NJSBA Family Law Section

Good afternoon Family Law Section members,

The New Jersey State Bar Association 2021 Annual Meeting, a Virtual Event, is coming your way May 19 - 21. With over 50 CLE programs on the agenda, there is something for everyone with program tracks ranging from Presidential Initiative to Young Lawyers, and attendees can earn 16.2 CLE credits.

Everyone missed The States of the Judiciaries last year, but not so in 2021. New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner and Chief Judge Freda Wolfson for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey will be on hand this year to report on the state and federal courts.

Click here to Register Today!

Here are the programs on tap in the FAMILY LAW TRACK:

How to Tackle Thorny Financial Issues When Dissolving Non-Marital Relationships
Cosponsored by Family Law Section
This seminar will address how to handle difficult financial issues when dissolving non-married relationships such as support and dividing real property, home improvements, business interests, addressing loans and leases, tax issues and other financial obligations.

Speakers TBA

Guardians, Guardians Ad Litem, Law Guardians and Parenting Coordinators: What You Need to Know
Cosponsored by Family Law Section

MODERATOR/SPEAKER
Megan S. Murray, Esq.
The Family Law Offices of Megan S. Murray, Hazlet

SPEAKER
Shirley Berger Whitenack, Esq.
Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP, Florham Park

Marriage Equality Six Years After Obergefell: How Equal Is Equal?
Cosponsored by LGBT Rights Section and Family Law Section

MODERATOR/SPEAKER
Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
Fiorello, Puccio & Fiorello, LLC, Wayne

SPEAKERS
Debra E. Guston, Esq.
Guston & Guston, LLP, Glen Rock

The Family Law Bench Bar Conference: We Made It Through to 2021: What Is Working, What Is Not and Where Do We Go from Here?

MODERATOR/SPEAKER
Derek M. Freed, Esq.
Ulrichsen Rosen & Freed, LLC, Pennington

SPEAKERS
Hon. Haekyoung Suh, P.J.F.P.
Somerset/Warren/Hunterdon
Hon. Kimarie Rahill, J.S.C.
Somerset
Robin C. Bogan, Esq.
Chair-Elect, Family Law Section
Pallarino & Bogan, LLP, Morristown
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You may also be interested in the PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE TRACK:

The Supreme Court Year in Review
Hon. Peter F. Bariso Jr. and an esteemed panel of Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges will discuss the cases from the past year that will have the greatest impact on your practice.

MODERATOR/SPEAKER
Hon. Peter F. Bariso Jr., A.J.S.C.
Hudson

SPEAKERS
Justice Barry T. Albin
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Justice Anne M. Patterson
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Justice Lee A. Solomon
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Hon. Jeanne T. Covert, A.J.S.C.
Burlington
Hon. Deborah Venezia, P.J.F.P.
Middlesex

Home-Grown Hate: The Disturbing Truth About Hate Groups in New Jersey and How to Stop Them

MODERATOR/SPEAKER
Professor John J. Farmer Jr.
Director, Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers
Other speakers TBA

The Importance of Mentorship in the Legal Community

MODERATOR/SPEAKER
David R. Kott, Esq.
McCarter & English, LLP, Newark

SPEAKERS
Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Hon. Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Professor Paula Franzese
Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law, and Director of Leadership Fellows Program
Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark
John Keefe Jr., Esq., NJSBA Past President
Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, PA, Red Bank

Cybersecurity, the "Solar Winds" Case and You: What Lawyers Can Learn from a Major Security Breach

SPEAKERS
A representative from Solar Winds
Dr. Robert Spangler
Associate Executive Director for Operations and IT
New Jersey State Bar Association, New Brunswick
Additional speakers TBA

The States of the Judiciaries

SPEAKERS
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Chief Judge Freda Wolfson
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

What Does it Mean to Tackle Systemic Racism in the Law?
Cosponsored by NJSBA Commission on Racial Equity in the Law
In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, the words "systemic racism" are everywhere. What does that actually mean? Our panel of leaders from the NJSBA Commission on Racial Equity in the Law will discuss that very question, and analyze examples in the legal profession.

MODERATOR/SPEAKER
Raymond M. Brown, Esq.
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, PC, Hackensack

In addition to the substantive tracks, be sure to check out what is on the agenda for THE ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, and SPECIAL INTEREST TRACKS.

Read the Educational Agenda here.

Enjoy opportunities to network and connect with colleagues from around the state.

Sponsors will offer tactical solutions to your most pressing challenges in our Solutions Showcase.

NJSBA President-Elect Domenick Carmagnola, and the officers and trustees of the Association, will be sworn in during a live-streamed event. Everyone is welcome to attend and hear President-Elect Carmagnola's message of endurance, unity and innovativeness for 2021-2022. Now more than ever, with the changes the Pandemic has brought forth the legal community needs to work together and emerge stronger.

Click here to read more and register for the NJSBA 2021 Annual Meeting, a Virtual Event.

All the best,
Barb

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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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