Welcome to the Profession: A CLE Event for Recently Admitted Attorneys
Date: Jun 16, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $139.00
Non-Member Price: $199.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: For All Attorneys
Earn up to 7.5 credits! (More Information)
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Congratulations on your recent admission to the New Jersey bar!
We at the New Jersey State Bar Association/New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education welcome you to the profession for a day designed for recently admitted lawyers. You’ll fulfill your “recent admit” CLE requirements, meet colleagues and hear a special panel of leaders discuss what they wish they knew when they were starting out in the profession. You will also receive materials that you can reference throughout your career and practical information to set you on the road to success.
The day begins with breakfast and a welcome from officers of the NJSBA Young Lawyers’ Division.
Next, fulfill your new attorney requirements with a combination of interactive live programs and recorded on-demand seminars. Choose one live seminar in the morning and one in the afternoon for six credits. Everyone registered will also receive a library of on-demand recorded courses that will fulfill the remaining 10 new admit credit requirement, including the New Jersey attorney trust and business accounting course. (For more information about the credit requirements for every lawyer, click here.)
Finally, learn from experience! Hear from members of the YLD and the NJSBA Leadership Academy in a fun roundtable on what they wish they knew when they were starting out. They will also answer your questions, so ask whatever comes to mind!
Program Agenda:
- 8:00 | Breakfast
- 9:00 | Welcome from YLD Officers
- 9:05 | Choose from two sessions:
- Intro to Labor and Employment
This introductory seminar will provide an overview of key concepts in labor and employment practice. The panelists will focus on the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, wage and hour compliance, employee handbooks and hiring practices, and employee leave and accommodations.
Speakers:
James E. Burden, Esq.
McClure Burden LLC, Verona
Rosemary S. Gousman, Esq.
Fisher & Phillips LLP, Murray Hill
Jon W. Green, Esq.
Green Savits, LLC, Florham Park
Ruby Kumar-Thompson, Esq.
Cleary Giacobbe, Oakland
Patricia Prezioso, Esq.
Sills Cummis & Gross PC, Newark
- Intro to Family Law
This informative program will review all of the important aspects of New Jersey family law practice, and will provide you with the tools and strategies you need to succeed. Statutes, case law, court rules and procedures will all be covered for cases from divorce to non-dissolution. You’ll walk away with a concrete foundation you can use to handle the family law cases that come your way with confidence.
Speaker:
Samuel J. Berse, Esq.
Berse Law, LLC, Westfield
- 11:35 | Lunch
- 12:05 | Choose from two sessions:
- Intro to Estate Administration
This in-depth nuts and bolts primer will provide you with a solid foundation in some of the most common issues that arise during the estate administration process and beyond. Our experienced speakers will take you through the probate process step by step, going over deadlines and showing you how to complete the necessary forms. What you learn will provide you with a more in depth understanding of the estate administration needs of your clients, and will allow you to handle cases you might have otherwise referred to others. Gain a working knowledge of the entire process, as well as key strategies to make your life easier along the way.
Speakers:
Patricia K. Haddad, Esq.
Levine, Haddad & Gregory, LLC, Springfield
Andrew C. Egan, Esq.
Bressler, Amery & Ross, PC, Florham Park
- Intro to Landlord Tenant Practice
Our panel of experienced practitioners will provide a foundational overview of landlord-tenant law. Newly admitted attorneys will gain an understanding of key legal principles, statutory frameworks, and procedural issues that govern landlord-tenant relationships. The panel will cover tenant rights and responsibilities, eviction proceedings, rent control/stabilization issues, the Tenant Property Tax Rebate Act, and more.
Moderator
Lawrence M. Centanni, Esq.
Law Office of Lawrence M. Centanni, PC, Elizabeth
Speakers:
Hon. Stephen L. Petrillo, J.S.C.
Superior Court of New Jersey
Lindsay Baretz, Esq.
Lindsay R. Baretz, Esq. LLC, Lodi
Eileen Conaty, Esq.
Law Office of Lawrence M. Centanni, PC
Tracey Goldstein, Esq.
Goldstein Kelin LLC, Livingston
- 2:35 | Break
- 2:45 | Roundtable Discussion with Young Lawyers – What I Wish I Knew
You’ve studied the law but probably have a lot of questions about the more practical aspects of being a lawyer and wish you could ask someone who has recently “been there.” Now you can! Join a panel of lawyers who have been practicing for 10 years or less who will answer your questions and talk about what they wish they knew when they were starting out. Whether you are working for a firm, a government agency or embarking on a solo career, you will find answers to some of your most pressing questions.
- Speakers:
Bria Beaufort, Esq.
Gibbons P.C., Newark
Christopher L. Jackson, Esq.
Chair, NJSBA Young Lawyers’ Division
Goldberg Segalla, Princeton
Maximilian J. Mescall, Esq.
Mescall Law, P.C., West Orange
Assistant Prosecutor Lynne G. Seborowski
Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
Brandon Lee Wolff, Esq.
Immediate Past Chair, NJSBA Young Lawyers’ Division
Brandon Wolff
- 4:00 | Adjourn
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Digital Materials & Environmental Commitment: As part of our commitment to environmental sustainability, unless otherwise noted, all seminar materials are provided as digital downloads. You can access these materials through:
- The “My Links” section at the top of our website for in-person or online events
- Or, for online programs, the event access link included in your joining instructions
Cancellation and Refund Policy:
If you need to cancel your registration and are not transferring to another program or date, please submit a written request to us at least three business days before the event, meeting, or gathering. You will receive a refund minus a $20.00 cancellation fee. No refunds or registration changes will be issued within three business days of the event, meeting, or gathering.
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