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Tort Law Conference 2025

Date: Oct 8, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online

Member Price: $203.00

Non-Member Price: $254.00

Section Price: $0.00

Event Code: I171425

Areas of Law: Civil, Civil Trial Bar

Earn up to 6.3 credits! (More Information)

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Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Michael J. Epstein, Esq.
Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
The Epstein Law Firm PA, Rochelle Park

Presenters

Ernest P. Fronzuto, Esq.
Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Fronzuto Law Group
Norberto A. Garcia, Esq.
President-Elect, New Jersey State Bar Association
Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari, Chatham
Eric L. Harrison, Esq.
Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Methfessel & Werbel, Edison
Chad M. Moore, Esq.
Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee of AI in the Courts
Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP, New Brunswick and Hammonton
Rebecca L. Rakoski, Esq.
Co-Chair, New JerseySBA Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Law
XPAN Law Partners LLP, Marlton
Kathleen M. Reilly, Esq.
Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Brady Reilly & Cardoso, LLC
Michael R. Ricciardulli, Esq.
Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Reprecht Hart Weeks & Ricciardulli, Westfield

Join us for the popular Tort Law Conference 2025! Moderator Michael Epstein will preside over an esteemed panel for a day of scholarly and practical insights into Tort Law. This panel will cover the hottest trends in tort law, litigation, and personal injury trial practice. Gain knowledge about new topics in the constantly changing world of tort law. Discover effective strategies for representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Register today!

Program Agenda:

  • 9:00 | Welcome - Michael J. Epstein, Esq.

  • 9:05 | Top five tort cases of 2025 - Michael J. Epstein, Esq. 

  • 9:30 | Ethics and AI for tort lawyers - Chad M. Moore, Esq.

  • 10:15 | Issues and problems with premises cases with case updates - Norberto A. Garcia, Esq.

  • 10:55 | Break 

  • 11:05 | Issues and problems with auto cases with case updates - Kathleen M. Reilly, Esq.

  • 11:45 | Key issues and problems in medical malpractice cases plaintiff and defense  – Ernest P. Fronzuto, Esq. and Michael R. Ricciardulli, Esq.

  • 12:35 | Lunch

  • 1:05 | Key issues and problems in Title 59 cases - Eric L. Harrison, Esq.

  • 1:45 | Views from the Bench

  • 2:15 | How tort lawyers can use AI in their practices – Rebecca L. Rakoski, Esq.

  • 2:55 | Day wrap-up/closing comments

  • 3:00 | Adjourn

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 6.3 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 6.3, NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 6.0).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 6.0
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 5.0
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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