Cultural Considerations in Litigation
Date: Nov 12, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $159.00
Non-Member Price: $199.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Civil, Criminal Law, Diversity
Earn up to 3.3 credits, including 3.3 in Diversity! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Ehsan F. Chowdhry, Esq., LLM
- E F Chowdhry Law Practice, LLC, Neptune
Presenters
- Hon. Avis Bishop-Thompson, J.A.D.
- Superior Court of New Jersey
- Hon. Tariq H. Chaudhri
- Superior Court of New Jersey
- Hon. Sybil M. Elias
- Newark Municipal Court
- Hon. Evelyn Padin, U.S.D.J.
- Past President, New Jersey State Bar Association
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey - Hon. Vidya Prasad
- State of NJ, Dept of Labor
- Hon. Gauri S. Shah, ALJ
- NJ Office of Administrative Law
- Hon. Mala Sundar, P.J.T.C.
- New Jersey Tax Court
The foundation of our justice system is fairness. Fairness is achieved by ensuring each litigant experiences procedural fairness and cases are adjudicated justly and equitably. When dealing with people of diverse cultural backgrounds, there are additional considerations to ensure fairness, such as a language barrier or religious and cultural practices (e.g. wearing a hijab or yarmulke in court). These challenges are present in every type of court and at all stages of a case.
Our distinguished panels will discuss a range of considerations and examples in three specific contexts:
- Cultural diversity considerations in the courts.
- Cultural diversity considerations during depositions.
- Cultural diversity considerations in communicating and interacting with clients.
Join us for a thought-provoking and quick moving conversation. Register today!
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