Replay – The Federal Practice Bench-Bar Symposium

Date: Dec 21, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location: Online

Member Price: $225.00

Non-Member Price: $275.00

Section Price: $0.00

Event Code: I1461242R

Areas of Law: Federal Practice & Procedure

Earn up to 6.7 credits! (More Information)

Faculty

Keynote

Hon. Renee Marie Bumb, Chief U.S.D.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Moderator

Hon. Jessica S. Allen, U.S.M.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Victor A. Afanador, Esq.
Lite Depalma Greenberg & Afanador, LLC, Newark
Christine A. Amalfe, Esq.
President-Elect, New JerseySBA
Gibbons P.C, Roseland
Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq.
Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran LLC, Ocean
is the founding Partner of the Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran, LLC in Ocean, New Jersey. He concentrates his practice exclusively in family law and handles matters related to divorce, custody, alimony, domestic violence, adoption, prenuptial agreements, parenting rights, same-sex marriage and other issues. He has also served as a Municipal Court Judge in Ocean Township and is a former Municipal Prosecutor for the Township.

Mr. McGoughran is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Supreme Court. A member of the New Jersey State, Pennsylvania, Ocean County and Monmouth Bar Associations, he is President of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Past Chair of the NJSBA Family Law Section Executive Committee, serves on the Executive Committee of the Association’s Military and Veterans Affairs Section and is a member of the Legal Education Committee. Mr. McGoughran is also Past President of the Monmouth Bar Association and Past Co-Chair of the Monmouth Bar Association’s Family Law Committee. He has been a Trustee for Monmouth County on the NJSBA’s Board of Trustees and has co-chaired the Legislation and Meeting Arrangements and Program Committees.

In 2010 and 2013 Mr. McGoughran was the recipient of the Distinguished Legislative Service Award bestowed by the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the Monmouth Bar Association Family Law Committee presented him with the Family Lawyer of the Year Award in 2012. He is a regular lecturer on law and ethics topics.

Mr. McGoughran received his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and his J.D. from Seton Hall Law School. He was a law clerk to the Honorable Robert W. O’Hagan, JSC.
Robert C. Scrivo, Esq.
Former AUSA
Mandelbaum Barrett P.C, Roseland
Ricardo Solano, Jr., Esq
Gibbons P.C, Newark

Presenters

Hon. Claire C. Cecchi, U.S.D.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. J. Brendan Day, U.S.M.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Ann Marie Donio, U.S.M.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Andre M. Espinosa, U.S.M.J.
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Robert Kirsch, U.S.D.J.
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Robert Byron Kugler, U.S.D.J.
Hon. Robert Byron Kugler
Hon. Brian R. Martinotti, U.S.D.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Julien Xavier Neals, U.S.D.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Christine P. O'Hearn, U.S.D.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Evelyn Padin, U.S.D.J.
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Zahid N. Quraishi, U.S.D.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Joel Schneider, U.S.M.J. (Ret.)
Montgomery McCracken
Hon. Michael A. Shipp, U.S.D.J.
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Matthew J. Skahill, U.S.M.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Karen M. Williams, U.S.D.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Kerri E. Chewning, Esq.
Archer & Greiner PC, Voorhees
Rebekah R. Conroy, Esq.
Stone Conroy LLC, Florham Park
William P. Flahive, Esq.
Law Office of William P. Flahive LLC, Lambertville
Adam E. Gersh, Esq.
Chair, Federal Practice & Procedure Section, New JerseySBA
Flaster Greenberg, PC, Cherry Hill
Chair, NJSBA Federal Practice and Procedure Section
Michael P. Koribanics, Esq.
Koribanics & Koribanics, Clifton
Susan M. Leming, Esq.
President, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
Brown & Connery, Westmont
President-Elect, Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
Arthur M. Owens, Esq.
Immediate Past Chair, Federal Practice & Procedure Section, New JerseySBA
Clark Guldin, Montclair
Immediate Past Chair, NJSBA Federal Practice and Procedure Section
Rajiv D. Parikh, Esq.
Partner, PEM Law, LLP, West Orange
Jamie Hoxie Solano, Esq.
Former AUSA
Partner, Ford O'Brien Landy LLP, New York
G. Glennon Troublefield, Esq.
Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Brody & Agnello, PC, Roseland

Best of NJICLE Replay
Don't miss this opportunity to catch up on The Federal Practice Bench-Bar Symposium you missed!

NOTE: This is a previously recorded seminar and does not count as "live" credits.


The New Jersey State Bar Association and the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, in cooperation with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, are proud to present the inaugural Federal Practice Bench-Bar Symposium designed specifically for state court practitioners.

Join U.S. District Court Chief Judge Reneé Marie Bumb, along with esteemed members of the bench and bar as they present this comprehensive program that focuses on the essentials of federal civil and criminal practice. The exciting day will begin with an address from Judge Bumb and continue with several plenary sessions that are essential for your practice. Attendees can enjoy a networking lunch and then choose a breakout session that is right for them - a federal criminal practice primer and hot topics in federal civil practice. This special program will conclude with an insightful roundtable of plenary judges.

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 6.7 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 6.7).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Transitional: 6.5
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 5.0
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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