2025 NJSBA Annual Meeting

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

REGISTRATION AND MATERIALS
Date Borgata MGM Tower
Tue. 5/13 3pm – 6pm
Wed. 5/14 7am – 7pm 7am – 6pm
Thu. 5/15 7am – 6:30pm 7am – 1pm
Fri. 5/16 7am – 11:30am

EXHIBIT HALL HOURS

Borgata Exhibit Hall: Open Wednesday from 10am – 5:30pm and Thursday from 9:30am – 3:30pm. It is closed Tuesday and Friday.

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

Breakfast: Breakfast is served in the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday from 8:30am – 9:30am and Thursday from 7:00am – 9:00am. It is served in Salon A/B on Friday from 8:30am – 9:30am.

Lunch: Lunch is served in the Exhibit Hall and Borgata Buffet on Wednesday from 12:00pm – 1:30pm and Thursday from 11:30am – 1:00pm. On Friday, it is served in the Borgata Buffet only from 1:15pm – 2:45pm.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Browse the schedule at a glance –filter by educational track, day, business meetings, luncheons, or receptions. Sessions are organized by time slot and location within Borgata. For full session descriptions, view the complete schedule here. 

To create your personal schedule: Click the star icon next to programs you want to attend, then view your personalized agenda using the MY SCHEDULE dropdown (Login Required – if you’re not logged in yet, click here, login, and start planning your schedule here).

Wednesday

  • APEX B Friends of Bill W
  • Exhibit Hall Attendee Breakfast
  • Central Meeting Room Lactation Room
    5/14 (9AM-7PM)
  • CCC Prayer Room
    5/14 (9AM-7PM)
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room C/D CLE: Combating Hate: Tackling Rising Incidents of Bias
    5/14 (9:30-11AM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in Diversity.
    Track: Diversity and Inclusion and Criminal Litigation and Civil Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 2/3 CLE: Ethics and Immigration Issues in the Municipal Court in the New Era
    5/14 (9:30-11AM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 0.5 in ethics.
    Track: Municipal Court
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom AB CLE: How To Try Your First Jury Trial
    5/14 (9:30-11AM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Young Lawyers and Civil Litigation
  • Event Center - Studio 2 CLE: Are Dogs People Too? A Discussion of Issues Relating to the Changing Legal Status of Animals in New Jersey and Beyond
    5/14 (9:30-11AM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Animal Law
  • Event Center - Salon C CLE: DEI v. Meritocracy: Examining the Myth of Objectivity in Legal Systems and Beyond
    5/14 (9:30-11AM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in Diversity.
    Track: Diversity and Inclusion
  • Event Center - Studio 4 CLE: Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships: The Not So Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    5/14 (9:30-11AM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Criminal Litigation
  • Event Center - Studio 3 CLE: The Right Stuff – Hiring Staff to Ensure Firm Growth and Success
    5/14 (9:30-11AM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Solo and Small-Firm
  • Event Center - Studio 1 CLE: Using Modern Tools for Old Fashioned Mentorship and Relationship Building
    5/14 (9:30-11AM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Law Practice Management
  • MGM Tower - Aqua Board of Trustee Meeting - Invitation only
    5/14 (9:30-11AM)
    Track: notes
  • Signature - Signature CLE: Hot Topics in Legal Ethics
    5/14 (9:30-11AM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in ethics.
    Track: Ethics and Professionalism
  • Exhibit Hall Exhibits

    Click here to explore our full list of participating vendors and get a sneak peek at who you'll meet in the exhibit hall.

  • Music Box Theater - Music Box Theater CLE: AI is Here to Stay: Opening Business Session
    Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 0.5 in ethics.

    Be sure to attend the Opening Business Session to hear from this year's keynote, Suffolk Law School Dean Andrew Perlman who will explain why generative artificial intelligence is likely to transform the delivery of legal services in the years ahead and offer practical - and ethical - tips for using it. A panel will follow Dean Perlman and will present guidance on practical uses for incorporating generative AI and how to do so in a way that complies with the relevant rules of professional conduct.

    Keynote Speaker: Dean Andrew Perlman, Suffolk Law School 

    Track: Artificial Intelligence
  • Exhibit Hall/ Borgata Buffet Attendee Lunch
    5/14 (12-1:30PM)

    Take a break from the daily schedule to connect with fellow attendees over a shared meal.

  • Borgata Buffet Young Lawyers Division/Law Clerk Luncheon
    5/14 (12-1:30PM)

    Law clerks and young lawyers come together to build their professional networks in a relaxed setting.

    Sponsored by

    Provident Bank
  • Old Homestead Leadership Academy Alumni Luncheon
  • American Bar & Grille Board of Trustees Luncheon - Invitation Only

    Invitation only: A gathering of the NJSBA’s governing body for trustees to build relationships, reflect on the year’s accomplishments and discuss the future of the Association over lunch.

  • Event Center - Studio 2 Child Welfare Law Section Business Meeting
    5/14 (12:45-1:15PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. Attendees are welcome to bring lunch from the exhibit hall to the business meeting. 

  • Event Center - Studio 1 Criminal Law Section Business Meeting
    5/14 (12:45-1:15PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. Attendees are welcome to bring lunch from the exhibit hall to the business meeting. 

  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 2/3 CLE: Doctors, Divorce and Health Law- Danger Zone
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Family Law and Special Interest
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 4 CLE: How the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement was Modeled on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, and Why It Failed
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in Diversity.
    Track: Special Interest
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 1 CLE: Navigating the Complex Business Litigation Program - A Bench-Bar Perspective
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom CD CLE: Sittin' in with the DJs
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Federal Practice and Civil Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom AB CLE: Top Topics in Commercial (and Residential) Real Estate
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Real Property Trust and Estate Law
  • Event Center - Studio 4 CLE: Ethical Considerations in Construction Contracts, Mediation and Arbitration
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in ethics.
    Track: Dispute Resolution
  • Event Center - Salon C CLE: Ethics in Family Law ADR
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in ethics.
    Track: Family Law
  • Event Center - Studio 2 CLE: New Jersey Child Welfare Law: An Essential Primer
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Family Law
  • Event Center - Studio 3 CLE: Tax-Exempt Organizations Primer and Key Considerations
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Bankruptcy, Business & Taxation
  • MGM Tower - Tides CLE: AI’s Impact On Labor and Employment Law: Key Strategies & Insights
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Artificial Intelligence
  • MGM Tower - Waves CLE: DWI Update 2025
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Municipal Court
  • MGM Tower - Luna CLE: Inside Trenton New Laws, New Updates and What It Means
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest
  • MGM Tower - Aqua CLE: Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) and Multicounty Litigation (Mass Torts): Guidance from Leaders of the Bench and Bar
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Federal Practice and Civil Litigation
  • Music Box Theater - Music Box Theater CLE: Municipal Court 101 Seminar 2025
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Municipal Court
  • Signature - Signature CLE: Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on Families: Legal and Emotional Consequences for Kids and Equitable Distribution
    5/14 (1:30-3PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Family Law
  • Exhibit Hall Ice Cream Social
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom AB CLE: Pathways to the Bench
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 4 CLE: To Foreclose or Not to Foreclose: Challenges in Commercial Foreclosures
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Real Property Trust and Estate Law
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 2/3 CLE: What Every Employer Needs to Know When Faced with Worksite Immigration Enforcement
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Immigration
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 1 CLE: What's Happening in the Other Room: Behind-the-Scenes Insights into Mediating (and Settling) Employment Law Cases
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Labor & Employment
  • Event Center - Studio 1 CLE: Aviation Law Update
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest
  • Event Center - Studio 3 CLE: Clients, Culture and the Bottom Line: Why DEI Matters in Law Practice
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in Diversity.
    Track: Solo and Small-Firm
  • Event Center - Salon C CLE: Domestic Violence
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Family Law
  • Event Center - Studio 4 CLE: Judicial Perspectives: A Round Table Discussion on Landlord Tenant Law
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • Event Center - Studio 2 CLE: Understanding Apportionment in Joint Tortfeasor and Successive Tortfeasor Cases
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • MGM Tower - Tides CLE: Confidentiality, Privacy and Attorney Client Privilege in Internal Investigations in the Public and Private Sectors
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in ethics.
    Track: Ethics and Professionalism
  • MGM Tower - Luna CLE: Disparities in Government Contract Awards, Challenges Facing Under-Represented Attorneys Building a Law Practice
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in Diversity.
    Track: Diversity and Inclusion
  • MGM Tower - Waves CLE: Hot Topics in Insurance Defense
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • MGM Tower - Aqua CLE: Prosecuting Outside the Box: Inspiration and Innovation
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Criminal Litigation
  • Music Box Theater - Music Box Theater CLE: AI’s Impact On Trial Practice - Key Strategies & Insights
    5/14 (3:45-5:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 0.5 in ethics.
    Track: Artificial Intelligence
  • APEX B Friends of Bill W
  • Event Center - Studio 1 Casino Law Section Business Meeting
    5/14 (5:30-6PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

  • Event Center - Studio 3 Immigration Law Section Business Meeting
    5/14 (5:30-6PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

  • Event Center - Studio 2 Young Lawyers Division Business Meeting and Award Presentation
    5/14 (5:30-6PM)

    The division will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

    The meeting will also feature presentation of the Division's annual awards.
    This year's awards will be presented to: 

    2025 Service to the Bar Award
    Lauren B. Jones, Esq.

     

    2025 Service to the Community Award
    William H. Dungey III, Esq.

     

    2025 Professional Achievement Award
    Maralee Sanders, Esq.

     

    2025 Young Lawyer of the Year Award
    Jacob P. Davidson, Esq.

     

    2025 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion &
    Belonging Award

    Yvette L. Donaldson-Brown, Esq.

      

  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 4 Construction Law Section Business Meeting and Reception

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

    Sponsored by
  • Society Club Women’s Leadership Reception and Women in the Profession Section Business Meeting

    Meet with trailblazing women leaders in the law for inspiring conversations in a relaxed atmosphere.

    Sponsored by

    EisnerAmper Gibbons  Hamilton Law

    O'Toole Scrivo
       Bressler  
      
  • Borgata Pool Welcome Reception

    The social kickoff of the Annual Meeting and Convention, where attendees can reconnect with colleagues, meet new peers and build professional relationships in a casual setting. Open to all attendees.

    Sponsored by

    Lowenstein
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom AB Young Lawyers Division Hospitality Reception

    The NJSBA’s Young Lawyers Division presents its annual social gathering with live entertainment, snacks and drinks. This is the ideal social event for new attorneys to branch out among peers in the profession.

    Sponsored by


    Gibbons
      
  • Society Club Cocktails and Conversations

    Unwind from the day’s events in a relaxed setting with colleagues.

    Sponsored by

    NJSBA Diversity Committee

    Day Pitney

Thursday

  • Exhibit Hall Attendee Breakfast
  • Central Meeting Room 5 Lactation Room
    5/15 (7AM-7PM)
  • CCC Office Prayer Room
    5/15 (7AM-7PM)
  • APEX B Friends of Bill W.
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom CD CLE: Ethics in Appellate Practice
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits, including 1.5 in ethics.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 2/3 CLE: Magistrate Judges: Help Us Help You (and Your Clients)
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Federal Practice and Civil Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 1 CLE: Navigating Proposed Amendments to Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites and Development
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Environmental Law
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 4 CLE: The Intersection Between Real Estate and Landlord Tenant Law
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Real Property Trust and Estate Law
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom AB CLE: Trends in Employment Discrimination – Pay Transparency; Reverse Discrimination; Workplace Accommodation and Harassment
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Labor & Employment
  • Event Center - Studio 2 CLE: Bankruptcy Court Law Changes and Mass Tort Liability
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Bankruptcy, Business & Taxation
  • Event Center - Studio 4 CLE: Issues Faced by Noncitizens in NJ Criminal Courts
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Immigration
  • Event Center - Studio 1 CLE: Open Your Own Law Firm: Action Items and Considerations for the Attorney Entrepreneur
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Solo and Small-Firm
  • Event Center - Salon C CLE: Resistant Litigants - Strategies to Deal with Uncooperative Parties
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits, including 1.0 in ethics.
    Track: Family Law
  • MGM Tower - Aqua CLE: Am I Covered? – Understanding Your Professional Liability Policy and Trending Claims
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits, including 1.5 in ethics.
    Track: Ethics and Professionalism
  • MGM Tower - Waves CLE: What I Wish I Knew
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Young Lawyers
  • MGM Tower - Tides CLE: Would Litigation Be Different if I Were a Man?
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits, including 1.5 in Diversity.
    Track: Women in the Profession and Civil Litigation and Criminal Litigation
  • Music Box Theater - Music Box Theater CLE: NJ Courts AI Access: How the Judiciary is Using Secure, Internal AI to Improve Court Services
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Artificial Intelligence
  • Signature - Signature CLE: Residential Real Estate from A-Z
    5/15 (8:45-10AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Real Property Trust and Estate Law
  • Exhibit Hall Exhibits

    Click here to explore our full list of participating vendors and get a sneak peek at who you'll meet in the exhibit hall.

  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom AB Labor and Employment Law Section Business Meeting

    The Labor and Employment Law Section will hold its annual business meeting during which it will nominate and vote on new Section officers. The annual business meeting will occur immediately after the Section’s program, entitled, “ Trends in Employment Discrimination – Pay Transparency; Reverse Discrimination; Workplace Accommodation and Harassment”

  • Summit B Executive Directors Meeting - Invitation only
    Track: hide
  • Event Center - Salon C Family Law Section Swearing In
    Track: hide
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom AB CLE: AI’s Impact On Corporate Counsel and Businesses: Key Strategies & Insights
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Artificial Intelligence
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom CD CLE: Cultural Competency and Awareness in Alternative Dispute Resolution (2025)
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits, including 1.5 in Diversity.
    Track: Diversity and Inclusion and Family Law and Dispute Resolution and Young Lawyers and Ethics and Professionalism
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 1 CLE: Exploring In-House Counsel as a Career Path—Insights from Lawyers on the Inside
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: In-House Counsel
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 2/3 CLE: How Appealing: Tricks of the Trade in Appellate Practice
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest and Civil Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 4 CLE: Meeting the Need: The Business Case for Expanding Your Firm’s Pro Bono Practice
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest
  • Event Center - Studio 4 CLE: Cultivating a Thriving Practice: From Public Service to Rainmaking, and the Ethics of It All
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits, including 1.5 in ethics.
    Track: Solo and Small-Firm and Women in the Profession and Young Lawyers
  • Event Center - Studio 3 CLE: Impact of 2025 Executive Orders on Institutions of Higher Education and the Viability of Judicial Scrutiny
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest
  • Event Center - Studio 1 CLE: Public Corruption Investigations and Prosecutions
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Criminal Litigation
  • Event Center - Studio 2 CLE: What Every Attorney Should Know About the Impact of Criminal Charges on Immigration Status and Detention in New Jersey
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Immigration
  • MGM Tower - Tides CLE: Best Practices of Navigating Federal Sentencing Guidelines
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Federal Practice
  • MGM Tower - Luna CLE: Challenging Assumptions: What’s Gender Got To Do With It?
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits, including 1.5 in Diversity.
    Track: Women in the Profession
  • MGM Tower - Aqua CLE: Chancery 2025: Equity in the Trenches - Winning Strategies for Business Disputes
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • MGM Tower - Waves CLE: Got Referrals? The Importance of Networking for Business Development and the Evolution of the Practice
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits, including 1.5 in ethics.
    Track: Business of Law
  • Music Box Theater - Music Box Theater CLE: The Wellness Sessions: 5 minutes to Thrive
    5/15 (10:30-11:45AM) - Earn up to 1.5 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest
  • Exhibit Hall/Borgata Buffet Attendee Lunch
    5/15 (11:30AM-1PM)

    Take a break from the daily schedule to connect with fellow attendees over a shared meal.

  • Borgata Buffet Young Lawyers Division/Law Clerk Luncheon
    5/15 (11:30AM-1PM)

    Law clerks and young lawyers come together to build their professional networks.

    Sponsored by

    McCarter & English
  • Signature - Signature Diversity Committee Annual Luncheon
    5/15 (11:30AM-1PM)

    Celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion in the NJSBA and the profession. The lunch will feature the presentation of the Judge Lisa P. Thornton and Mel Narol Awards, followed by a keynote address from Yolanda Melville, Director, Division on Civil Rights.

    The gathering will also feature the presentation of the 2025 Mel Narol Award to Robert L. Johnson Esq.

    Sponsored by

    Gibbons

    USI Affinity
  • Old Homestead Family Law Section Luncheon

    Join the Family Law Section in a collegial atmosphere for networking and engaging discussions. 

    Sponsored by

    Bianchi Law Group Malamut Mortgage Team  
  • Summit B Executive Directors Lunch - invitation only

    Invitation only: County bar executive directors from around the state will gather to discuss issues of shared interest.

  • Event Center - Studio 2 Insurance Law Section Business Meeting

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. Attendees are welcome to bring lunch from the exhibit hall to the business meeting.

  • American Bar and Grille Labor and Employment Law Section Luncheon

    Join the Labor and Employment Law Section for the annual lunch, to recognize the outgoing chair and present awards in a collegial atmosphere. This is a ticketed event.

    The gathering will also feature the presentation of the 2025 Sidney H. Lehmann Award to Maureen S. Binetti Esq.

    Sponsored by

  • Angeline 2025 Annual Meeting Past President's Luncheon - Invitation only

    Invitation only: The NJSBA’s past presidents will come together for their annual lunch and group picture.

  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom AB CLE: Civility in Litigation
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in ethics.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 2/3 CLE: Estate Administration 101
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Real Property Trust and Estate Law
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom CD CLE: Hot Topics in Land Use Law
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 4 CLE: Roles That You May Not Expect When You Think of Government and Public Sector Jobs
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Young Lawyers
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 1 CLE: The Nuanced Relationship Between In-House Counsel and Their Law Firms
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: In-House Counsel
  • Event Center - Studio 3 CLE: Cannabis and Hemp Litigation: Who’s Suing Who and What’s on the Horizon?
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Cannabis and Psychedelics
  • Event Center - Salon C CLE: How to Maximize and Optimize ADR in Family Law Cases
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Family Law
  • Event Center - Studio 2 CLE: Managing Partners Roundtable: What's Keeping Law Firm Leaders Awake at Night
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Business of Law
  • Event Center - Studio 1 CLE: Nuts and Bolts of Local Counsel Practice
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Federal Practice and Civil Litigation
  • MGM Tower - Luna CLE: ADR in Civil Matters
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Dispute Resolution
  • MGM Tower - Tides CLE: Hot Tips from Hot Litigators
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • MGM Tower - Aqua CLE: To Thine Own Self Be True: When Public Misconceptions Influence Transgender Policies and the Repercussions
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in Diversity.
    Track: Diversity and Inclusion
  • MGM Tower - Waves CLE: What You Need to Know About Trust Accounting and Law Firm Planning
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.9 CLE Credits, including 0.6 in ethics.
    Track: Young Lawyers
  • Music Box Theater - Music Box Theater CLE: Lessons Learned from Women Litigators and Judges
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Women in the Profession
  • Signature - Signature CLE: Beyond the Courtroom: Lawyers Leading, Innovating, and Blazing Trails in Unconventional Legal Roles
    5/15 (1:15-2:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in Diversity.
    Track: Diversity and Inclusion
  • Exhibit Hall Afternoon Refreshments/Snacks
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom CD CLE: Defending Against PFAS Liability Claims
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Environmental Law
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 1 CLE: Law Firm General Counsel Roundtable
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in ethics.
    Track: In-House Counsel
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 2/3 CLE: Litigation 101
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Young Lawyers and Civil Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom AB CLE: Supreme Court Year in Review
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 4 CLE: Updates on the False Claims Act in the Federal Administration
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
  • Event Center - Studio 2 CLE: Changes in Employment Law Updates: Administration’s ‘Shock and Awe’ Approach meets the Rule of Law
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Labor & Employment
  • Event Center - Salon C CLE: High-Conflict Custody Matters
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Family Law
  • Event Center - Studio 1 CLE: Municipal Court Bench-Bar Conference
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Municipal Court
  • Event Center - Studio 4 CLE: Recent Developments in Class Actions
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • Event Center - Studio 3 CLE: Women in the Profession: Where We Are in 2025 and What Lies Ahead
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Women in the Profession
  • MGM Tower - Luna CLE: A Deeper Dive Into New Jersey Estate Planning and Estate and Gift Tax Update
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Real Property Trust and Estate Law
  • MGM Tower - Tides CLE: NIL (Name Image and Likeness) in the Real World
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.0 in ethics.
    Track: Special Interest
  • MGM Tower - Aqua CLE: Smart on Crime NJ: Justice Reform and Public Safety in 2025 and Beyond
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Criminal Litigation
  • MGM Tower - Waves CLE: What's New with LLCs 2025
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Bankruptcy, Business & Taxation
  • Music Box Theater - Music Box Theater CLE: Essential AI Update for New Jersey Attorneys: The State of Justice in a World of Evolving Technology
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Artificial Intelligence
  • Signature - Signature CLE: Navigating New Jersey's Legislative Landscape: Key Updates for Counsel and Corporate Leader
    5/15 (3:15-4:45PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: In-House
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 1 Dispute Resolution Section Business Meeting
    5/15 (5-5:30PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 4 Environmental Law Section Business Meeting
    5/15 (5-5:30PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 2/3 Minorities in the Profession Section Business Meeting
    5/15 (5-5:30PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

  • Event Center - Studio 1 Municipal Court Practice Section Business Meeting
    5/15 (5-5:30PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

    The meeting will also feature the presentation of the 2025 Municipal Court Practice Award to the Hon. Harry D. Norton J.M.C. (Ret.)

     

  • MGM Tower - Waves Business Law Section Business Meeting
    5/15 (5-5:30PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

  • Event Center - Studio 4 LGBTQ Rights Section Business Meeting and Reception
    5/15 (5-5:45PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

    Sponsored by

       
  • Event Center - Studio 2 Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section Business Meeting and Reception
    5/15 (5-5:45PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

    Sponsored by

    WealthCounsel Fortune Title Agency

    LEAP  
  • Event Center - Studio 3 Solo and Small Firm Section Business Meeting and Reception
    5/15 (5-5:45PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

    Sponsored by

  • APEX B Friends of Bill
  • Society Club Civil Trial Bar Reception
    5/15 (5-6:30PM)

    Civil attorneys gather collegial atmosphere for networking and engaging discussions.

    Sponsored by

    Truck Accident/Incident ExpertsWissPKF O'Connor Davies
    Renzi Legal Resources

    Bressler
       
    Leary Bridge Mergner Bongiovanni
  • MGM Pool Rutgers University Reception
    5/15 (5-6:30PM)

    Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow Rutgers University Law School graduates in this special social and networking event.

  • Bet MGM Seton Hall Reception
    5/15 (5-6:30PM)

    Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow Seton Hall University Law School graduates in this special social and networking event.

  • Music Box Theater - Music Box Theater Installation Ceremony of Officers

    Join Christine A. Amalfe as she takes the oath to become NJSBA president for the 2025-2026 term, assuming leadership over the state’s largest organization of legal professionals. Amalfe will deliver her first address as NJSBA president, laying out her agenda for the year. The Association also will pay tribute to outgoing NJSBA President William H. Mergner Jr. for his service. The ceremony will also acknowledge the outgoing trustees and welcome those new and incumbent trustees to take the oath for another term. This event is open to all conference attendees.

  • Borgata Ballroom in the Event Center 2025 Annual Reception and Dinner Honoring Newly Installed Officers

    A reception and dinner honoring officers and trustees will be held immediately following the installation. Celebrate NJSBA 2025-2026 President Christine A. Amalfe and the start of her term with dinner, entertainment and dancing. The event brings together NJSBA leaders, attorneys, judges and distinguished guests to salute the transition of leadership within the Association.
    This is a Ticketed Event.

    Sponsored by

    Gibbons  Arnold Ventures

    O'Toole Scrivo
       Johnson & Johnson

    Cole Schotz
       

      
  • Premier Nightclub NJSBA After Dark at Premier Nightclub

    Enjoy the company of colleagues in a vibrant nightclub setting with music from a live DJ, dazzling lights and a packed dance floor.

    Sponsored by

    Gibbons

    Arnold Ventures

    USI Affinity

    Lawrence Law

Friday

  • APEX B Friends of Bill W.
  • Central Meeting Room 5 Lactation Room
    5/16 (8AM-2:30PM)
  • CCC Prayer Room
    5/16 (8AM-2:30PM)
  • Salon A/B in the Event Center Attendee Breakfast
  • Music Box Theater - Music Box Theater States of the Judiciaries
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom CD CLE: Workers' Compensation May Bench-Bar
    Earn up to 3.6 CLE Credits.
    Track: Workers Compensation
  • Music Box Theater - Music Box Theater CLE: Reading the Constitution – A Conversation with Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
    Earn up to 1.2 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 1  CLE: Cannabis and CBD Issues for Use in Veterinary Medicine
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Animal Law
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom AB CLE: Civil Trial Bench-Bar
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Civil Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 2/3 CLE: Ethics and E-Discovery
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in ethics.
    Track: Solo and Small-Firm
  • Central Conference - Central Meeting Room 4 CLE: Navigating the 2024 Amendments to OPRA and Recent Caselaw
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest
  • Event Center - Studio 4 CLE: A Road Map to Success: Developing a Plan and Effectively Representing Parents with Disabilities
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in Diversity.
    Track: Family Law and Special Interest
  • Event Center - Studio 1 CLE: Bankruptcy Ethics
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.8 in ethics.
    Track: Bankruptcy, Business & Taxation and Ethics and Professionalism and Federal Practice
  • Event Center - Studio 2 CLE: Employment Arbitration Practice Points: Dispositive Motion Practice in Arbitration and Award Enforcement
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Dispute Resolution
  • Event Center - Salon C CLE: Family Law Bench-Bar Conference
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Family Law
  • Event Center - Studio 3 CLE: Sexting, Cyberbullying and Media Manipulation and Their Dangerous Consequences
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Special Interest
  • MGM Tower - Tides CLE: Fiduciary Litigation Update
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Real Property Trust and Estate Law and Civil Litigation
  • MGM Tower - Waves CLE: Navigating AI in Law: Practical Tools, Ethical Considerations, and Future Directions
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits, including 1.0 in ethics.
    Track: Artificial Intelligence
  • Signature - Signature CLE: Criminal Law Bench-Bar: Holistic Criminal Defense Comes to New Jersey
    5/16 (11:45AM-1:15PM) - Earn up to 1.8 CLE Credits.
    Track: Criminal Litigation
  • Central Conference - Central Ballroom CD Workers Compensation Law Section Business Meeting

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

  • Borgata Buffet Attendee Lunch

    Take a break from the daily schedule to connect with fellow attendees over a shared meal.

  • Event Center - Studio 1 Land Use Law Section Business Meeting
    5/16 (1:30-2PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

  • Event Center - Studio 3 Product Liability and Mass Tort Section Business Meeting
    5/16 (1:30-2PM)

    The section will hold its first meeting of the 2025-2026 year to reorganize its leadership and act on business items. 

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