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NJSBA president joins panel on professionalism at Rutgers Law School 

First-year students at Rutgers Law School in Newark got a lesson last week on the importance of attorney professionalism and decorum from New Jersey State Bar Association President Timothy F. McGoughran and other state leaders in the law. 

The panel discussion covered a wide range of topics on how good professional conduct can advance an attorney's career, promote their reputations in the industry and improve client relations. McGoughran was joined on the panel by Superior Court Judge Dara Aquila Govan; Craig L. Dashiell, a partner at Lowenstein Sandler; Mikeisha Anderson, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Milbank LLP; and Melissa Reilly, corporate counsel at Quick International Courier. 

NJSBA President Timothy F. McGoughran joins a panel on professionalism at Rutgers Law School in Newark. Credit: NJSBA.

Each speaker shared a common theme of how their reputations and treatment of fellow classmates in law school helped lay the foundation for their careers. Speaking to a class of more than 80 1A law students, McGoughran said the essential character traits for a lawyer – collegiality, integrity, cooperation – start to form as a law student.