Tracy E. Miller to Speak on “Counseling Clients Through a Business Lens for Greater Success” at NJICLE Webcast
Published: 9/25/2026
Counseling Clients Through a Business Lens for Greater Success
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Format: Live Webcast (Online)
Credits: Earn up to 6.7 CLE credits, including 1.4 in ethics
About the Program
Today’s legal landscape demands that attorneys do far more than provide traditional legal analysis. Clients look for trusted advisors who can think strategically, exercise sound judgment under pressure, manage risk, communicate with business clarity, and adapt quickly to technological disruption.
Presented by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), this forward-looking program explores the evolving role of the 21st-century lawyer and the business acumen required for long-term success. Experienced faculty will examine practical strategies to help lawyers strengthen their influence, enhance client relationships, improve decision-making, and lead with confidence.
Featured Brach Eichler Speaker
Tracy E. Miller, Esq. – Brach Eichler LLC, Roseland, NJ
Panelist for: “The Decisive Counselor: Exercising Judgment Under Pressure” (10:55 a.m.)
Program Agenda & Highlights
9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction
9:05 a.m. | The Strategic Advocate: Seeing the Whole Playing Field
Speakers: Tamer M. Abdou, Esq. & Jemi Goulian Lucey, Esq.
Learn to think like a business strategist, evaluate litigation alignment with organizational realities, assess commercial and reputational risk, and articulate strategy in business-focused terms.
10:05 a.m. | The Disciplined Supervisor: How to Plan for and Obtain Realistic Results
Speaker: Alan S. Pralgever, Esq.
Approach matters as disciplined projects by balancing cost, quality, and timing, operationalizing project-management frameworks, and leveraging AI-enabled workflows.
10:45 a.m. | Break
10:55 a.m. | The Decisive Counselor: Exercising Judgment Under Pressure
Speakers: Tracy E. Miller, Esq., Victor A. Afanador, Esq., and Mary Toscano Carpenito, Esq.
Strengthen your capability to lead decisively and ethically when under heavy scrutiny. Explore how to balance client pressures, exercise principled judgment in high-visibility scenarios, and navigate the boundaries of zealous advocacy with composure.
11:55 a.m. | How to Adapt When Technology (and Everything Else) Constantly Changes
Speakers: Michael G. Donahue, Esq., Eric A. Inglis, Esq., and Megan Knowlton Balne, Esq.
Command influence in an era of rapid technological shift, assessing how AI and analytics reshape litigation strategy while proactively managing ethical implications.
1:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks
