Educational programming will be scheduled Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, November 4, 5 and 7. A maximum of 6 CLE credits may be earned at the 2009 Mid-Year Meeting at seminars cosponsored with the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Wednesday, November 4 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. How to Make the Family Bar More Family Oriented Family Law Section A highly experienced panel of judges and lawyers will provide proven techniques to help you maintain your quality of life in an increasingly demanding profession. Moderator: Patrick Judge Jr., Esq. Second Vice Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section Archer & Greiner PC, Haddonfield, NJ Speakers: Hon. Bernadette N. DeCastro Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part, Hudson County Hon. Kenneth J. Grispin Superior Court, Family Division, Union County Michele Crupi, Esq. Lomurro Davison Eastman & Munoz PA, Freehold, NJ Stephanie F. Hagan, Esq. Donahue Hagan Klein Newsome & O'Donnell PC, Morristown, NJ Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq. Norris McLaughlin & Marcus PA, Bridgewater, NJ Michael J. Stanton, Esq. Norris McLaughlin & Marcus PA, Bridgewater, NJ NY CLE (Non-Transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE) The Practice of Law in a Time of War: Duty-Bound to Our Returning Soldiers This October marks the eighth year of our country being at war in Afghanistan and Iraq. With deployment numbers not seen since World War II, these wars are part of the daily lives of thousands of our soldiers and their families. Many of the U.S. forces deployed have been called to active duty and separated from their families, homes and civilian careers for over two years. When they return, often injured, they face not only a crippled economy, but challenges that involve multiple areas of law relating to their disabilities, family issues, re-employment and creditor problems. This program will address these issues, including an overview of the laws already in place to protect our returning soldiers, the responsibilities of individual practitioners and the judiciary under those laws, and efforts to pass new legislation. Speakers: Patricia E. Apy, Esq. Paras Apy & Reiss, Red Bank, NJ Michael P. Pasquale, Esq. Chair, Military Law and Veterans' Affairs Section McCarter & English LLP, Newark, NJ Captain Samuel F. Wright, JAGC, USN (Ret.) Director Servicemembers' Law Center Reserve Officers Association Trial Attorney Certification: 1.5 civil credits pending NY CLE (Non-Transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE) Top 10 Labor and Employment Cases that Every Lawyer Needs to Know Labor and employment issues cut across a wide variety of other practice areas and also impact on the day-to-day operations of your law office. This program will provide attendees with an overview of the labor and employment cases and concepts that every lawyer must know both for themselves and their clients. Speakers: Domenick Carmagnola, Esq. Carmagnola & Ritardi LLC, Morristown Ralph J. Lamparello, Esq. NJSBA Treasurer Chasan Leyner & Lamparello PC, Secaucus, NJ Julien X. Neals, Esq. Corporate Counsel, Department of Law, City of Newark Trial Attorney Certification: 1.5 civil credits pending NY CLE (Non-Transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE) Thursday, November 5 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. East Meets West Part II: Proposition 8 and Marriage - the Next Step Family Law Section Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Rights (GLBT) Section A lively discussion with New Jersey and California attorneys on the status of marriage equality on the east and west coasts and everywhere in between. Attendees will learn what every New Jersey attorney needs to know about same-ex marriage developments and how California’s Proposition 8 might impact on the New Jersey marriage equality bill pending before the legislature. Moderators: Edward O'Donnell, Esq. Immediate Past Chair, Family Law Section Donahue Hagan Klein Newsome & O'Donnell PC, Morristown, NJ Thomas Hoff Prol, Esq. Scarinci Hollenbeck, Lyndhurst, NJ Speakers: Paris P. Eliades, Esq. NJSBA Secretary Courter Kobert & Cohen PC, Sparta, NJ Debra E. Guston, Esq. Immediate Past Chair, GLBT Section Guston & Guston LLP, Glen Rock, NJ Alison C. Leslie, Esq. Attorney at Law, Morristown, NJ Robert J. O'Donnell, Esq. The Law Office of Robert J. O'Donnell PC, Millville, NJ Daniel L. Weiss, Esq. Law Offices of Daniel L. Weiss LLC, Freehold, NJ Special Guest Speaker: Andrea Shorter Equality California's Deputy Marriage and Coalitions Director Matrimonial Law Certification: 1.5 general credits pending NY CLE (Non-Transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE) How to Avoid Professional Liability Through Better Risk Management USI Affinity This program will provide attendees with key insights on professional liability and best practices on risk management. Moderator: Guy Patterson Vice President, USI Affinity Speakers: Christopher J. Carey, Esq. Graham Curtin & Sheridan PA, Morristown Robert B. Hille, Esq. Kalison McBride Jackson & Hetzel, PC, Warren, NJ NY CLE (Transitional): 1.5 practice management credits PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE) Recent Developments in E-Discovery This program will focus on key case law and other developments in e-discovery during the past year, and will also provide cost-effective solutions to information management and e-discovery challenges in today's economic climate. Speakers: Scott J. Etish, Esq. Gibbons PC, Philadelphia, PA Bryan Melchionda Practice Lead, eDiscovery Risk and Compliance Paragon Solutions Mark S. Sidoti, Esq. Gibbons PC, New York, NY Trial Attorney Certification: 1.5 civil credits pending NY CLE (Transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE) Thursday, November 5 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Comparative Law: Environmental Land Use Controls in California and New Jersey A distinguished panel of California and New Jersey experts will provide a general overview of the organic legislation and government processes by which each state exercises environmental land use controls. Moderator: Neil Yoskin, Esq. Sokol Behot & Fiorenzo Speakers from New Jersey: Robert Antonicello Executive Director, Jersey Redevelopment Agency Robert Fabricant, Esq. Akerman & Senterfitt, Los Angeles, CA Speakers from California: Kristen T. Castanos, Esq. Stoel Rives LLP, Sacramento, CA Barry Epstein, Esq. Fitzgerald Abbott & Beardsley Dorothy Dickey, Esq. Office of Chief Counsel, State Water Resources Control Board Will Travis Executive Director, S.F. Bay Conservation and Development Commission NY CLE (Transitional & Non-Transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE) Hot Topics in Federal Practice Moderator: Dennis J. Drasco, Esq. Lum Drasco & Positan LLC, Roseland, NJ Speakers: Chief Judge E. Garrett Brown, Jr. US District Court for the District of New Jersey Michael R. Griffinger, Esq. Gibbons PC, Newark, NJ Joseph P. LaSala, Esq. McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, Morristown Stephen M. Orlofsky, Esq. Blank Rome, LLP, Princeton NJ Karol Corbin Walker, Esq. NJSBA Past President LeClairRyan, Newark Hot Topics in Torts Speakers: Hon. Peter F. Bariso, Jr. Presiding Judge, Civil Part, Hudson County Norberto Garcia, Esq. Blume Goldfaden Berkowitz Donnelly Fried & Forte, Jersey City, NJ Eric Kuper, Esq. Martin Kane & Kuper, East Brunswick, NJ Thomas E. Lenahan Jr., Esq. Lenahan & Rockwell PA, Bridgewater, NJ John V. Mallon, Esq. Chasan Leyner & Lamparello PC, Secaucus, NJ Lewis Stein, Esq. Nusbaum Stein Goldstein Bronstein & Kron, Succasunna, NJ Trial Attorney Certification: 1.5 civil credits pending NY CLE (Transitional & Non-Transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE) Saturday, November 7 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. ADR Concepts that Every Lawyer Can use Insights and strategies from two of the state’s leading mediation and arbitration experts that are guaranteed to help make every attorney a better advocate. Speaker: Bonnie Blume Goldsamt Law and Mediation Offices of Bonnie Blume Goldsamt Verona, NJ Richard H. Steen, Esq. NJSBA President-Elect Richard H. Steen LLC, Princeton, NJ Hot Tips to Get You Through Not So Hot Times Family Law Section Times are tough. This program will provide practical solutions to help you survive them. Moderator: Jerry S. D'Aniello, Esq. Norris McLaughlin & Marcus PA, Bridgewater, NJ Speakers: Beatrice E. Kandell, Esq. Skoloff & Wolfe, Livingston, NJ James M. Newman, Esq. Law Offices of James M. Newman & Associates, Freehold, NJ D. Ryan Nussey, Esq. Klineburger & Nussey, Haddonfield, NJ Evelyn Padin, Esq. Law Offices of Evelyn Padin, Jersey City, NJ Brian Schwartz, Esq. Ceconi & Cheifetz, Summit, NJ Jonathan W. Wolfe, Esq. Skoloff & Wolfe, Livingston, NJ NY CLE (Transitional): 1.5 practice management credits PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE) The Impact of the Recent ADA Amendments and FMLA Amendments on Workers' Compensation The discussion will focus on key changes in both the ADA and FMLA which impact on workers' compensation. Speakers: John H. Geaney, Esq. Capehart & Scatchard PA, Mount Laurel, NJ Workers' Compensation CLE: 1.5 general credits pending NY CLE (Non-Transitional): 1.5 professional practice credits PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE) You Be the Judge: the Slippery Slope of Ethics and the Practice of Law A fun, interesting program for all. Seasoned attorneys will serve as thespians and present their ethical woes to a distinguished panel of ethics experts. Attorneys, bring your loved ones! Speakers: Paris P. Eliades, Esq. NJSBA Secretary Courter Kobert & Cohen PC, Sparta, NJ Susan A. Feeney, Esq. NJSBA First Vice President McCarter & English LLP, Newark, NJ Peggy Sheahan Knee, Esq. NJSBA Immediate Past President The Knee Law Firm LLC, Hackensack, NJ Charles J. Uliano, Esq. Chamlin Rosen Uliano & Witherington, West Long Branch, NJ Miles S. Winder III Bernardsville, NJ NY CLE (Transitional): 1.5 ethics credits PA CLE: 1.5 ethics credits pending ($8 fee payable to ICLE)

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