Boardwalk Seminar 2024
Maximizing Damages & Avoiding Mistakes

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9:30 am - 9:50 am
The Importance of an MRI in Your Personal Injury Case
John M. Athas, M.D. • Paramus MRI, LLC • Paramus, NJ
Missy Duarte, Esq. • Hackensack, NJ

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9:50 am - 10:15 am
Maximizing Damages with Visuals
Ray Padilla • High Impact • Denver, CO

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10:15 am - 10:45 am
Managing Client Expectations: From Discovery to Negotiation
Frances McDermott, 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
The Ending and Remedying of Home Equity Theft in NJ
Shauna Friedman, Esq. • Wildwood, NJ

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11:15 am - 11:30 am
IFCA: Current Updates and Court Interpretation
Carly D. May, Esq. • Mount Laurel, NJ

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11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Do’s, Don’ts and What’s New in Demand Letters
Arlene Parra, Esq. • Elmwood Park, NJ
Salim Sabbagh, Esq. • Clifton, NJ

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

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1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Cruise Ship Cases – What You Need to Know
Ira H. Leesfield, Esq. • Miami, FL

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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
When Criminal and Civil Collide in Your Cases
Yaron Helmer, Esq. • Haddon Heights, NJ

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2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Cost Effective Discovery Tactics
Sarabraj S. Thapar, Esq. • Clifton, NJ

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3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
The Case is Settled, What’s Next?
Melissa M. Baxter, Esq. • Collingswood, NJ

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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Ethics of Negotiating
Kate Carballo, Esq. • Montvale, 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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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 7.20 Credits/Earn 1.20 Ethics Credits)
New York - (Earn 7.0 Credits/Earn 1.0 Ethics Credits)
Pennsylvania - (Earn 5.0 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 7.20 hours of total CLE credit.

Of these, 1.20 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.