Dispute Resolution in DWI and Other Cases in Municipal Courts
Date: Sep 30, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $143.00
Non-Member Price: $179.00
Section Price: $134.00
Areas of Law: Municipal Court Practice
Earn up to 2.4 credits! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Lucia E. Perpina, Esq.
- Law Offices of Lucia E. Perpina, Esq. LLC, Linden
Presenters
- Peter H. Lederman, Esq.
- Lomurro Law, FreeholdCertified as a Municipal Court Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, is a Shareholder in Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland, LLC in Freehold, New Jersey. For the past 35 years his practice has been limited to representing defendants charged with Driving While Intoxicated and related municipal court offenses. He was involved in two key cases, State v. Chun and State v. Foley, which determined the use of the Alcotest 7110 MK-III breath test device.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Mr. Lederman is Chair of the Middlesex County Bar Association Ad Hoc Committee on Municipal Court Reform, Past Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association Municipal Court Committee and Past Co-Chair of the Middlesex County Bar Association Municipal Court Committee. He has lectured at the Jersey State Bar Association’s Annual Convention and the NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar, and also speaks for ICLE and at numerous seminars presented by local bar associations. He authors a bi-monthly op-ed column on municipal courts for the New Jersey Law Journal and in 2006 was the recipient of the Outstanding Municipal Court Practitioner of the Year bestowed by the Middlesex County Bar Association.
Mr. Lederman received his B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. - Moshood Muftau, Esq.
- Office Of City Counsel, Elizabeth
Join this seminar for a comprehensive overview of effective dispute resolution strategies in DWI and other common municipal court cases. A panel of esteemed municipal court practitioners will explore methods of resolving cases, including plea bargaining and trial advocacy. Further, the panel will explore a major change to New Jersey’s drunk driving statute that became effective in 2024, making it possible to negotiate a plea agreement for clients facing DWI charges. Attendees will also gain insight into how to leverage certain key Court Rules, rules of evidence, and case law to achieve successful outcomes in a municipal court trials.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical guidance on resolving cases in municipal court in 2025!
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