NJSBA Family Law Section

Good afternoon Family Law Section members,

On Thursday, Sept. 30, NJICLE will present "Dispute Resolution and its Many Features – Limitless Possibilities for the 21st Century - A Celebration of the Entire ADR Community," from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event will be available both as In-Person and Live Webcast.

The Dispute Resolution Section (DRS) of the NJ State Bar Association invites you to celebrate with us as we honor the entire alternative dispute resolution community with this special anniversary program.

Join the DRS and our colleagues of the Justice Marie L. Garibaldi American Inn of Court and NJAPM as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the DRS and the 30th anniversary of the Court’s Complementary Dispute Resolution Program. The day will be filled with important, cutting-edge information that is vital to your practice, insightful round table discussions with dispute resolution professionals and special remarks by VIPs. This special program will culminate with a wine and cheese reception to celebrate, reflect and enjoy each other’s company.

FACULTY
Conference Organizer:
Andrew Smith, MBA, Esq., APM
Chair, NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section
Executive Board Member of Justice Marie L. Garibaldi American Inn of Court
Past President, NJAPM
Connection Point Leadership and Conflict Resolution, LLC, Somerville
Andrew Smith Law Office, LLC, Somerville

President, NJAPM:
Carl E. Peters, PE, LS
Carl E. Peters, LLC, Fords

President, Justice Marie L. Garibaldi American Inn of Court for Alternate Dispute Resolution:
Theodore K. Cheng, Esq.
ADR Office of Theo Cheng, LLC, Princeton Junction

Speakers:
Hon. Jeffrey R. Jablonski, AJSC, Hudson
Chair, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Complementary Dispute Resolution
Hon. Thomas C. Miller, AJSC
Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren
Hon. Lawrence Jones, JSC (Ret.)
Lawrence R. Jones, LLC, New Jersey Mediation and Arbitration, Toms River
Hon. Andrea Sullivan, JSC, Middlesex
Hon. Glenn Berman (Ret.)
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP, Woodbridge
Hon. John J. Harper (Ret.)
Laufer Dalena Jensen Bradley & Doran, LLC, Morristown
Hon. Mary Jacobson (Ret.)
Hon. Barbara Byrd Wecker (Ret.)
Greenberg Dauber Epstein & Tucker, PC, Newark
Robert E. Bartkus, Esq.
MARC Law Firm, Florham Park
Mary Ann Bauer, Esq.
Mary Ann Bauer Law, PC, Lebanon
Drake P. Beardon Jr., Esq.
Costello & Mains, LLC, Mt. Laurel
Dean Burrell, Esq.
Burrell Dispute Resolution, Morristown
Theo Cheng, Esq.
President, Justice Garibaldi ADR Inn of Court
Past Chair, NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section
ADR Office of Theo Cheng, Princeton Junction and New York
Michelle M. Cresti, Esq.
Past President, Hunterdon County Bar Association
Macce & Cresti, P.C., Clifton
Dr. Laura DeMarzo, Ed.D.
Psychologist
Director, Center for Psychological Services of Somerset County, LLC, Hillsborough
Crystal West Edwards, Esq.
Porzio Bromberg & Newman, PC, Morristown
Felicia Farber, Esq., BSEE, APM
Farber Resolutions, LLC, Hackensack
Angela Foster, Ph.D., Esq.
Law Office of Angela Foster, North Brunswick
Laura A. Kaster, Esq.
Laura A. Kaster, LLC, Arbitrator and Mediator, Princeton
Lawrence N. LaVigne, Esq.
Lawrence N. LaVigne, Esq., LLC, Union
Robert J. MacPherson, Esq.
Gibbons, PC, Newark
Robert E. Margulies, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Dispute Resolution Section
Master and Co-Founder, Justice Marie L. Garibaldi Inn of Court for Dispute Resolution
Schumann Hanlon Margulies LLC, Jersey City and Newark
Bruce P. Matez, Esq., APM
Director, NJAPM
Borger Matez, PA, Cherry Hill
Lawrence N. Myerson, Ed. D., Esq.
Myerson Fox Mancinelli & Conte, PA, Montvale
Steven Nudelman, Esq.
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP, Red Bank
Harrie Samaras, Esq., LLM
ADR Office of Harrie Samaras, Westchester, Pa
John L. Shahdanian II, Esq.
McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen & Carvelli, PC, Florham Park
Richard Steen, Esq.
Past President, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory
Committee on Mediator Standards and Standing Committee on CDR
Richard H. Steen, LLC, Princeton
Russell M. Woods, Esq.
Bramnick Rodriguez Grabas Arnold & Mangan, LLC, Scotch Plains

Program Sponsored by:
Peapack-Gladstone Bank

PROGRAM AGENDA
9:00 Welcome from Chair of the Dispute Resolution Section, the President of the Justice Marie L. Garibaldi American Inn of Court for Alternate Dispute Resolution and the President of NJAPM – Andrew Smith, MBA, Esq., APM; Theodore K. Cheng, Esq.; Carl E. Peters, PE, LS
Overview of Agenda - Andrew Smith, MBA, Esq., APM

9:15 Plenary Session
Part 1: Coming Out of the Pandemic and Leading Through ADR - Andrew Smith, MBA, Esq.
Part 2: Updates and Trends - Robert E. Margulies, Esq.; Robert E. Bartkus, Esq.; Laura Kaster, Esq.

10:30 Choose One of Three – All Topics Include a Discussion of Arbitration, Mediation and Other Forms of ADR
• Topic 1: Family Law -
(Moderator): Michelle M. Cresti, Esq.
(Panelists): Hon. Glenn Berman (Ret.); Mary Ann Bauer, Esq.; Dr. Laura DeMarzo, Ed.D.; Bruce P. Matez, Esq.
• Topic 2: Labor and Employment -
(Moderator): Dean Burrell, Esq.
(Panelists): John L. Shahdanian II, Esq.; Drake P. Beardon Jr., Esq.
• Topic 3: Commercial Law -
Part 1: Problem Arbitration Clauses - Robert E. Bartkus, Esq.
Part 2: Technology/Intellectual Property - Angela Foster, Ph.D., Esq.; Harrie Samaras, Esq., LLM; Theo Cheng, Esq.

12:00 CELEBRATION LUNCH, Recognition of Past DRS Chairs, Boskey Award Presentation, Recognition of Past Boskey Winners

1:00 Choose One of Three – All Topics Include a Discussion of Arbitration, Mediation and Other Forms of ADR
• Topic 1: Probate/Elder/Chancery
(Moderator): Michelle M. Cresti, Esq.
(Panelists): Hon. Andrea Sullivan, JSC; Crystal West Edwards, Esq.; Lawrence N. Myerson, Ed. D Esq.
• Topic 2: Civil Dispute Resolution
(Moderator): Felicia T. Farber, Esq., BSEE, APM
(Panelists): Hon. Thomas C. Miller, AJSC; Hon. Lawrence R. Jones, JSC (Ret.); David A. Mebane
• Topic 3: Commercial and Business Law
Part 1 – Guided Choice Mediation - Andrew Smith, MBA, Esq., APM
Part 2 - Construction - Robert J. MacPherson, Esq.; Steven Nudelman, Esq.; Richard H. Steen, Esq.

2:20 Multi-Door Courthouse
2:35 CDR - Keynote Speaker - Hon. Jeffrey R. Jablonski, AJSC
2:50 Break
3:00 Ethics Roundtable - Hon. Mary Jacobson (Ret.); Hon. Barbara Byrd Wecker (Ret.); Hon. John J. Harper (Ret.); Andrew Smith, MBA, Esq., APM'; Russell M. Woods, Esq.
4:00 Program Adjourn followed by Wine and Cheese Reception

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 6.7 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.2 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 6.7 credits (50 minute hour), including 1.2 ethics/professionalism credits
PA CLE: 4.5 substantive and 1.0 ethics credits pending ($24 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt): 5.5 professional practice and 1.0 ethics credits

The tuition for Section, NJSBA, NJAPM and Justice Marie L. Garibaldi Inn of Court members is $159. The general tuition is $199.

Click here to register for In-Person, Dispute Resolution and its Many Features – Limitless Possibilities for the 21st Century A Celebration of the Entire ADR Community.
Click here to register for Live Webcast, Dispute Resolution and its Many Features – Limitless Possibilities for the 21st Century A Celebration of the Entire ADR Community.

For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500, or by email at [email protected].

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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