Defending Attorney Ethics Matters brought by (a) the NY, NJ and PA Bars, (b) the MDL Courts, (c) the EOIR, BIA, DHS, USPTO OED, FTC and Handling Law Firm Succession & Mergers
Our law firm defends attorneys facing allegations of ethics violations by the NY, NJ and PA state bars, the courts in multidistrict litigation, and attorney ethics investigators working for federal agencies. It also advises attorneys on the ethical and transactional aspects of law firm management and succession planning.
PLEASE NOTE: Our firm typically does not file ethics, fee arbitration complaints, nor legal malpractice cases against attorneys.
The Nissenbaum Law Group has an ethics defense team that not only advises attorneys who are licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, but also those who have been cited for ethical infractions when practicing before federal administrative agencies involving the EOIR, BIA, DHS, USPTO OED, FTC, as well as in MDL (multidistrict litigation) matters. In addition, the firm handles the ethical and transactional legal issues that arise when creating a properly compliant form of retainer agreement and law firm management and succession.
The following are links relating to the firm’s representation of attorneys in these practice areas:
Attorney Ethics – State Bars
Federal Agency Ethics Complaints
- IRS Circular 230 Practitioner Ethics
- EOIR & BIA Attorney Ethics
- DHS Disciplinary Counsel Ethics
- USPTO OED Attorney Ethics
- FTC Attorney Ethics
- Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Ethics Complaints
Law Firm Succession & Form of Retainers
Our Firm’s Approach to Representing Attorneys Facing Ethical Issues
The Nissenbaum Law Group’s attorney ethics team stands ready to represent attorneys facing ethical issues in all these respective practice areas.
Publications & Presentations
- J.D., Rutgers School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1984
- B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1980
- Presented Seminar, Four Aspects of Attorney Ethics Enforcement by the NJ, NY, & PA Bars and the EOIR That You May Not Have Heard About Before, Lawline, March 2025
- Presented Seminar, Attorney Ethics and Law Firm Succession Planning, Immigration Law Section, NJSBA, March 2023
- Panelist, New Jersey Trust and Business Accounting, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 2021
- Presented Seminar, How to Avoid Serious Mistakes When Facing an Ethics Grievance or Random Trust Account Audit, Essex County Bar Association, December 2020
- Presented Seminar, “Good Grievance, Charlie Brown!” Latest Developments in NJ Ethics Law and Procedure, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, July 2020
- Presented Seminar, How to Avoid Serious Mistakes When Facing an Ethics Grievance, Wilshire Grand Hotel, December 2019
- Presented Seminar, Attorney Ethics Grievances: 20 Insights from the Trenches, Wilshire Grand Hotel, December 2016
- Augmented Reality: Gotta Protect That IP, by Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq. and Laura J. Magedoff, Esq., Apptentive, September 22, 2016
- Profiled in: Gary D. Nissenbaum: Ace Gaming Attorney, by David Radd, Gamesauce.biz, September 10, 2016
- The Increasing Pace of Digital Change: Why Does Our Culture Always Seem so Blindsided?, Huffingtonpost.com, August 4, 2016
- The Intriguing Legal Ramifications of Pokémon GO, Brettterpstra.com, July 25, 2016
- Potential Legal Approaches to a Cyberbullying (Co-author), The Young Lawyer, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2013
- Wrongful Posting on the Internet: The Privacy You Save Could be Your Own, NJ Lawyer Magazine, April, 2008
- The Legal Ramifications of Computer Outsourcing, Legal Tech Newsletter, December, 1994
- 900 Numbers Come of Age, Communications Managers Association Review, Winter, 1994
- How to Sharpen Your Contract Clauses, Telemarketing Magazine, May, 1994
Podcasts:
- 3/1/18 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Systematic, “The Psychodynamics of Lawyering with Gary Nissenbaum”
- 1/22/18 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Game Dev Unchained, “The Indie Legal Guide With Gary Nissenbaum”
- 11/21/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Gamesindustry.biz Podcasts, “Licensing Your Intellectual Property”
- 11/3/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Developer Tea Podcast, “The Future (and Past) of Legal for Developers w/Gary Nissenbaum (part 1)”
- 11/3/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Developer Tea Podcast, “The Future (and Past) of Legal for Developers w/Gary Nissenbaum (part 2)”
- 10/19/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Complete Developer Podcast, “Developers and the Law”
- 10/13/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Hansel Minutes Podcast, “Latest Developments in App and Website Law Regarding Clickable Terms and Conditions”
- J.D., Washington and Lee School of Law, Lexington, VA, 2018
- B.A., magna cum laude, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, 2014
- Presented Seminar, Mastering Digital Legal Marketing: Practice, Ethics and the AI Landscape in 2026, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, May 2026
- Presented Seminar, Tuning into Music Law, National Business Institute, Inc., April 2025
- Presented Seminar, Four Aspects of Attorney Ethics Enforcement by the NJ, NY, & PA Bars and the EOIR That You May Not Have Heard About Before, Lawline, March 2025
- Presented Seminar, Mastering Ethical Challenges in Social Media Use, New Jersey State Bar Association, November 2024
- Presented Seminar, Mastering Digital Legal Marketing – Practice and Ethics, New Jersey State Bar Association, October 2024
- Presented Seminar, How to Avoid Serious Mistakes When Facing an Attorney Ethics Matter, New Jersey Association of Legal Administrators, April 2023
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