2024 Asbestos Litigation Conference

Date: Nov 15, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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

Member Price: $195.00

Non-Member Price: $244.00

Section Price: $183.00

Event Code: I006324

Areas of Law: Civil Trial Bar, Product Liability & Mass Tort

Earn up to 7.1 credits, including 1.0 in Ethics and 0.8 in Diversity! (More Information)

Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, J.S.C.
Middlesex County Courthouse
Christopher M. Placitella, Esq.
Editor in Chief, New Jersey Mass Tort & Class Actions Treatise (New JerseyICLE 2020)
Cohen, Placitella & Roth, PC, Red Bank
Gary D. VanLieu, Esq.
O'Toole Scrivo, LLC, Verona

Presenters

John A. Bitetto, Esq.
CMBG3 Law, PC, West Caldwell
Kevin M. Costello, Esq.
Costello & Mains, PC, Mount Laurel
Clifford D. Dawkins, Esq.
Dean & Director, Minority Student Program (MSP), Rutgers Law School
Agatha N. Dzikiewicz, Esq.
Special Adjudicator, Superior Court of New Jersey
John C. Garde, Esq.
McCarter & English, Newark
Damian S. Jackson, Esq.
Reilly, McDevitt & Henrich, P.C., Glenside
Valerie A. Jackson, Esq.
Diversity Officer & Legal Liaison, Department of the Treasury, Trenton
Valerie Jackson is the Diversity Officer and Legal Liaison at the New Jersey Department of the Treasury - Division of Administration.

Prior to her current role, Valerie was a Deputy Public Defender and Managing Attorney of the Office of the Public Defender (OPD), Office of Parental Representation, Central Region Office, in North Brunswick, New Jersey. Upon joining the OPD in 2009 she quickly earned a reputation as a zealous advocate and skilled litigator. In 2012, Ms. Jackson was promoted by the Public Defender to her current role as Managing Attorney and in 2020 was promoted to the title of Deputy Public Defender. Prior to joining the OPD, she was a solo practitioner in Middlesex County, where she focused in family law, education law and real estate.

Admitted to practice in New Jersey, Ms. Jackson is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and has served on the Association’s Board of Trustees, Diversity Committee and Child Welfare Law Section. She has also served as a Trustee for both the Middlesex County Bar Association and Foundation, and has been Co-Chair of the Association’s Board for the Advancement of Racial Equity and Social Justice. Ms. Jackson has been a member of the Association of Black Women Lawyers, the Garden State Bar Association, the Middlesex County Vicinage Committee on Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement, and the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Court’s Children in Court Race Equity Leadership Team. She has served on the OPD training faculty; where she has trained attorneys on many topics related to ethics, professionalism and trial advocacy for defense attorneys.

Ms. Jackson received her B.A. from Rutgers University, her M.A. in Journalism from New York University and her J.D. from Rutgers Law School.
David Katzenstein, Esq.
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Newark
Olivia P. Kelly, Esq.
Simmons Hanly Conroy, New York
Lynne M. Kizis, Esq.
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A., Woodbridge
James A. Lewis, V, Esq.
Cole Schotz, PC, Hackensack
Nancy McDonald, Esq.
MG+M – The Law Firm, Basking Ridge
David J. Molton, Esq.
Brown Rudnick LLP, New York
Jared M. Placitella, Esq.
Cohen, Placitella & Roth, PC, Red Bank
Eduardo Sotomayor, Esq.
Weitz & Luxenberg PC, Cherry Hill

Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Product Liability and Mass Tort Section

The popular Asbestos Litigation Conference returns with new topics, credits in both ethics and DEI and timely information for your practice. Superior Court Judge Ana Viscomi leads an esteemed panel of practitioners to bring you the latest in asbestos litigation.  

A note for this year –the speakers strongly encourage in-person attendance! 


Gain insight and critical information you need to stay at the forefront of preparing and presenting your asbestos cases in New Jersey. 

Program Agenda:

  • 9:00 | Introduction and Overview of Topics – Christopher M. Placitella, Esq. and Gary D. VanLieu, Esq.
  • 9:05 | Asbestos Litigation and Bankruptcy
  • 10:05 | Live Demonstration of Artificial Intelligence in Asbestos Litigation - David Katzenstein, Esq. and Eduardo Sotomayor, Esq.
  • 10:55 | Break
  • 11:05 | Case Management - Special Adjudicator Agatha Dzikiewicz 
  • 11:50 | Lunch
  • 12:30 | DEI -Staying Anchored in Turbulent Times - Kevin M. Costello, Esq.; Clifford D. Dawkins, Esq.; Damian S. Jackson, Esq.; Valerie A. Jackson, Esq. and James A. Lewis, V, Esq.
  • 1:10 | Case Law Update - Nancy McDonald, Esq. and Jared M. Placitella, Esq.
  • 1:40 | Break
  • 1:50 | Rule 104 Hearings - John Bitetto, Esq. and Olivia P. Kelly, Esq.
  • 2:15 | Motion Practice, Ancillary Hearings and Pre-Trial Conferences - Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, J.S.C.
  • 3:10 | Ethics and AI - John C. Garde, Esq. and Lynne M. Kizis, Esq.
  • 4:00 | 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 7.1 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.0 in Ethics and 0.8 in Diversity (Full Credits Available: NJ Advanced Diversity: 0.8, NJ Ethics: 1.0, NJ General: 5.3).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Diversity Non-Transitional: 0.5, NY Ethics Non-Transitional: 1.0, NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 5.0
PA CLE:PA Ethics Credit: 1.5, PA Substantive Credit: 4.0
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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