NJSBA Family Law Section

Hello Family Law Section members,

I am reaching out to you today regarding two upcoming seminars that are of interest to family lawyers. Both seminars will be held at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick.

Oct. 5 - Arbitrating Family Law Cases: A Comprehensive Roadmap for Success 
Oct. 7 to Nov. 18 - Mediation Training- Family Law Cases (5-Day (40 Hour) Mediation Training Course)

On Saturday, Oct. 5, NJICLE in cooperation with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - New Jersey Chapter and the Matrimonial Lawyers Alliance will present Arbitrating Family Law Cases: A Comprehensive Roadmap for Success from 9 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.

Divorce litigation can become financially and emotionally costly. Many attorneys and their clients favor mediation, but it may not be suitable in cases where it is unlikely that parties can hash out an agreement. When parties want to avoid the time and costs of litigation but need a decisionmaker to provide an expedited process, finality, or a forum which will provide greater privacy than the courts, family lawyers should recommend arbitration. Long used in labor and employment cases, the New Jersey Supreme Court gave arbitration in family matters a strong endorsement in 2105, when it issued rules and procedures for family arbitration. Those changes were the result of the recommendations of the Court's Ad Hoc Committee on Family Law Arbitration.

All of the seminar presenters, including Judge Bonnie J. Mizdol, were on that committee, and they will highlight the importance of the current rules and discuss why you should encourage clients to consider using arbitration. Register today to learn how arbitration can enhance your family law practice.

FACULTY
Moderator/Speaker:
Laurence J. Cutler, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Past president, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – New Jersey Chapter
Certified by the Supreme Court ofNew Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Co-author, New Jersey Family Law Practice
Co-author, New Jersey Family Law ADR Handbook
Member, Supreme Court Committee on Family Law Arbitration
Laufer Delena Cadicina Jensen & Boyd, Morristown

Speakers:
Hon. Bonnie J. Mizdol, AJSC
Hackensack
Dale E. Console, Esq.
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Past President, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – New Jersey Chapter
Chair, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers National Arbitration Committee
Former Chair, NJSBA Appellate Practice Committee and former member of NJSBA Board of Trustees
Member, Supreme Court Committee on Family Law Arbitration
Dale E. Console, PC, Kingston
Charles F. Vuotto Jr., Esq.
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Member, Supreme Court Committee on Family Law Arbitration
Starr, Gern, Davison & Rubin, P.C., Roseland

CLE Credits:
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.5 hours of total CLE credit.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 4.5 credits (50 minute hour)
NJAPM: 3.0 credits
PA CLE: 3.5 substantive credits pending ($16 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 4.5 professional practice credits

The tuition for NJSBA members is $160. The general tuition is $200. Tuition onsite is $240.

Click here to register for Arbitrating Family Law Cases: A Comprehensive Roadmap for Success.
Click here to download a form to register.
Click here for a form to register a group.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500.

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Beginning on Monday, Oct. 7 until Nov. 18, NJICLE in cooperation with the Justice Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court and the NJSBA Family Law Section will present Mediation Training - Family Law Cases from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Become a Court-Approved Mediator in Just 5 Days
The Supreme Court has amended Rule 1:40-5(3)(b) to expand the economic mediation program statewide. Each vicinage must have in place a post-Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel program for mediation of the economic aspects of divorce.

Those who have been trained in mediation skills and who meet other requirements set forth in the New Jersey Court Rules (Appendix 19), and are approved by the Joint Credentialing Committee of the Supreme Court CDR Committee and the Supreme Court Family Practice Committee, will be placed on a court-approved roster. After the first two pro bono hours on each case, court-approved mediators will be able to set market-rate fees for their services.

FACULTY
Moderators/Speakers:
Robert E. Margulies, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section
Executive Director, Justice Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court
Boskey Award, Practitioner of the Year 2003
Member, Supreme Court CDR Committee
Member, Supreme Court Arbitration Advisory Committee
Schumann Hanlon Margulies LLC, Jersey City
Amy Zylman Shimalla, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator, Collaborative Practitioner
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney
Professor James B. Boskey ADR Practitioner of the Year Award 2015 – 2016
Shimalla Wechsler Lepp & D'Onofrio, LLP, Warren
Amy Wechsler, Esq.
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Attorney
Shimalla Wechsler Lepp & D'Onofrio, LLP, Warren

Speakers:
Charles C. Abut, Esq.
Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Of Counsel, Snyder, Sarno, D'Aniello, Maceri & daCosta, LLC
Adam J. Berner, Esq.
Berner Law & Mediation Group
Hackensack & New York City
Anju D. Jessani, MBA, APM
Accredited Professional Mediator, Clinton & Hoboken
Phyllis Klein, Esq.
Donahue, Hagan, Klein and Weisberg, LLC Morristown
Tina Rubenstein, JD, MSW
Mediation Offices of Tina Rubenstein, Montclair
Richard H. Steen, Esq.
Past President, New Jersey State Bar Association
Former member, New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Mediator Standards and Standing Committee on CDR
Past President, Justice Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court
ADR Practitioner of the Year Award, 1998
Richard H. Steen, LLC , Lawrenceville

CLE Credits:
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 47.7 of total CLE credit. Of these, 2.7 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism, and 47.7 qualify as hours of credit toward certification in matrimonial law.

The tuition for this 40 hour course for section members is $1,495. The general tuition is $1,995.

Click here to register for Mediation Training - Family Law Cases.
Click here to download a form to register.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500.

All the best,
Barbara

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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
[email protected]
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