Networking Opportunities & Special Events

Elevate Your Experience: Networking and Special Events at The 2026 Annual Meeting and Convention!

Discover all of the networking and exclusive events at 2026 Annual Meeting and Convention on this page. Elevate your experience and make the most of your Annual Meeting – register now to secure your spot! 

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Wednesday, May 13

8:30 AM–5 PM
Exhibit Hall Hours
This year’s Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall features nearly 100 different organizations for you to learn more about. From AI tools, accountants and banks to marketing companies, practice management tools and private investigators, the Exhibit Hall is where you can find solutions to all your legal business needs – not to mention food, snacks and camaraderie! Be sure to hit the hall up early to enter the dozens of giveaway contests exhibitors are hosting.
Featuring
NJSBA StaffModerator
12–1:30 PM
Attendee Lunch
Attendee Lunch also in Exhibit Hall
12–1:30 PM
YLD Law Clerk Lunch
Sponsored by
Paramus MRI LLCValley Bank
5:30–6 PM
Environmental Law Section Business Meeting
5:30–6 PM
Immigration Law Section Business Meeting
5:30–6 PM
Minorities in the Profession (MIP) Section Business Meeting
5:30–6 PM
Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Section Business Meeting
5:30–6:30 PM
Women’s Leadership Reception (and WIPS Business Meeting)
Sponsored by
Connell Foley LLPCustomers BankFBT GibbonsFox Rothschild LLPMcCarter & English, LLPO'Toole Scrivo LLCSkoloff & Wolfe, P.C.Hamilton Law Firm PCJacobs BergerAeonian WellnessLinda Mainenti Walsh. Esq., LLCSpencer Savings Bank
Women Leaders/WIPS Reception
6:30–8 PM
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Welcome to the 2026 Annual Meeting and Convention! Cap off Day One poolside with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, at the official Welcome Reception.
8:30–10:30 PM
YLD Kickoff Party
Sponsored by
Fox Rothschild LLPEisner Amper LLP
Celebrate with NJSBA's Young Lawyers Division at the YLD Kickoff Party!
9:30–11 PM
Cocktails and Conversation

Thursday, May 14

8 AM–3:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open until 3:30 p.m.
This year’s Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall features nearly 100 different organizations for you to learn more about. From AI tools, accountants and banks to marketing companies, practice management tools and private investigators, the Exhibit Hall is where you can find solutions to all your legal business needs – not to mention food, snacks and camaraderie!
Featuring
NJSBA StaffModerator
10–10:30 AM
Business Law Section Business Meeting
10–10:30 AM
Insurance Law Section Business Meeting
11:30 AM–1 PM
YLD/Law Clerk Lunch
2:30–3:30 PM
Wine Reception
Join us in the Exhibit Hall for a sip of wine and grab some exciting swag as you make your final rounds among our exhibitors!
5–6:30 PM
Civil Trial Bar Section Business Meeting and Reception
Sponsored by
CBIZEsquire DigitalMcCarter & English, LLPStark & StarkHinson SnipesInterventional Spine & Surgery GroupMacce & CrestiPEM Law LLPSzaferman Lakind Blumstein & Blader PCLeary Bride Mergner & Bongiovanni P.A.
Sponsored by Stark & Stark
5–6:30 PM
Rutgers University School of Law Reception
5–6:30 PM
Seton Hall Law School Reception
Seton Hall Reception
5–5:45 PM
Construction Law Section Business Meeting and Reception
Sponsored by
Vertex
5–5:45 PM
Solo and Small-Firm Law Section Business Meeting and Reception
Sponsored by
Sponsored by Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc., North Star Title, Klineburger Law
5–5:30 PM
Criminal Law Section Business Meeting
5–5:30 PM
Tax Law Section Business Meeting
5–6 PM
LGBTQ Rights Section Business Meeting and Reception
Sponsored by
Singer & Fedun LLCLeslie Law Firm
8–10 PM
Reception for Newly Installed Officers and Trustees
Sponsored by
Blume Forte Fried Zerres & MolinariUSI AffinityO'Toole Scrivo LLCLowenstein Sandler LLPFox Rothschild LLPFBT GibbonsInterventional Spine & Surgery GroupJohnson & Johnson
Join us for a special reception honoring our esteemed officiates and trustees in the Borgata Ballroom (Exhibit Hall). This year, the event will feature an elegant gala component, celebrating NJSBA members' dedication and contributions in style. Register here
10:30–11:59 PM
NJSBA Afterparty
Sponsored by
USI Affinity
Celebrate the Installation of NJSBA Officers and Trustees in the Borgata Ballroom (Exhibit Hall)

Friday, May 15

12:30–1 PM
Workers' Compensation Law Section Business Meeting

TBD

Child Welfare Law Section Business Meeting