NJSBA Family Law Section

Hello Family Law Section members,

On Saturday, Jan. 25, NJICLE in cooperation with the Family Law Section will present the 2020 Family Law Symposium at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

In addition, on Friday, Jan. 24, the Friday evening program will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on "Substance Use Disorders in Family Law Cases." Join us from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Garden State Ballroom for a cocktail party sponsored by Easysoft. Read more and register for Friday.

On January 24 and 25, 2020, hundreds of family law attorneys, judges, paralegals, and other related family law professionals will meet in New Brunswick to attend the Family Law Symposium, New Jersey's leading family law conference. Reserve your seat today to hear thought-provoking and insightful presentations that examine many of today's cutting-edge matrimonial law issues, and to network with colleagues and other family law professionals. Don't miss out on this must-attend event.

FACULTY
Planning Chairperson & Moderator
Sheryl J. Seiden, Esq.
Fellow, AAML
Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Seiden Family Law, Cranford

Speakers:
Hon. Ellen L. Koblitz, PJAD
Jersey City
Hon. Hany Mawla, JAD
Westmont
Hon. Marc Brown, JSC
Union
Hon. Robert T. Lougy, JSC
Mercer
Hon. Marcella Matos Wilson, JSC
Essex
Hon. Donald Kessler, JSC (Ret.)
Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith and Davis, LLP, Roseland
Hon. Thomas J. Walsh, JSC
Union
Hon. Marie E. Lihotz, PJAD (Ret.)
Of Counsel, Archer & Greiner, Haddonfield
Evelyn Padin, Esq.
President of NJSBA
Law Offices of Evelyn Padin, Jersey City
Michelle Altieri, Esq.
Charny, Karpousis, Altieri and Donoian, P.C., Marlton
Robin C. Bogan, Esq.
Vice Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Pallarino & Bogan, LLP, Morristown
Cheryl E. Connors, Esq.
Tonneman & Connors, LLC, Eatontown
Robert Epstein, Esq.
Ziegler Zemsky & Resnick, Livingston
Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
Fiorello Puccio & Fiorello LLC, Wayne
Christine Fitzgerald, Esq.
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Matrimonial Law Attorney
Seiden Family Law, Cranford
Derek M. Freed, Esq.
Treasurer, NJSBA Family Law Section
Ulrichsen Rosen & Freed LLC, Pennington
Stephanie Frangos Hagan, Esq.
Past-Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Former Chair, District X Fee ArbitrationCommittee
Donahue Hagan Klein & Weisberg, LLC, Morristown
Peggy Sheahan Knee, Esq.
Past-President, NJSBA
Past Chair, NJSBA Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section
Recipient, NJICLE Distinguished Service Award
The Knee Law Firm, LLC, Hackensack
Jeralyn Lawrence, Esq.
Second Vice-President, NJSBA
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Fellow, AAML
Lawrence Law LLC, Watchung
Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq.
Chair-Elect, Family Law Section
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Fellow, AAML
Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as Family Trial Lawyer
Cooper Levenson, Cherry Hill
Frank A. Louis, Esq.
2006 Clapp Laureate
Recipient, Saul Tischler Award
Fellow, AAML
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP, Toms River
Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq.
Treasurer, NJSBA
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran LLC, Ocean
Cassie Murphy, Esq.
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Paone, Zaleski and Murphy, Woodbridge& Red Bank
Megan S. Murray, Esq.
Fellow, AAML
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
The Family Law Offices of Megan S. Murray, Hazlet
Matheu D. Nunn, Esq.
Einhorn Barbarito Frost & Botwinick, P.C., Denville
John P. Paone Jr., Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Fellow, AAML
Paone, Zaleski & Murphy, Woodbridge & Red Bank
Brian M. Schwartz, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Recipient, Saul Tischler Award
Schwartz, Vinhal & Lomurro, LLC, Summit
Amy 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
Amanda S. Trigg, Esq.
Fellow, AAML
Past President AAML, New Jersey Chapter
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP, Saddle Brook
Albertina Webb, Esq.
Hill Wallack, LLP, Red Bank
Michael A. Weinberg, Esq.
Immediate Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney
Weinberg Kaplan & Smith, Martlon
Jonathan Wolfe, Esq.
Skoloff and Wolfe, P.C., Livingston

Program Agenda
9:00 Introduction - Sheryl J. Seiden, Esq.; Evelyn Padin, Esq.
9:15 Top Ten 2019 Reported Decisions - John P. Paone, Jr. Esq.
9:50 The Alimony Statutory Factors – How To Effectively Apply Alimony Factors To Determine The Amount Of An Alimony Award and The Duration Of Alimony - Robin C. Bogan, Esq. (Moderator); Hon. Hany Mawla, JAD;
Hon. Marcella Matos Wilson, JSC; Jeralyn Lawrence, Esq.; Timothy F McGoughran Esq.
10:30 Break
10:45 Equitable Distribution Of Marital Assets In An Equitable Manner – Equitable Distribution Should Be Equitable, Which Is Not Necessarily Equal - Stephanie Frangos Hagan, Esq.(Moderator); Hon. Hany Mawla, JAD;
Hon. Thomas J. Walsh, JSC; Michelle Altieri, Esq.; Cheryl E. Connors, Esq.; Brian M. Schwartz, Esq.
11:30 Things Lawyers Should Consider - Frank A. Louis, Esq.
12:15 Luncheon
1:00 Intrastate and Interstate Relocation – The Aftermath Of Bisbing, How To Shape Our Intrastate Relocations Laws, and An Arial View Of How Other States Address Intrastate Relocation Laws - Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq. (Moderator); Hon. Ellen L. Koblitz, PJAD; Hon. Marc Brown, JSC; Robert Epstein Esq.; Christine Fitzgerald, Esq.; Matheu D. Nunn, Esq.
2:00 Understanding and Using Different Trusts As Tools In Family Law Cases – A Discussion Of Equitable Distribution Trusts, Tannen Trusts, College Trusts, Ilets, Personal Residence Trusts - Michael A. Weinberg, Esq. (Moderator); Hon. Marie E. Lihotz, PJAD (Ret.); Hon. Donald Kessler, JSC (Ret.); Amanda S. Trigg, Esq.; Jonathan Wolfe, Esq.; Peggy Sheahan Knee, Esq.
2:45 Break
3:00 How Technology Has Expanded, Redefined and Reshaped Family Law - Derek M. Freed, Esq. (Moderator); Hon. Robert T. Lougy, JSC; Albertina Webb, Esq.;Amy Shimalla, Esq.; Cassie Murphy, Esq.
4:00 Unpublished But Not Unimportant – 2019 Unpublished Family Law Decisions That Warrant Your Attention - Megan S. Murray, Esq.; Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
4:30 Adjourn

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 7.3 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 7.3 qualify as hours of credit toward certification in matrimonial law.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 7.3 credits (50 minute hour)
Matrimonial Law Certification: 7.3 general credits pending
PA CLE: 6.0 substantive credits pending ($24 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE)
NY CLE (nt): 7.0 professional practice credits
CPE: 7.0 taxation credits
NJAPM: 6.0 credits

The tuition for the 2020 Family Law Symposium for Family Law Section members is $247. The general tuition is $329. Tuition onsite is $369.
The tuition for the Friday evening program for Family Law Section members is $164. The general tuition is $219. Tuition onsite is $259.

Click here to register for the Family Law Symposium.
Click here to register for the Friday evening program.
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.

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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