2026 Asbestos Litigation Conference
Date: Sep 18, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $203.00
Non-Member Price: $254.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Civil, Product Liability & Mass Tort
Earn up to 6.4 credits, including 1.2 in Ethics! (More Information)
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. Van Lieu, Esq.
- O'Toole Scrivo, LLC, Cedar Grove
Presenters
- Hon. Christine M. Gravelle, U.S.B.J.
- Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
- Morris S. Bauer, Esq.
- Duane Morris LLP, Florham Park
- Stephanie A. Divita, Esq.
- Reilly, McDevitt & Henrich, Cherry Hill
- Agatha N. Dzikiewicz, Esq.
- Special Adjudicator, Superior Court of New Jersey
- Martin A. Fink, Esq.
- Robinson & Cole, LLP, New York
- John C. Garde, Esq.
- McCarter & English, Newark
- Leah C. Kagan, Esq.
- Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC, Dallas
- David Katzenstein, Esq.
- Member, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Lawrence Township
- Jessica Lewis Kelly, Esq.
- Special Assistant To the Administrative Director, Administrative Office of the Courts
- Lynne M. Kizis, Esq.
- Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge
- Denise Persampieri, Esq.
- Levy Konigsberg, LLP, New York
- David Phillips
- New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts
- Jared M. Placitella, Esq.
- Cohen, Placitella & Roth, PC, Red Bank
- Jeffrey M. Pollock, Esq.
- Pollock Law LLC, Trenton
- Richard Willi, Esq.
- Robinson & Cole, LLP, New York
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Product Liability and Mass Tort Section
The popular yearly Asbestos Litigation Conference returns with new topics and timely information for your practice. Superior Court Judge Ana Viscomi leads an esteemed panel of practitioners to bring you the most up-to-date information in asbestos litigation.
The morning begins with a live demonstration of the current high-tech courtroom capabilities. The program then launches into additional topics that are vital to your practice, including a Bankruptcy Law Update with the Hon. Christine Gravelle, Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. Chief Judge Gravelle will be joined by two leading bankruptcy attorneys who will review and discuss the important cases decided over the last year.
Gain the insight and critical information you need to stay at the forefront of preparing and presenting your asbestos cases in New Jersey.
Program Agenda
- 9 | Introduction and Overview of Topics – Christopher M. Placitella, Esq. and Gary D. Van Lieu, Esq.
- 9:05 | Live Demonstration of Courtroom Technology – Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, J.S.C.; David Katzenstein, Esq.; Michael Otrimski, Esq. and Denise Persampieri, Esq.
Judge Viscomi will lead a team of litigators through the high-tech courtroom which features advanced, integrated technology designed to handle complex, heavily documented toxic tort and mass tort trials. - 9:40 | Bankruptcy Update – Hon. Christine M. Gravelle, U.S.B.J; Morris Bauer, Esq.; Mark Fink, Esq. and Richard Willi, Esq.
- 10:40 | SCOTUS Preemption Decision in Monsanto v. Durnell – Impacts beyond RoundUp? – John Garde, Esq. and Lynne Kizis, Esq.
- 11:10 | Break
- 11:20 | The Latest Case Management Tips – Agatha Dzikiewicz, Esq.
- 11:50 | Overview of Rule 104 Hearings: What is the goal and how do we get there? –Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, J.S.C.; John Garde, Esq. and Leah Kagan, Esq.
- 12:30 | Lunch
- 1:15 | Case Law Update – Stephanie DiVita, Esq. and Jared Placitella, Esq.
- 1:45 | Best Practices in the Use of AI – Jessica Lewis Kelly, Esq.
A review of the state Supreme Court’s preliminary guidelines on the use of AI as well as the template AI Use Policy. - 2:15 | Break
- 2:25 | Hazy Lines: The RPCs and Contacting Witnesses. & Navigating AI RPCs – Jeffrey Pollack, Esq.
- 3:25 | Wrap Up – Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, J.S.C.
- 3:30 | Adjourn
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