Continuing Education Information Sheet

• Describe the state of remote work and its ethical concerns for attorneys
• Apply the ABA opinion and Model Rules relevant to remote work
• Uphold duties of competence, communication, and confidentiality when working remotely
• Adopt best practices for ethical work from home

Intended audience: Attorneys who work remotely or in hybrid settings and want to uphold ethical standards for information privacy and security.

Level: beginner

Prerequisites: None

• Daniel B. Garrie, Founder, Law & Forensics; Neutral at JAMS; Faculty at Harvard

  Law & Forensics LLC · JAMS · Harvard · Rutgers Law School · Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare

  Daniel B. Garrie is the founder and executive managing partner of Law & Forensics LLC, a boutique cybersecurity and forensic engineering firm he co-founded in 2008. He serves as a neutral, arbitrator, and forensic special master at JAMS, focusing on cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and complex technology disputes, and holds faculty appointments at Harvard and Rutgers Law School. A patented software inventor and prolific author, he is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and a widely cited authority on computer forensics, eDiscovery, and cyber litigation.

• James Orenstein, Mediator, Arbitrator and Court-Appointed Neutral, JAMS (Hon., Ret.)

  JAMS

  Hon. James Orenstein (Ret.) is a mediator, arbitrator and court-appointed neutral at JAMS in New York, which he joined in 2023, handling antitrust, employment, intellectual property, class action and cybersecurity and privacy disputes. He served 16 years as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of New York, from 2004 to 2020, where he achieved national recognition for his opinions on location tracking, encryption and other modern technologies and their effect on personal privacy. Earlier he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in that district, served as a special attorney on the Oklahoma City Bombing Task Force, and held Justice Department posts as an attorney-adviser in the Office of Legal Counsel and as Associate Deputy Attorney General. At Legal Cyber Academy he teaches on data breach mediation and the ethical responsibilities of attorneys in remote work settings.

• Diana Burley, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, American University

  Diana L. Burley, Ph.D., is Vice Provost for Research and Innovation at American University, serving as the university's chief research and innovation officer and leading the Khan Cyber and Economic Security Institute. An award-winning cybersecurity researcher with more than two decades of experience, she co-chaired the National Academies' 2013 report Professionalizing the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce and co-chaired the global ACM joint task force that established cybersecurity curricular guidelines for post-secondary institutions. She previously spent 14 years at George Washington University, including as executive director of the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection, a 26-member cybersecurity research consortium. At Legal Cyber Academy she teaches on the ethical responsibilities attorneys carry into remote work settings.

Legal Cyber Academy is not an accredited provider; the notes below explain how a learner may self-submitthis activity where their board permits. The pathways shown reflect this course’s subject matter. Always confirm your board’s current rules.

• Addresses legal ethics / professional responsibility — may qualify for ethics-specialty CLE where your jurisdiction recognizes it.

• CLE (attorneys)up to 1.0 hr (60-min basis)

  Many U.S. jurisdictions let an attorney apply for CLE credit for a non-accredited program (often called individual attorney or self-application). Use this certificate plus the course Information Sheet as your supporting documentation. Your state bar or CLE board decides whether credit is granted, how much, and any self-study cap.

• CE / CPD (privacy, insurance, IT)up to 1.0 hr (60-min basis)

  Where your professional body recognizes self-reported or self-directed learning (CPD) — for example many privacy (CIPP/CIPM) and security certifications — record this activity using the certificate and Information Sheet. Confirm your program's self-reporting rules and any documentation it requires.