NJSBA Family Law Section

Good afternoon Family Law Section members,

On Wednesday, Feb. 24, NJICLE will present Webcast-2021 School Law Conference from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Hailed as the top School Law Conference in New Jersey for Board, Employee and Parent/Child attorneys

NJICLE is pleased to present the 18th Annual School Law Conference. This comprehensive program features a case law and legislative update, a timely roundtable discussion on free speech rights, a panel presentation on COVID-related issues involving school district operations, a session dedicated to ethical issues that school law practitioners need to be aware of, and entirely new workshops focusing on specific areas of school law including the U.S. Department of Education's new Title IX regulation on student sexual harassment; conducting special education evaluations during COVID; up-to-date strategies and concerns in presenting cases at the OAL; and the latest employment law issues involving school employees.

Whether you represent students, employees or school districts, this panel of highly respected school law authorities will equip you with the tools you need to better represent your clients in situations that arise in the school law arena.

FACULTY
Program Coordinators/Moderators:
David B. Rubin, Esq.
2019 Clapp Award Recipient, NJICLE
Law Offices of David B. Rubin, Metuchen
Of Counsel, Busch Law Group, LLC, Metuchen
Staci J. Greenwald, Esq.
Sussan, Greenwald & Wesler, Cranbury

Speakers:
Hon. Ellen Bass
Chief ALJ and Acting Director of Office of Administrative Law
Hon. Mary Ann Bogan, ALJ
Trenton
Hon. Barry E. Moscowitz, ALJ
Assignment Judge for Special Education
Cherie L. Adams, Esq.
Adams Gutierrez & Lattiboudere, LLC, Newark
Joanne L. Butler, Esq.
Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP, Florham Park
Jonathan F. Cohen, Esq.
Plosia Cohen, LLC, Chester
Lori Gaines, Esq.
Barger & Gaines, Shrewsbury
Elyla Huertas, Esq.
ACLU, Newark
Vittorio LaPira, Esq.
Fogarty & Hara, Esqs., Fairlawn
Isabel Machado, Esq.
Machado Law Group, Springfield
Marc G. Mucciolo, Esq.
Methfessel & Werbel, Edison
Diana Pasculli
Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Performance
New Jersey Department of Education, Trenton
Carl Tanksley, Esq.
Legal and Labor Relations Director
NJ School Boards Association, Trenton
Keith Waldman, Esq.
Selikoff & Cohen, PA, Mt. Laurel
Jeffrey R. Youngman, Esq.
Feitlin, Youngman, Karas & Gerson, LLC, Glen Rock

Program Agenda:
9:00 Welcome - Staci J. Greenwald, Esq.; David B. Rubin, Esq.
9:05 Student/Staff Free Speech Rights - David B. Rubin, Esq.; Hon. Ellen Bass; Elyla Huertas, Esq.
9:55 New Jersey Case Law and Legislative Update - Cherie L. Adams, Esq.
10:40 Break
10:50 COVID-related issues involving school district operations - Carl Tanksley, Esq.; Diana Pasculli
11:25 Legal Ethics for School Law Practitioners - David B. Rubin, Esq.
12:15 Luncheon
12:45 Workshop I
- Update on USDOE's Title IX Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment Regulation - Joanne L. Butler, Esq.; Jeffrey R. Youngman, Esq.
- Conducting Evaluations during COVID- how to get creative and keep matters moving - Lori Gaines, Esq.; Isabel Machado, Esq.
2:00 Panel switch
2:10 Workshop II
- COVID-Related Employment Issues - Jonathan F. Cohen, Esq.; Keith Waldman, Esq.
- Strategies for Case Presentation at the OAL –COVID and non-COVID considerations - Hon. Barry E. Moscowitz, ALJ; Hon. Mary Ann Bogan, ALJ; Staci J. Greenwald, Esq.; Marc G. Mucciolo, Esq.
3:25 Final Comments - Staci J. Greenwald, Esq.; David B. Rubin, Esq.
3:30 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 6.3 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.0 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 6.3 credits (50 minute hour), including 1.0 ethics/professionalism credits
PA CLE: 4.5 substantive and 0.5 ethics credits pending ($20 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 5.0 professional practice and 1.0 ethics credits

The tuition for NJSBA members is $159. The general tuition is $199.

Click here to register for Webcast - 2021 School Law Conference.

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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