Boardwalk Seminar 2024:
Masters of Advocacy

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Program Co-Chairs:

Paul R. D'Amato, Esq.  D'Amato Law Firm  Egg Harbor Township, NJ	Michael J. Maggiano, Esq. Maggiano, DiGirolamo & Lizzi, P.C. Fort Lee, NJ
Francisco J. Rodriguez, Esq.  Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C. Springfield, NJ

 SEMINAR AGENDA

11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch

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12:00 pm
Welcome Remarks
Paul R. D'Amato, Esq. • Egg Harbor Township, NJ

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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Factors that Cause an Insurance Company to Seek Resolution
Hon. Rachelle L. Harz, J.S.C. (ret.) • Springfield, NJ

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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
How to Make Insurance Companies Listen at a Mediation 
Hon. Michael A. Donio, J.S.C. (ret.) • Hammonton, NJ

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1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
What Does the JIF Look For Before It Will Pay?  Panel Discussion
Hon. James P. Savio, J.S.C. (ret.) • Atlantic City, NJ
Christopher C. Botta, Esq. • New Jersey JIF Defense Litigator • Ramsay, NJ
Christopher T. DiGirolamo, Esq. • Fort Lee, NJ
Moderator: Paul R. D'Amato, Esq. • Egg Harbor Township, NJ 

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1:45 pm - 2:05 pm
How to Get the Insurance Company to Settle Sooner
Kathleen M. Reilly, Esq. • Kearny, NJ

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2:05 pm - 2:35 pm
What Makes an Insurance Company Listen? Demonstrative Evidence
Samuel L. Davis, Esq. • Teaneck, NJ
Michael J. Maggiano, Esq. • Fort Lee, NJ
Vincent Maggiano • Dynamic Evidence • Fort Lee, NJ

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2:35 pm - 2:50 pm
Coffee Break

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2:50 pm - 3:20 pm
What Makes the State of New Jersey Listen
Tracey C. Hinson, Esq. • Princeton, NJ

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3:20 pm - 3:40 pm
What Makes an Insurance Company Listen? A Judicial Perspective
Hon. Robert L. Polifroni, P.J.Cv. • Springfield, NJ

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3:40 pm - 4:00 pm
What Makes an Insurance Company Listen? 
Jon Bramnick's Tips on Settling with an Insurance Company
Senator Jon M. Bramnick, Esq. • Scotch Plains, NJ

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4:00 pm - 4:20 pm
What Makes Commercial Carriers Listen in Trucking and Bus Cases
Kenneth H. Levinson, Esq. • Chicago, IL

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4:20 pm - 4:50 pm
What Insurance Companies Are Looking For During the Trial
Robert G. Devine, Esq. • Cherry Hill, NJ

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4:50 pm - 5:00 pm
What Makes an Insurance Company Listen?
The Top Ten Take-Aways of the Day
Francisco J. Rodriguez, Esq. • Springfield, NJ

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ABOUT THE SEMINAR: 

Boardwalk Seminar® 2024 will feature 29 programs presented  for trial attorneys and includes outstanding local and regional speakers along with top national speakers. 

A cornerstone of NJAJ’s mission is to advance the education and skills of the membership. 

This year's program features three days of thought leadership on topics related to improving the practice of plaintiff trial attorneys. Our faculty includes top litigators from across the country. 

 

* * * Special Offer * * *
Join NJAJ & Save $300 on Boardwalk Seminar registration.
If you join the New Jersey Association for Justice when registering for the Boardwalk Seminar 2024, you will receive the member registration fee ($200 less than the non-member rate) and as a part of this special offer you will receive an additional $100 off of the registration fee. Join NJAJ.

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MCLE Credits
New Jersey - (Earn 5.70 Credits/Earn 0.0 Ethics Credits)
New York - (Earn 5.50 Credits/Earn 0.0 Ethics Credits)
Pennsylvania - (Earn 4.50 Credits/Earn 0.0 Ethics Credits)

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 5.70 hours of total CLE credit.

Of these, 0.0 qualify as hours of credit for Ethics/Professionalism, and 0.0 qualify as hours of credit for Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias.

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Full-Time Judges, Full-Time Law School Professors, 
Judicial Law Clerks & Law Student Members
Registration is complimentary for the seminar.
Pre-registration is required.

Course Materials
The seminar course materials will be online for attendees to download on April 12, 2024.

Registration on or after April 17th: 
An additional $25 will be added to fees for registering on the day of the program.

REGISTER FOR BOARDWALK SEMINAR 2024

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