How To Become a Judge, Commissioner or Board Member: Nuts and Bolts of the Judicial and New Jersey State Appointments Process

Please join us for a Program presented by  New Jersey Women Lawyers Association  and the  Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey

6-9pm

Our Distinguished Panel Includes:

Michellene Davis Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs RWJBarnabas Health

Susan A. Feeney Partner, McCarter & English, LLP

Tara Dowdell President of TDG Speakers & Tara Dowdell Group

Ivette Ramos Alvarez Partner, Einhorn Harris Ascher Barbarito & Frost

Moderators: 

Kirsten S. Branigan Law Office of Kirsten …

Who Controls the Story? Alt-Facts, Social Action & Archiving in the Digital Age

Rutgers Law School, Camden 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Political and legal activism is increasingly carried out on social media and the internet, yet digital data can easily be lost or erased. This panel addresses the challenges of preserving and documenting the unfolding history.

Barbara Ortiz Howard (Women On 20s) Diane Trasatti (Moms Demand Action) Lloyd Henderson (NAACP, Camden East Chapter) John Joergensen (Director, Rutgers Law Library) Moderated by Prof. Linda Wharton, …

“GATEWAY TO YOUR GLOBAL NETWORK”

SUBMIT A CLE PANEL PROPOSAL

The HNBA thanks you for taking the time to consider submitting a CLE proposal for the 2017 HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference!

The theme of this year’s Corporate Counsel Conference is: Gateway to Your Global Network

We are searching for presenters to engage attendees in conversations around cutting edge trends, issues and solutions in the legal profession. We will focus on substantive tools, skills and resources …

Women of Achievement 5th Annual Awards Luncheon

Benefiting Tri-County Scholarship Fund’s Freedom Scholars Program

Canoe Brook Country Club, Summit, NJ

Reception – 11:00 am • Luncheon & Program – 11:45 -1:30 pm

Download the flyer and registration form here.…

2017 Alice Paul Equality Awards

On March 23, 2017, the Alice Paul Institute (API) will host the Alice Paul Equality Awards. The Gala honors distinguished leaders in our community — people who are visionary, innovative, strategic, and have moved others to affect positive change. By making exceptional contributions toward Alice Paul’s mission of advancing full gender equality, they truly capture the “Spirit of Alice Paul.” This year’s honorees are:

Maureen Brigham, Lydia DelRosso, Colleen Fossett, …

2017 Women’s Empowerment Leadership & Law Conference

8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Rutgers University Student Activities Center 126 College Avenue│New Brunswick, NJ

Raising our Voices – Increasing Visibility through Leadership

FEATURING THE FOLLOWING PANELS:

FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Mari Carmen Aponte Former Acting Assistant Secretary in the Department of State’s Bureau of Western …

Getting Out of Your Own Way – Developing a Strategy to Eliminate Self-Sabotage

6-8 pm – Genova Burns LLC, Newark

Join us for a panel discussion focusing on overcoming the self-sabotage that can stagnate your career advancement and satisfaction.  The panel will discuss the most common self-defeating behaviors, share their experiences on overcoming these obstacles, and offer tips to develop a strategic plan to achieve career enhancement. 

Speakers at this career-boosting event include:

Deena Baikowitz Founder & Chief Networking Officer of Fireball Network, …

Diverse Professionals Afternoon at Crossroads

Presented by the NJSBA Diversity Committee

1-5 pm

Crossroads Theatre 7 Livingston Ave. New Brunswick 

Join us for an afternoon private reception and networking event for New Jersey State Bar Association members and guests, immediately followed by the play…

by Kisha Bundridge

Crossroads marks Black History Month with a daring story of the famed abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, from a modern perspective set in the Harriet Tubman …

Woman of Substance

Please join the Women’s Law Forum of Seton Hall Law School for this year’s Woman of Substance program, honoring Stacey Ann Biancamano, ’96 (Biancamano Law, LLC) and Megan M. Christensen, ’05 (Stevens & Lee).  The event will take place on Thursday, February 16th at 6 p.m. at the Newark Club.  It is the flagship event in the Women’s Law Forum annual calendar and a particularly important opportunity to be present.  …

Diversity And Inclusion: Shaping an Ethical Practice

Circuit Review and Legislative Journal Symposium

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

Seton Hall Law School (Lunch at The Newark Club) NY/NJ CLE Credits (pending)

Tickets: $55 per person (includes CLE credits, lunch and parking)

Information and Registration Here…

NJWLA’S Annual Holiday Party

6-8 pm

Generously Sponsored & Hosted by: REGISTER HERE

for this free event open to NJWLA Members During the holiday season we are especially reminded of our blessings and are also reminded of those less fortunate.  Please join us in helping organizations that assist those in need by bringing an item from one of the wish lists* to benefit the work of

Palisades Emergency Residence Corporation and

The Elizabeth Coalition to …

John W. Marshall on: Justice Thurgood Marshall’s Role in the Civil Rights Movement & his Place in American History

A Diverse Voices: Distinguished Speaker Series presentation from the NJSBA Diversity Committee

Make plans to attend this unparalleled opportunity to examine the legal mind, life, and legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall. As an attendee, you’ll gain unique insight from John W. Marshall and a panel of notable attorneys and judges as they explore the lasting legacy of a true American icon through two distinct discussions:

Part I – A Personal …

Diversity Reception

Rutgers Law School

Camden location, Clark Commons Bridge

6-8pm

A panel discussion about diversity in the workplace, followed by a reception to celebrate the inception of the Minority Student Program at the Camden location.

RSVP to alentini@law.rutgers.edu

The Honorable Karen Williams U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey

Carlos Bollar Archer & Greiner

Jeanette Kwon Camden County Public Defenders Office

Cheri Johnson Stradley Ronon

Brian McGinnis Fox Rothschild…

NJWLA’s Young Lawyers Division Presents Young Lawyers Roundtable

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Please join us to get some answers to the questions you may have been afraid to ask at work about professional and personal development as you begin your career – including issues relating to finances, professional development, family leave time and more!

A candid discussion between multi-generational attorneys about non-legal issues facing young attorneys will follow brief presentations on financial planning and business development.

Register Here…

More Tales From The Bench – The Fifth of A Luncheon Series

presented by NJWLA’s Judicial Outreach Committee

and hosted by 

Wilson Elser, Florham Park, NJ

An informal luncheon with

Retired Superior Court Judge, Harriet F. Klein, where attendees will have an opportunity to hear Judge Klein’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 which to pose questions to a member …