Registration & Breakfast: 8:00 am
Program: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

The Decisions That Will Shape Our Practice: Significant Cases in Civil and Criminal Law

These panels will examine recent decisions that will shape our practice in 2024 and beyond. The distinguished speakers will address the latest impactful decisions in a variety of areas affecting federal criminal and civil practice in the District of New Jersey. The panelists will address how practitioners can utilize recent developments to make stronger arguments.

Civil Panel

Moderator: Karol Corbin Walker, Esq., Partner, Kaufman Dolowich

Hon. Karen M. Williams, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Rukhsanah L. Singh, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey
Anthony J. DiMarino, Esq., DiMarino, Lehrer & Collazo, P.C.
Stanley King, Esq., Partner, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins

Criminal Panel

Moderator: Jennifer Mara, Esq., Managing Partner, Baldassare & Mara, LLC

Hon. Susan D. Wigenton, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey
Hon. Michael A. Hammer, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey
K. Anthony Thomas, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, District of New Jersey
Richard J. Ramsay, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Appeals Division
Professor Isis Misdary, Associate Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law

State of the Judiciary: Hon. Renee Marie Bumb, Chief Judge

Presentation of the Simandle Award to William M. Tambussi, Esq., Brown & Connery

A Glimpse Behind the Scenes: Law Clerk Roundtable Discussion

This program will provide an opportunity to hear directly from esteemed clerks from Chambers of Third Circuit, District, Bankruptcy and Magistrate Judges. The Clerks will share insights into procedural issues, best practices tips, and more.

Moderator: Hon. John Michael Vazquez (Ret.), Member, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi P.C.

Catherine A. Chiodo, Esq., Clerk to Hon. Sharon A. King, U.S.M.J.
Aron Kaplan, Esq., Clerk to Hon. Stacey L. Meisel, U.S.B.J.
Andrew A. Shi, Esq., Clerk to Chief Judge Chagares, U.S. Court of Appeals
Megan Wiggins, Esq., Career Clerk to Hon. Katharine S. Hayden, U.S.D.J.

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 3.9 hours of total CLE credit. This program has been approved for 3.0 substantive hours towards Pennsylvania CLE credit.