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  • 1.  CLE for ALL ATTORNEYS on December 21 | Get those End of the Year Credits!

    Posted 12-08-2023 02:55 PM

    Good afternoon Family Law Section members, 

    NJICLE will present the following programs on Thursday, Dec. 21 that are for ALL ATTORNEYS!! Check out these programs for end of the year CLE!

    Five Key State Court Cases that Will Affect Your Practice
    Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Amicus Standing Committee
    Earn up to 2.4 credits!
    Dec 21, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Online

    Faculty
    PRESENTERS
    Hon. Jaynee LaVecchia, (Ret.)
    F. Bradford Batcha, Esq
    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, Monmouth County Bar
    Batcha & Batcha LLC, Shrewsbury
    Robert B. Hille, Esq.
    PAST PRESIDENT, NJSBA
    Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, Roseland
    Craig J. Hubert, Esq.
    PAST TRUSTEE, NJSBA
    Szaferman Lakind Blumstein & Blader PC, Lawrenceville
    Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq.
    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, NJSBA Executive Committee, NJSBA
    Lawrence Law, LLC, Watchung
    Brian J. Neary, Esq.
    Law Offices of Brian J Neary, Hackensack

    Hear a summary and analysis of key cases from the past year that will affect your practice of law.

    The New Jersey State Bar Association has a robust amicus curiae program where it seeks to participate in cases where the outcome will establish important overarching policy positions. Find out from the lead attorneys representing the NJSBA in recent cases what policy issues were at stake and what the results mean for your practice going forward. You’ll walk away with an arsenal of information you can apply right away to the cases you are handling in a variety of practice areas including ethics/professionalism, civil litigation, family law, real estate transactions and criminal practice.

    Also, hear from former Justice Jaynee LaVecchia about amicus  and how to effectively present an amicus argument that will advocate for your client’s policy position and assist the Court in resolving matters of public importance.

    The specific cases that will be discussed are:

    • In re Wade – Directed additional review of creating a potential path to reinstatement after disbarment.
    • W.S. v. Hildreth – Allowed child sexual abuse victims to seek redress for their claims even when a Tort Claims notice was not filed in a timely manner.
    • Cardali v. Cardali – Established a clear standard and procedure for determining cohabitation to support the termination of alimony payments.
    • Fitzpatrick v. Qasim – Concluded that, so long as there is actual notice of disapproval of a residential real estate contract, the notice is valid even if it is not transmitted in the manner set forth in the contract.
    • Facebook, Inc. v. State of New Jersey – Affirmed the necessity of a heightened showing to obtain a search warrant for social media messages that are prospective in nature and are sought to be obtained on a near contemporaneous basis.

    Click here to register for Five Key State Court Cases that Will Affect Your Practice

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    Avoiding and Dealing with Accounts Receivable
    Earn up to 2 credits!
    Dec 21, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Online

    Hourly Attorneys: Stop working for free!

    Change your billing and collection practices for an Accounts Receivable (A/R)-free 2024.

    • The best way to avoid A/R is to prevent it from happening in the first place.
    • There are a number of strategies you can employ in your practice right now that will prevent the growth of any further AR.
    • For the first thing you need to do is change your mindset. You are not required to work for free.
    Faculty

    PRESENTERS
    Christina Previte, Esq.
    Netsquire, Morristown

    Robyn E. Ross, Esq.
    Ross & Calandrillo, LLC, Mountainside

    For discussion:

    Client Engagement
    • How the prevention of AR begins with your sales and marketing strategies.
    • Picking the right clients.
    • Setting your clients up for realistic expectations about payments.
    • Retainer agreements.
    • Retainer amounts and payment arrangements.

    Billing Practices
    • Frequency of invoices
    • Contemporaneous billing entries
    • Deviations from the original retainer agreement (don’t do it - except on the rare occasion)
    • A/R meetings

    Crisis Prevention
    • Red rubber band policy
    • Pink rubber band policy
    • Stopping work for non-paying clients
    • Terminating representation

    CLE Credits
    NJ CLE:    NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 2.0).
    NY CLE:    NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 2.0
    PA CLE:    PA Substantive Credit: 1.5
    $8.00 fee – payment is required for PA CLE credits, and can be made when checking out or submitting your CLE form

    Click here to register for Avoiding and Dealing with Accounts Receivable

    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 S. Straczynski
    Director of New Media and Promotion
    New Jersey State Bar Association
    One Constitution Square
    New Brunswick, NJ 08901
    732-937-7524
    [email protected]
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  • 2.  RE: CLE for ALL ATTORNEYS on December 21 | Get those End of the Year Credits!

    Posted 12-11-2023 10:00 AM

    Good morning everyone,

    This just in:

    NJSBA Secretary Diana Manning, and managing principal from Bressler, Amery & Ros will moderate Five Key State Court Cases that Will Affect Your Practice
    Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Amicus Standing Committee
    Earn up to 2.4 credits!
    Dec 21, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Online

    Faculty
    PRESENTERS
    Hon. Jaynee LaVecchia, (Ret.)
    F. Bradford Batcha, Esq
    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, Monmouth County Bar
    Batcha & Batcha LLC, Shrewsbury
    Robert B. Hille, Esq.
    PAST PRESIDENT, NJSBA
    Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, Roseland
    Craig J. Hubert, Esq.
    PAST TRUSTEE, NJSBA
    Szaferman Lakind Blumstein & Blader PC, Lawrenceville
    Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq.
    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, NJSBA Executive Committee, NJSBA
    Lawrence Law, LLC, Watchung
    Brian J. Neary, Esq.
    Law Offices of Brian J Neary, Hackensack

    Click here to register.

    All the best,
    Barb



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    Barbara S. Straczynski
    Director of New Media and Promotion
    New Jersey State Bar Association
    One Constitution Square
    New Brunswick, NJ 08901
    732-937-7524
    [email protected]
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