Boardwalk Seminar 2024:
Matrimonial Law

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Program Co-Chairs:

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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
Litigating Complex Issues on a Budget  
Mitch Abrams, Psy.D. • Fords, NJ
Shelley Brown MBA, CPA • PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP • Ridgewood, NJ
Moderator: Jeffrey M. Bloom, Esq. • West New York, NJ

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

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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Domestic Violence: TRO to FRO / Coercive Control Statute 
Carlos H. Acosta Jr., Esq. • Union City, NJ
David J. Bruno, Esq. • Parsippany, NJ
Alice M. Plastoris, Esq. • Morristown, NJ
Moderator: Mary Ann R. Andrews, Esq. • Union City, NJ

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

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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Expanding Cardali and What it Takes to Make a Prima Facie Showing
Hon. Stacey D. Adams, J.S.C. • Monmouth County • Freehold, NJ
Tracy Julian, Esq. • Holmdel, NJ  
Taryn R. Zimmerman, Esq. • Warren, NJ
Moderator: Bettina E. Munson, Esq. • Freehold, NJ

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2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
International Custody 
Hon. Hany A. Mawla, J.A.D. • Westmont, NJ
Patricia E. Apy, Esq. • Red Bank, NJ
Dmitry Kounin, Esq. • Edison, NJ
Moderator: Jerry S. D’Aniello, Esq. • Bridgewater, NJ

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3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Alternatives to Trial Mediation and Arbitration Pros and Cons
Hon. Thomas Zampino, P.J.F.P. (ret.) • Roseland NJ
Joseph P. Cadicina, Esq. • Morristown, NJ
Moderator: Jerry S. D’Aniello, Esq. • Bridgewater, NJ

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4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
How to Do a Bench Trial
Hon. Lisa F. Chrystal, P.J.F.P. (ret.) • Roseland, NJ
Jeffrey M. Bloom, Esq. • West New York, NJ
Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder, Esq. • East Brunswick, NJ
Moderator: Alice M. Plastoris, Esq. • Morristown, 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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9:00 am - 10:30 am
A Primer: Navigating DCP & P
Hon. Stevie D. Chambers, J.S.C. • Jersey City, NJ
Victoria D. Miranda, Esq. • Cranford, NJ 
Bettina E. Munson, Esq. • Freehold, NJ
Moderator: Jeffrey M. Bloom, Esq. • West New York, NJ

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

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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
The Ethics of AI and Technology in Family Law Practice  
Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Esq. • Freehold, NJ 
Jonathan H. Lomurro, Esq. • Freehold, NJ
Moderator: Bettina E. Munson, Esq. • Freehold, NJ

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

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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 10.50 Credits/Earn 1.50 Ethics Credits)
New York - (Earn 10.50 Credits/Earn 1.50 Ethics Credits)
Pennsylvania - (Earn 8.50 Credits/Earn 1.0 Ethics Credits)

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 10.50 hours of total CLE credit.

Of these, 1.50 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

If you have a disability that will require special assistance or services, 
please send a letter describing your needs.