs Counsel, Charlotte

  • Hannah Cole McGee, Dartmouth College/Montreal AI Ethics Institute, Hanover, NH

Reality TV?: Ethical Issues from TV and Film

  • Michael W. Patrick, The Law Office of Michael W. Patrick, Hillsborough  

Panel Discussion: Ethical Challenges from Real Life

  • The Case of the Disappearing Client: What to do When the Client Goes AWOL

    • E. Stewart Poisson, Poisson Poisson Bower, Wilmington

  • The Case of the Disappearing Settlement: What to do When the Client Backs Out

    • Jenny Maynard, Brown Moore & Associates, Charlotte

  • The Case of the Disappearing Lawyer: Taking Over Cases from Other Lawyers

    • Annemarie Pantazis, Wilder Pantazis Law Group, Charlotte

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Presenters

Sam McGee
NCAJ Legal Affairs Counsel


Hannah Cole McGee
Dartmouth College/Montreal AI Ethics Institute, Hanover, NH


Michael W. Patrick
The Law Office of Michael W. Patrick, Hillsborough


E. Stewart Poisson
Poisson Poisson & Bower, Attorneys at Law, Wilmington


Jenny Maynard
Brown Moore & Associates, PLLC, Charlotte


Annemarie Pantazis
Wilder Pantazis Law Group, Charlotte


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Program Titles and Supporting Materials

This program contains the following components:

Media Files
1 - AI - Video
2 - Reality TV - Video
3 - Panel Discussion - Video
Downloadable Files
1 - AI Ethics 2026 - Handout
2 - Michael W Patrick Lincoln Lawyer ethics presentation Slides - Handout
3 - Michael W Patrick Outline Ethical Issues from TV and Film - Handout
3 - Maynard NCAJ Ethics CLE 2026 The Case of the Disappearing Settlement J Maynard - Handout
3 - Poisson ethics presentation missing client - Handout
3 - Poisson awol client ethics presentation Slides - Handout
3 - Annemarie NC Lawyer Death Winddown CLE Slides - Handout
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