Boardwalk Seminar 2024:
New York Practice Program Jurisdictional Differences

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

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Program Co-Chairs:

Christina Ctorides, Esq.  Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C. New York, NY	Ravi Sattiraju, Esq. Sattiraju & Tharney, LLP East Windsor, NJ
David L. Scher, Esq. Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP New York, NY

 SEMINAR AGENDA

11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Nursing Home/Med Mal Difference Between New York and New Jersey
Deborah R. Gough, Esq. • Hackensack, NJ
Moderator: Christina Ctorides, Esq. • New York, NY

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1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Handling NY Auto Accident Cases and Avoiding No-Fault Problems
Michael Goldberg, Esq. • New York, NY

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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Wrongful Death - NY vs. NJ
Kristin Kucsma, M.A. • Sobel Tinari Economics Group • Livingston, NJ
Josh Silber, Esq. • New York, NY

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2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Coffee Break

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2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Turning Weakness Into Strength:
Strategies for Trying Catastrophic Cases in NY vs. NJ
Daniel P. O'Toole, Esq. • New York, NY

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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Under Construction:
Keys To Successfully Handling NY Construction Accident Cases Under the Labor Law
David L. Scher, Esq. • New York, NY

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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Employment Law
David Harrison, Esq. • New York, NY
Moderator: Ravi Sattiraju, Esq. • East Windsor, NJ

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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
NY Motion and Appellate Practice
Hon. Troy K. Webber • AJ Appellate Division, First Judicial Department • Supreme Court of the State of New York
Brian J. Isaac, Esq. • New York, NY
Christina Mercado, Esq. • New York, NY

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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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please send a letter describing your needs.