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Thursday
April 18, 2024
9:30 am - 4:15 pm


Program Co-Chairs:

Deborah S. Dunn, Esq.
Stark & Stark
Marlton, NJ		 Lauren B. Jones, Esq.
Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks
Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C.
Springfield, NJ

    Jasmine Brown Seabrooks, Esq.
Epstein Ostrove, LLC
Edison, NJ

 

SEMINAR AGENDA

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

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

9:30 am - 10:15 am
The Business Case for Diversity: The Basics - 
Defining Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Key Business/Professional Drivers
Drake P. Bearden, Jr., Esq. • Voorhees, NJ 
Patricia M. Giordano, Esq. • Cherry Hill, NJ

10:15 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
The Business Case in Action: Managing Partner Perspectives
Michael G. Donahue, III, Esq. • Princeton, NJ
Daniel N. Epstein, Esq. • Edison, NJ
Hala Jaloudi, Esq. • Clifton, NJ
Shannon L. McGroarty, Esq. • Cherry Hill, NJ

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch • Exhibit Hall

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Overcoming Bias at Trial – Trial Attorney’s Perspective
Tyler D. Bailey, Esq. • Columbia, SC

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
Overcoming Bias at Trial – Judicial Perspective
Hon. Janetta Marbrey, J.S.C. (ret.)

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Overcoming Bias at Trial – Successful Outcomes
Hon. Janetta Marbrey, J.S.C. (ret.)
Tyler D. Bailey, Esq. • Columbia, SC

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Intergenerational Diversity in the Workplace
Michael J. Maggiano, Esq. • Fort Lee, NJ
Tanner Maybury, Esq. • Marlton, NJ
Francisco J. Rodriguez, Esq. • Springfield, NJ

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

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

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.

MCLE Credits
New Jersey - (Earn 6.30 Credits/Earn 6.30 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias Credits)
New York - (Earn 6.0 Credits/Earn 6.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias Credits)
Pennsylvania - (Earn 5.0 Credits)

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 6.30 hours of total CLE credit.

Of these, 0.0 qualify as hours of credit for Ethics/Professionalism, and 6.30 qualify as hours of credit for Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias.

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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