Boardwalk Seminar 2024:
Personal Injury

Program Co-Chairs:

Richard J. Albuquerque Esq. D'Arcy Johnson Day Egg Harbor Twp., NJ	Alexa D'Amato Barrera, Esq. D'Amato Law Firm Egg Harbor Twp., NJ
Diane L. Cardoso, Esq. Brady, Reilly & Cardoso, LLC Kearny, NJ	Jonathan H. Lomurro, Esq. Lomurro Law Freehold, NJ
Deborah L. Mains, Esq.  Costello, Mains & Silverman, LLC  Mount Laurel, NJ	Bruce H. Stern, Esq.  Stark & Stark  Princeton, NJ

Thomas J. Vesper, Esq. 
Westmoreland, Vesper & Quattrone, P.A. 
West Atlantic City, NJ

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SEMINAR AGENDA

Thursday, April 18, 2024

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast & Registration • Exhibit Hall

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9:00 am - 9:30 am
President's Address & Welcome • Patricia M. Giordano, Esq. • Cherry Hill, NJ
NJAJ Membership Meeting & Elections

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9:30 am - 10:15 am
Strategic Decision-Making in A Catastrophic, Complex Case 
Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Esq. • Philadelphia, PA

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10:15 am - 11:00 am
Updates on Pending Federal Legislation and the Federal Elections of November 2024 
Lori Andrus, Esq. • AAJ President-Elect • San Francisco, CA
Linda Lipsen, Esq. • American Association for Justice • Washington, D.C.

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11:00 am - 11:15 am
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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11:15 am - 11:45 am
Multijurisdictional Practice
Rhonda Hill Wilson, Esq. • Philadelphia, PA

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11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Examining the Examiner - Preparing to Cross-Examine the Defense Medical Examiner  
Eric Romano, Esq. • West Palm Beach, FL
John F. Romano, Esq. • West Palm Beach, FL

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12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch • Exhibit Hall

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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Uber and Lyft Cases
Jeanmarie Whalen, Esq. • West Palm Beach, FL

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2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
The Year in Torts in New Jersey/The Top Ten
Moderator: Tommie Ann Gibney, Esq. • Marlton, NJ
Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari • Clark, NJ
Richard J. Albuquerque, Esq. • Egg Harbor Twp., NJ
Gerald H. Baker, Esq.• Springfield, NJ
Melissa M. Baxter, Esq. • Collingswood, NJ
K. Raja Bhattacharya, Esq. • West Orange, NJ
E. Drew Britcher, Esq. • Glen Rock, NJ
Diane L. Cardoso, Esq. • Kearny, NJ
Deborah S. Dunn, Esq. • Marlton, NJ
Patricia M. Giordano, Esq. • Cherry Hill, NJ
Adam B. Lederman, Esq. • Teaneck NJ
Jonathan H. Lomurro, Esq. • Freehold, NJ
Deborah L. Mains, Esq. • Mount Laurel, NJ

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2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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2:45 pm - 5:00 pm
The Year in Torts in New Jersey/The Top Ten (continued)
Moderator: Tommie Ann Gibney, Esq. • Marlton, NJ
Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari • Clark, NJ
Richard J. Albuquerque, Esq. • Egg Harbor Twp., NJ
Gerald H. Baker, Esq.• Springfield, NJ
Melissa M. Baxter, Esq. • Collingswood, NJ
K. Raja Bhattacharya, Esq. • West Orange, NJ
E. Drew Britcher, Esq. • Glen Rock, NJ
Diane L. Cardoso, Esq. • Kearny, NJ
Deborah S. Dunn, Esq. • Marlton, NJ
Patricia M. Giordano, Esq. • Cherry Hill, NJ
Adam B. Lederman, Esq. • Teaneck NJ
Jonathan H. Lomurro, Esq. • Freehold, NJ
Deborah L. Mains, Esq. • Mount Laurel, NJ

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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Happy Hour • Exhibit Hall

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9:30 pm - 11:30 pm
New Lawyers Section Party • The Pool at Harrah’s

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Friday, April 19, 2024

6:30 am - 8:30 am
Litigation at Sunrise

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7:30 am - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast & Registration • Exhibit Hall

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8:30 am - 9:30 am
Mastering Advocacy: Strategies for Persuasion in Depositions, Mediations and Motions 
Justin S. Kahn, Esq. • Charleston, SC

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9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Top Ten in America
Moderator: Thomas J. Vesper, Esq. • West Atlantic City, NJ

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9:30 am - 9:45 am
The Six Most Commonly Missed Diagnoses After a Rear-End Auto Accident
Nelson Hendler, M.D., M.S. • The Mensana Clinic • Stevenson, MD

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9:45 am - 10:00 am
Lawyers Desk Reference and Philo Library 
Peter Campbell King, Esq. • Columbus, IN

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10:00 am - 10:15 am
Cross Examination – Building a Corral with Only One Exit Door 
Jeffrey A. Breit, Esq. • Virginia Beach, VA

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10:15 am - 10:45 am
Auto Defects: How to Multiply Your Client’s Recovery a Million Times
Daniel J. Sherry, Esq. • Philadelphia, PA
Nancy J. Winkler Esq. • Philadelphia, PA

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10:45 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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11:00 am - 11:15 am
Do You Really Know What the Jury Is Thinking? Let’s See
Lambros Y. Lambrou, Esq. • New York, NY

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11:15 am - 11:30 am
Traps to Avoid in Delaware PI Law
James R. Donovan, Esq. • Dover, DE

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11:30 am - 11:45 am
Traps to Avoid in Pennsylvania PI Law
Eric H. Weitz, Esq. • Philadelphia, PA

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11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Traps to Avoid in New York PI Law
David L. Scher, Esq. • New York, NY

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12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Interstate Depositions - Tips & Traps
Rhonda Hill Wilson, Esq. • Philadelphia, PA

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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Questions & Answers

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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch • Exhibit Hall

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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
NJAJ Rising Stars
Moderators:  
Erika Lezama-Simonson, Esq.
Jeffrey E. Salomon, Esq. • Teaneck, NJ

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade
Neidra S. Wilson, Esq. • Philadelphia, PA

Recent Summer League Slip and Fall
Brian J. Trembley, Esq. • Scotch Plains, NJ

The Estate of CT v. The County of Bergen
Jeffrey E. Salomon - Teaneck, NJ

Oliver T. Barry, Esq. • Wildwood, NJ
Shauna Friedman, Esq. • Wildwood, NJ
Jacob A. Gilbert Esq. • Mount Laurel, NJ

Michael B. Shaw, Esq. • Freehold, NJ
Erika Lezama-Simonson, Esq. • Wildwood, NJ

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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 13.80 Credits/Earn 0.0 Ethics Credits)
New York - (Earn 13.50 Credits/Earn 0.0 Ethics Credits)
Pennsylvania - (Earn 10.0 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 13.80 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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