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Wine Tasting

6:00-8:00 pm

Presented by O’Toole Scrivo Fernandez Weiner & Van Lieu, Cedar Grove, NJ & NJWLA’s Young Lawyers Division

Join us for an informal lesson on the professional tasting technique and how to choose a wine you want to drink based on the major wine styles, grape varieties, and winemaking techniques that influence the flavors in each glass.  

Generously Hosted by:

REGISTER FOR WINE TASTING!

$25 NJWLA Members

$35 Non Members

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If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look On My Face? Featuring Alan Alda

Presented by NJICLE

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

New Jersey Law Center 1 Constitution Sq. New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Reserve your seat today for this unique opportunity to hear directly from best-selling author, award-winning actor, writer, and director Alan Alda, as he shares proven strategies for communicating better – based on acting, improv, empathy, science, and storytelling.

As the host of Scientific American Frontiers (PBS), Alan Alda has interviewed scientists, physicists, neuroscientists, …


6:00-8:30pm

You are Cordially invited by First Hope Bank’s Wealth Management Department

Join us for a night of networking with our financial experts while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.

Hilton Garden Inn 375 Mount Hope Avenue Rockaway, NJ

Open bar from 6:00-7:30pm

Space is limited RSVP by July 31st to Chang Lee at 908.459.4121 x3105 clee@firsthope.com

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Havana Nights

The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey has invited our Members to its Ninth Annual Summer Mixer “Havana Nights” next Wednesday, August 2, 2017. This is one of the HBANJ’s most anticipated and well-attended events. The Mixer will take place at Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City, NJ from 6:30pm-9:30pm. As a courtesy, the HBANJ has extended its Early Bird registration. Admission includes passed hors d’oeuvres, food stations, signature mojitos, …


NJWLA & ECBF’s 6th Annual FORE Ladies Only Golf Outing & Clinic

Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club, Livingston, NJ

First time golfers and seasoned pros will both enjoy this fun and friendly outing.  Ladies can register for the Clinic/9 Holes or play a full 18 Holes, either way you will enjoy camaraderie on the course and off over lunch and during an extended cocktail reception.

18 Holes/Lunch/Reception $250 

Clinic +9/Lunch/Reception  $250 

Lunch Only  $30 

Cocktail Reception Only  $100

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Empowered Women Empower Women

6:00pm—8:00pm

Green Brook Country Club 100 West Green Brook Road North Caldwell, NJ

Join “Women at the Bar” to connect over cocktails, light dinner and conversation.

$60 Members

$75 Nonmembers

$25 Young Lawyers, Law Students & Public Sector Lawyers

HOST ORGANIZATIONS

Association of Black Women Lawyers of NJ Essex County Bar Foundation Hispanic Bar Association—NJ IWIRC-NJ Network New Jersey State Bar Association Women in the Profession Section TMA NOW Morris …


More Tales From The Bench VI – The Sixth of A Luncheon Series

12 to 2 p.m.

Presented by NJWLA’s Judicial Outreach Committee and hosted by Fox Rothschild, Morristown, NJ

An informal luncheon with our guest of honor, Supreme Court Justice Anne Patterson,  where attendees will have an opportunity to hear Justice Patterson’s career insights, anecdotes and advice in an informal setting with plenty of opportunity for conversation.

The informal nature and limited attendance of this luncheon is a perfect setting in …


Annual Diversity Summit

NJ Law Center New Brunswick, NJ

Presented by the NJSBA Diversity Committee

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NJSBA Diversity Summit

New Jersey Law Center

9 a.m.–4 p.m.

$45 NJSBA members | $55 Nonmembers $35 Govt./public sector attorneys

The New Jersey State Bar Association Diversity Committee presents the annual Diversity Summit featuring panel discussions, lunch, and a dessert reception immediately following the program.

NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 5.1 credits (50-min. credit hour) including 2.7 ethics/professionalism credits

PA CLE: 2 substantive credits and 2 ethics credits …


Annual Diversity Summit

Presented by NJSBA Diversity Committee

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

New Jersey Law Center 1 Constitution Sq. New Brunswick, NJ 08901

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APALA-NJ 20th Annual Gala

6:30pm

Palisadium Cliffside Park, NJ

Keynote Speaker: The Portrait Project Team with a special appearance by Califonia Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu.

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2017 Judicial Panel

4:00-6:00 pm

Presented by NJWLA’s Judicial Outreach Committee

Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse Newark, NJ

Please join us for a discussion with a distinguished panel of state and federal female Judges who will share their insight, experience and practice tips. 

This is a Free Event!

CLE Credits Pending 

Generously Sponsored by:

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It’s A Jungle Gym Scramble Out There- Making Smart Career Moves

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter Morristown, NJ

6:00-8:00 pm

Presented by NJWLA’s In-House Committee

As Sheryl Sandberg acknowledged in her book Lean In: “I could never have connected the dots from where I started to where I am today.” A career path focused on growth may not take the form of a linear ladder of upward progression, but may be more like a jungle gym — where your next, best move …


Gender, the Law, and the 2016 Presidential Election

A special nonpartisan presentation to address important gender-related considerations in the legal profession, the law, and the political arena.

New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick

5–6 p.m. Networking and Cocktail Reception

6–8 p.m. Program

Registration: $35 | Students: FREE

Featuring a panel of highly accomplished women, the program will begin with a practical discussion surrounding the conclusions to be drawn from the demographics and trends in the 2016 election cycle …


Running a Successful Solo or Small Firm

8-11 a.m.

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi,   West Orange, NJ

Presented by NJWLA’s Solo/Small Firm Committee

Join us for breakfast and a roundtable discussion on the topics of Day to Day Operations, Financial Management, Office Space, Software, Calendar Management, Branding, Marketing, Client Development and Cybersecurity.

Panelists include:

Cherie Adams, Esq. Member, Adams, Gutierrez & Lattiboudere, LLC

Lorraine Gauli-Rufo, Esq. LGR Law, LLC

Kirsten Branigan, Esq. Law Office of …


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