Annual Meeting & Convention Friday Schedule
NOTE: All programs, speakers, tracks, times and locations are subject to change.
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FRIDAY, MAY 17
9:00AM - 10:00AM
States of the Judiciary
N/A Track (Music Box Theatre)
Make plans to join us to hear from Hon. Renée Marie Bumb, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court and Hon. Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court about their respective courts, the issues they face and the plans and goals for the year ahead.
Speakers:Hon. Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court
Hon. Renée Marie Bumb, Chief Judge, U.S.D.C.
FRIDAY, MAY 17
9:30AM - 12:30PM
Workers Compensation Bench-Bar: Back to Basics
Workers Compensation Track (Central Ballroom CD)
Don’t miss the Annual Meeting Bench- Conference 2024! This year’s presentation includes an address by the Hon. Maria Del Valle-Koch, Director and Chief Judge of the Division; an interactive discussion regarding the roles of attorneys and doctors/experts in cases; a primer on medical examinations and testing; legislative and case law update; and the use of interpreters at trial.CLE Credits For This Program:
CLE Credits For This Program:
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 3.6 credits (50-minute hour)
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 3.5 professional practice credits
PA CLE: 3.0 substantive credits pendingWorkers’ Compensation Certification: 3.6 general credits
Michele Haas, Esq., Vice Chair, NJSBA Workers’ Compensation Section, Brown & Connery, LLP
Speakers:
Hon. Maria Del Valle-Koch, Director and Chief Judge, New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation
German Bayas, Verbatim Translation Services
Dorothy T. Daly, Esq., Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, PC
Luis Mansilla, Verbatim Translation Services
William Mitchell, M.D. Neurosurgical & Spinal Specialists
Richard B. Rubenstein, Esq. Rubenstein, Berliner & Shinrod, LLC
Todd D. Wachtel, Esq. Levinson Axelrod, PA
Mark Zirulnik, Esq, Zirulnik, DeMille & Vilachá
FRIDAY, MAY 17
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Doing Deals in the Garden State
Business and Taxation, Labor, Real Estate Track (Central Meeting Room 2/3)
Mergers and acquisitions – buying and selling businesses and business assets – entail a complex blend of business savvy, market knowledge, process familiarity, and substantive legal skills. For lawyers engaged in M&A deals, they must not only be in command of all the corporate law nuances that go into a purchase or merger agreement, but also have familiarity with (or access to other lawyers familiar with) the relevant tax, employment, environmental, and other legal issues that frequently arise in these deals. And while many transactions nationwide are governed by Delaware or New York law, deals involving New Jersey-based owners or businesses will inevitably drag in legal issues in each of these areas that are peculiar to the Garden State. This panel brings together corporate, tax, employment, and environmental attorneys from around the state to share their expertise regarding some of these key NJ legal issues that arise when doing deals. CLE Credits For This Program:
CLE Credits For This Program:
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 1.8 credits (50-minute hour)
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits
PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending
CPE: 1.5 taxation credits
Martin W. Aron, Esq., Jackson Lewis PC
Jason D. Navarino, Esq., Riker Danzig LLP
Alexa Richman-LaLonde, Esq., Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP
Rachel Lilienthal Stark, Esq., Stark & Stark
FRIDAY, MAY 17
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Civil Trial Bench-Bar Conference
Civil Track (Central Ballroom AB)
The panel will discuss an array of current topics affecting bench-bar relations. From reducing case backlogs, to county-to-county differences, to motions for reconsideration, to peremptory trial dates, to in limine motion filing, to dealing with negative attorney reviews, to how all of this factors into attorney and judge mental health, we ask you to join us and participate in this important discussion. CLE Credits For This Program:
CLE Credits For This Program:
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 1.8 credits (50-minute hour)
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits
PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending
Trial Attorney Certification: 1.8 civil credits
Thomas J. Manzo, Esq., Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader PC
Speakers:
Hon. Douglas M. Fasciale, Associate Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court
Hon. Michael V. Cresitello, P.J.Cv., Middlesex
Hon. Heidi Willis Currier, P.J.A.D.
Hon. Douglas H. Hurd, P.J.Cv., Mercer
Hon. Owen C. McCarthy, P.J.Cv., Monmouth
William H. Mergner Jr., Esq., Leary Bride Mergner & Bongiovanni PA, NJSBA President-Elect
Denise Mariani, Esq., Stark & Stark PC
FRIDAY, MAY 17
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Criminal Law Bench-Bar Conference
Criminal Track (Signature)
Leading practitioners and judges will discuss the topics that matter most to the criminal law bar. Topics include the current state of expungements in New Jersey, a real-life application of State v. Juracan (NJ Supreme Court decision requiring in-person interpreters for criminal jury trials), virtual appearances by witnesses in criminal jury trial and more.CLE Credits For This Program:
CLE Credits For This Program:
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 1.8 credits (50-minute hour)
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits
PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending
Trial Attorney Certification: 1.8 criminal credits
James Gerrow, Esq., Sitzler & Sitzler
Speakers:
Hon. Sohail Mohammed, P.J.Cr., Passaic
Hon. Siobhan Teare, J.S.C., Essex
Robert J. Brass, Esq., Goodgold, West & Bennett LLC
Jennifer N. Sellitti, Esq., New Jersey Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender
FRIDAY, MAY 17
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Enhancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Through LGBTQ+ Inclusive Practices
Diversity and Inclusion Track (Studio 1)
This workshop-style session will provide a refresher on cultural competency basics relating to sexual orientation and gender identity that are relevant to the legal professional. The session will include examples of best inclusive practices relevant to all areas of legal practice and the administration of justice and will also offer some practice area specific considerations for working with LGBTQ+ people, whether as colleagues or clients. To optimize the benefit of the program for the attendees, attendees will be invited during the program to share scenarios with the presenters as well as other attendees can provide insights that facilitate practitioners applying the guiding principles offered to their respective practices/professional settings.CLE Credits For This Program:
CLE Credits For This Program:
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 1.8 credits (50-minute hour), including 1.8 diversity and inclusion credits.
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 1.5 diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias credits
PA CLE: 1.5 ethics credits pending
Lisa Burke, Administrative Office of the Courts
Speakers:
Robyn B. Gigl, Esq., Dilworth Paxson LLP
FRIDAY, MAY 17
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Family Bench-Bar Conference
Family Law Track (Salon C)
A panel discussion between family lawyers and family court judges.CLE Credits For This Program:
CLE Credits For This Program:
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 1.8 credits (50-minute hour)
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits
PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pendingMatrimonial Law Certification: 1.8 general credits
Cheryl E. Connors, Esq., Tonneman & Connors, LLC
Speakers:
Hon. Daniel H. Brown, J.S.C., Middlesex County
Hon. Angela White Dalton, J.S.C., Monmouth
Hon. Amy Lefkowitz, J.S.C., Bergen
Hon. Laurie C. Poppe, J.S.C., Ocean
Hon. Gary Potters, J.S.C., Hudson
Hon. Marcella Matos Wilson, J.S.C., Essex
Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq., Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP
Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq., Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran LLC, NJSBA President
Megan S. Murray, Esq., The Family Law Offices of Megan S. Murray
FRIDAY, MAY 17
11:00AM - 12:30PM
The Evolving Role Government in Environmental Litigation
Special Interest Track (Central Meeting Room 1)
In both state court and federal courts, New Jersey practitioners are seeing an uptick of government-led and government-involved litigation involving emerging and expanding theories of liability and damages. Many of these actions involve so-called emerging contaminants, or contaminants for which new standards are being set. Our experienced panel of litigators will discuss and examine the changing landscape in environmental law, and preview what New Jersey attorneys may expect to see as the government’s role in environmental litigation continues to evolve.
Speakers:Vinita Banthia, Esq., Archer & Greiner
Charles J. Dennen, Esq., Archer & Greiner PC
Daniel R. Farino, Esq., Archer & Greiner PC