Civil Case Law 2026 Update
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $228
Non-Member Price: $285
Areas of Law: Civil
| 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 4.5 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ Civil Trial Attorney Credit: 4.5, NJ General: 4.5). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Professional Practice Transitional: 4.5 |
| PA CLE: | PA Substantive Credit: 3.5
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. |
Keynote
Moderator
- Hon. John D. O'Dwyer, P.J.Cv.
- Bergen County Superior Court
Presenters
- Hon. Mary K. Costello, P.J.Ch.
- Hudson County Superior Court
- Hon. Michael V. Cresitello, Jr., A.J.S.C.
- Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren County Superior Court
- Hon. Hany A. Mawla, P.J.A.D.
- Appellate Division, Part C
- Hon. Owen C. McCarthy, P.J.Cv.
- Monmouth County Superior Court
- Hon. Robert L. Polifroni, P.J.Cv (Ret.)
- Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto, Springfield
- Diane L. Cardoso, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Brady Reilly & Cardoso, LLCCertified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, is a Partner in Brady Reilly & Cardoso, LLC in Kearney, New Jersey. She concentrates her practice in civil litigation involving automobile negligence, premises liability, construction site negligence, medical malpractice and legal malpractice.
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nAdmitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, Ms. Cardoso is First Vice President of the Hudson County Bar Association and Treasurer of the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ). She is a member of the Hudson County Bar Association’s Civil Arbitration Selection and Civil Practice Committees, and is the co-founding Chair of the Association’s Women in Law Section. Ms. Cardoso is Secretary of the American Association for Justice’s Women Trial Lawyer Caucus and is a member of the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association. She is a 2017-2018 Fellow of the New Jersey State Bar Association Leadership Academy.
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nMs. Cardoso was the recipient of the 2021 American Association for Justice Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Excellence in Leadership Award, the 2021 American Association for Justice Distinguished Service Award, the 2017 Professionalism of the Year Award from the Hudson County Bar Association and several other honors. She has lectured for ICLE, the Hudson and Essex County Bar Associations, and the New Jersey Association for Justice.
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nMs. Cardoso received her B.A. from Seton Hall University and her J.D. and Certificate in International Law from Pace University School of Law. Upon graduation from law school she served a Judicial Clerkship with the Honorable Dennis F. Carey, III and the Honorable John C. Kennedy, Judges of the Superior Court of New Jersey.
n(9/23) - Louis A. Ruprecht, Esq.
- Ruprecht, Hart, Ricciardulli & Sherman, LLP, Westfield
New Jersey’s premier CLE event on civil case law will return for a presentation by New Jersey Appellate and Superior Court judges on key cases from the last year. Registrants can choose from three locations to attend: North Jersey on Jan. 24, 2026, Central Jersey on Feb. 7, 2026, and South Jersey on March 14, 2026. Learn the latest strategies and developments that will strengthen your practice. Our panel of New Jersey Appellate and Superior Court judges will present a summary and analysis of the key cases from the past year. You’ll walk away with a comprehensive understanding of the current civil trial climate, as well as an arsenal of new strategies you can put to work right away in the cases you handle.
If you can only attend one Civil Case Law Review this year, here are the reasons why it should be NJICLE’s…
- Hear the same case summaries and analyses presented to New Jersey Superior Court judges at the November 2025 Judicial College, plus a survey of additional important case decisions from 2025.
- See an authoritative panel of Appellate and Superior Court judges present differing perspectives on the past year’s key decisions.
- Learn about the practical aspects of these decisions and their impact on your current and future clients from some of the state’s most authoritative plaintiff’s and defense attorneys.
- Listen to the most up-to-date review of 2025’s key cases.