Boardwalk Seminar 2024:
Employment Law

Program Co-Chairs:

Kevin M. Costello, Esq. Costello, Mains & Silverman, LLC Mount Laurel, NJ	Shannon L. McGroarty, Esq. Law Office of Shannon Leigh McGroarty Cherry Hill, NJ
Virginia A. Pallotto, Esq. Smith Mullin, P.C. Montclair, NJ	Heidi Ruth Weintraub, Esq. Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C. Voorhees, 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 - 10:30 am
Mock Trial Part I: Jordan Jones v. Smith Bros. Trucking and Parker Smith 
Preliminary and Opening Statements

Presiding Judge: Hon. Alan G. Lesnewich, J.S.C. (ret.) • Murray Hill, NJ
Plaintiff: Toni Telles, Esq. • Voorhees, NJ
Defendant: Mark Laderman, Esq. • Mt. Laurel, NJ
Witness 1: Jesse D. Sengstacke, Esq. • Montclair, NJ
Witness 2: Logan Youngworth-Wright, Esq. • Springfield, NJ
Economist: Zachary Green, Esq. • Voorhees, NJ

Plaintiff’s Team:
Miriam S. Edelstein, Esq. • Mount Laurel, NJ
Christopher John Keating, Esq. • Moorestown, NJ
Cory Rothbort, Esq.• Roseland, NJ
Ravi Sattiraju, Esq. • East Windsor, NJ

Defendant’s Team:
Lisa Bowles, Esq. • Marlton, NJ
Steven B. Harz, Esq. • Springfield, NJ
Eric L. Harrison, Esq. • Edison, NJ
Lori Armstrong Halber, Esq. • Warrington, PA

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10:30 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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10:45 am - 12:15 pm
Mock Trial Continues: Direct and Cross of Plaintiff

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12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch • Exhibit Hall

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1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Mock Trial Continues: Direct and Cross of Fact Witnesses

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2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mock Trial Continues:
Direct and Cross of Expert, Closings, Discussion

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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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9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ethics and Money
Hon. Kenneth J. Grispin, P.J.Cv. (ret.) • Springfield, NJ
Ryan J.P. Moriarty, Esq. • Office of Attorney Ethics • Trenton, NJ
Andrew M. Moskowitz, Esq. • Springfield, NJ

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10:00 am - 10:50 am
DEI Panel: DEI at Law Firms and Between Lawyers: 
Ethics Rules, Statutes, and the Evolving Landscape
Lissa Jean Ferrell, Esq. • Springfield, NJ
Deborah L. Mains, Esq. • Mount Laurel, NJ
Gloria D. McDonald, MSOD • Madison, NJ
Robin A. Talley • PSE&G • Brooklyn, NY

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10:50 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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11:05 am - 11:35 am
How to Best Use a Forensic Accountant 
Paul Gazaleh, CPA/ABV • Gazaleh Consulting LLC • Hightstown, NJ
Heidi Ruth Weintraub, Esq. • Voorhees, NJ

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11:35 am - 12:15 pm
Top Ten in Employment Law
Daniel T. Silverman, Esq. • Mount Laurel, NJ

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12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch • Exhibit Hall

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1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Perspectives from the Bench: Issues Unique to Employment Cases: Practice & Procedure
Hon. Darren J. Del Sardo, P.J., Civil (Passaic) • Paterson, NJ
Hon. Jamie D. Happas,  P.J.C.V. (ret.) • Edison, NJ
Hon. Rachelle L. Harz, J.S.C. (ret.) • Springfield, NJ
Hon. Alan G. Lesnewich, J.S.C. (ret.) • Murray Hill, NJ
Hon. John D. O'Dwyer, P.J., Civil (Bergen) • Hackensack, NJ
Hon. Joseph A Turula, P.J., Civil (Hudson) • Jersey City, NJ

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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Wage Issues in Employment Cases:
Diane Allen, WPL, W&H, Minimum Wage 
Andrew M. Moskowitz, Esq. • Springfield, 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 12.90 Credits/Earn 1.20 Ethics Credits/Earn 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias Credits)
New York - (Earn 12.50 Credits/Earn 1.20 Ethics Credits/Earn 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias Credits)
Pennsylvania - (Earn 9.00 Credits/Earn 1.50 Ethics Credits)

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 12.90 hours of total CLE credit.

Of these, 1.20 qualify as hours of credit for Ethics/Professionalism, and 1.0 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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