NJSBA Family Law Section

Good morning Family Law Section members,

On Thursday, Aug. 20, NJICLE will present Webcast- The NJSBA Symposium on Race and the Law -What We Can Do Together to Effect Change from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Presented in Cooperation with:
• NJSBA CLE Advisory Committee
• NJSBA Diversity Committee
• NJSBA LGBT Rights Section
• NJSBA Minorities in the Profession Section
• NJSBA Women in the Profession Section
• Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey
• Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey
• Essex County Bar Foundation
• Garden State Bar Association
• Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey
• Middlesex County Bar Association Board for the Advancement of Racial Equity & Social Justice
• New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association
• New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
• South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey

From our largest city streets to our suburban cul-de-sacs, from professional sports organizations to corporate America, a rallying cry for the eradication of systemic racism is resounding. But with the time ripe for meaningful action, what can lawyers do? Whose stories do we need to hear? What examples should be followed? How can we encourage those who don’t see the problem to participate in finding a solution?

Join the New Jersey State Bar Association Aug. 20 for a daylong, wide-ranging exchange of ideas in which we examine these questions and propose some concrete solutions that each of us can work on to try to bring about change.

The conversation will be guided by Raymond M. Brown, the renowned human rights and criminal defense attorney. The day will kick off with Ray’s thought-provoking interview of Kevin Richardson of the "Exonerated Five." At the age of 14, Richardson was among a group of Black and Latino boys falsely charged with attacking a woman in Central Park. He was wrongfully incarcerated for seven years. His personal story and positive message brings new light to the power of criminal justice reform.

The day will continue with topic-specific panels that will delve into timely subjects like police conduct and jury selection and will include an effort to raise all of our awareness of places where race bias lurks undetected even by those of goodwill. The day will end with a look -- and a path -- forward.

This symposium is not a lecture or a presentation, but an interactive exchange of ideas. Share your vision with us as we find a way forward together. Whether you are a seasoned warrior for social justice or someone more recently inspired by the anti-racism movement, you will find inspiration and solutions at the NJSBA Symposium on Race and the Law. Be part of the conversation. Register today.

FACULTY
Featuring a Special Presentation by:
Kevin D. Richardson
Member of the Exonerated Central Park 5

Conference Organizers:
Raymond M. Brown, Esq.
Scarinci Hollenbeck, Cedar Grove
Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
Chair, NJSBA CLE Advisory Committee
Fiorello Puccio & Fiorello, LLC, Wayne
CJ Griffin, Esq.
Director, Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C., Hackensack
James Alexander Lewis V, Esq.
Co-Chair, NJSBA Diversity Committee
Pennington Law Group, South Orange
Kenyatta Stewart, Esq.
Corporation Counsel
City of Newark
Maria P. Vallejo, Esq.
Co-Chair, NJSBA Diversity Committee
Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC, Secaucus

Introduction by:
Kimbery A. Yonta, Esq.
NJSBA President
Yonta Law, LLC, New Brunswick

Moderator/Speaker:
Raymond M. Brown, Esq.
Scarinci Hollenbeck, Cedar Grove

Speakers:
Hon. Glenn A. Grant
JAD Acting Administrative Director of the Courts
Wanda M. Akin, Esq.
Wanda M. Akin & Associates, Attorneys at Law, Newark
Carolyn V. Chang, Esq.
Past President, The Association of Black Women Lawyers – New Jersey
Law Office of Carolyn Chang, Mt. Holly
Linda Carter
Director, Paralegal Studies Program, Essex County College
Melinda Colón Cox, Esq.
Parker Ibrahim & Berg, Somerset
Clifford D. Dawkins Jr., Esq.
Sills Cummis & Gross, PC, Newark
Monica De Los Rios, Esq.
Casino Investment Redevelopment Authority
Michellene Davis, Esq.
Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
RWJBarnabas Health
John J. Farmer Jr.
Director, Eagleton Institute of Politics
University Professor of Law
Justice Alan B. Handler Scholar
Director, Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience
Rutgers University
First Assistant Attorney General Lora Fong, Esq.
Chief Diversity Officer
Office of the Attorney General of New Jersey
Linda Foster, Esq.
Assistant Federal Public Defender, Newark
CJ Griffin, Esq.
Director, Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C., Hackensack
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal
Larry Hamm
Founder and Chairman
People’s Organization for Progress
Angela J. Hattery
Co-Author "Policing Black Bodies"
W. Lois Kahagi, Esq.
W. Lois Kahagi Family Law, Metuchen
James Alexander Lewis V, Esq.
Pennington Law Group, South Orange
Brian Neary, Esq.
Law Offices of Brian J. Neary, Jersey City
Julien X. Neals, Esq.
County Counsel, County of Bergen
Ramon E. Rivera, Esq.
Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC, Lyndhurst
Maritza Rodriguez, Esq.
Rodriguez Family Law, Newark, New Brunswick
Amol Sinha
Executive Director, ACLU-NJ
Earl Smith
Co-Author "Policing Black Bodies"
Kenyatta Stewart, Esq.
Corporation Counsel
City of Newark
Kabili Tayari
Director, Economic and Industrial Development
City of Jersey City
Junius Williams, Esq
Author, Attorney, Newark Historian

Preliminary Agenda:
9:00 Welcome and Introduction of Raymond M. Brown, Esq. Description of the Commission. -- Kimberly A. Yonta, Esq.
9:05 Introduction of the Program – Raymond M. Brown, Esq
9:10 Interview with Kevin D. Richardson – “When They See Us”
10:10 Panel Presentation- Police Conduct and the Criminal Justice System
11:15 Break
11:25 Personal Story
11:30 Panel Presentation- Jury Selection
12:35 Luncheon
12:45 Personal Story
12:50 Panel - Fostering Diversity and Combating Bias in the Legal Profession
1:55 Panel - Today’s Social Justice Movements or Counter Movements
3:00 Focus Group - Guidance from the Griots - Wise Person Wrap Up
4:00 Adjourn

Program Sponsors:
• Newport Associates Development Company
• Investors Bank
• Argentino Fiore Law & Advocacy, LLC
• Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
• Brian J. Neary Law Offices
• Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC
• Cullen and Dykman LLP
• Fortune Title Agency
• Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wilkstrom & Sinins, P.C.
• Lawrence Law
• McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen & Carvelli, PC
• Popjoy & Kelly, LLC
• O’Toole Scrivo, LLC
• Rebenack Aronow Mascolo, LLP
• Schenck, Price, Smith, & King, LLP
• Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanda LLP
• Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.

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 4.8 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 4.8 credits (50 minute hour), including 1.2 ethics/professionalism.
PA CLE: 3.0 substantive and 1.0 ethics credits pending ($16 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 3.5 professional practice and 1.0 diversity and inclusion credits

The tuition for NJSBA members and general tuition is $25.

Click here to register for Webcast- The NJSBA Symposium on Race and the Law -What We Can Do Together to Effect Change.

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

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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