Product Liability Forum
Date: Oct 1, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $179.00
Non-Member Price: $224.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Civil, Product Liability & Mass Tort
Earn up to 5.5 credits, including 1.0 in Ethics! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Rachel A. Placitella, Esq.
- Cohen Placitella & Roth, Red Bank
Presenters
- Hon. Rachelle L. Harz, J.S.C. (Ret.)
- Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
- Hon. John A. Jorgensen, J.S.C. (Ret.)
- Blick Law, LLC
- Hon. Alberto Rivas, J.S.C. (Ret.)
- Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PCis a Superior Court Judge, Middlesex County, and sits in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He is assigned to the Civil Division and was formerly Assignment Judge, Middlesex County, and Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, Criminal Division, Middlesex County. Appointed to the bench in 2010, he is a Former Partner in Lite DePalma Greenberg & Rivas, LLC and a former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He has also served as Law Director for the City of Perth Amboy.
Judge Rivas has served on several court committees, including the Lawyers Advisory Committees for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He was appointed to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Task Force on Equal Treatment in Courts, Race and Ethnicity Commission, and is Past Chair of the District VA Fee Arbitration Committee. Past President of the Rutgers University School of Law-Newark Alumni Association, Judge Rivas has been an adjunct professor at Rutgers University School of Law. He has frequently appeared as a commentator on Court TV.
Judge Rivas received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law. He was Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Anne E. Thompson, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. - Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, J.S.C.
- Middlesex County Courthouse
Come to this comprehensive program on product liability. Learn the essentials, starting with the investigation stage, including the site inspection and the importance of an expert. Hear updates in current case law and the impact upon cases. Receive an overview of specific products. Gain knowledge about ethical responsibilities on evidence preservation and representing multiple plaintiffs. Register today!
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