2016 Solo And Small Firm Conference

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Format/Skill Level:

Meeting

Location:

Crowne Plaza - Cherry Hill
2349 W. Marlton Pike Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

Date:

March 19, 2016

Time:

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET

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Presented in cooperation with NJICLE, NJSBA and the NJSBA Solo and Small-Firm Section

Join your colleagues for a cocktail reception immediately following the Conference.

List Price: $245.00 USD

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Conference Organizers:
Timothy R. Anderson, Esq. Chair, NJSBA Solo and Small-Firm Section Law Office of Timothy R. Anderson (Red Bank)
Larry S. Raiken, Esq. Vice Chair, NJSBA Solo and Small-Firm Section Larry S. Raiken, LLC (Montville)
Randall P. Brett, Esq. Immediate Past Chair, NJSBA Solo and...

Conference Organizers:
Timothy R. Anderson, Esq. Chair, NJSBA Solo and Small-Firm Section Law Office of Timothy R. Anderson (Red Bank)
Larry S. Raiken, Esq. Vice Chair, NJSBA Solo and Small-Firm Section Larry S. Raiken, LLC (Montville)
Randall P. Brett, Esq. Immediate Past Chair, NJSBA Solo and Small Firm-Section Law Office of Randall P. Brett (Princeton)
Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton, Esq. Secretary, NJSBA Solo and Small-Firm Section Hamilton Law Firm, PC (Princeton)

Speakers Include:
Cedric Ashley, Esq. Ashley Law Firm, LLC (Princeton)
Ma’isha L. Azziz, Esq. Law office of Ma’isha L. Azziz (Voorhees)
Cynthia Ann Brassington, Esq. Cynthia Ann Brassington, Esquire, PC (Linwood)
Joan M. Burke, Esq. NJSBA Trustee State Board of Medical Examiners (Trenton)
Charles Centinaro, Esq. Director, New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics
Claire M. Diallo, Esq. Law Office of Kimberly Bailey Borek, LLC (Princeton Junction)
Luis J. Diaz, Esq. Gibbons, PC (Newark)
Laura M. Fisher, Esq. The Law Office of Laura M. Fisher (Jersey City)
Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Esq. Lomurro Law, LLC (Freehold)
Thomas J. Hoberman, CPA/ABV/CFF, Partner Withum Smith+Brown (Red Bank)
Elise Holtzman, Esq., ACC The Lawyer’s Edge (Scotch Plains)
Rick Kabra, Ph.D. CEO, Cosmolex (North Brunswick)
Y. Jae Kim, Esq. Kim Winston, LLP (Voorhees)
William C. Mack, Esq. Law Office of William C. Mack (Lake Hopatcong)
Robert W. McAndrew, Esq. Robert W. McAndrew, Counsellor at Law (Morristown)
Mike Mooney Vice President, Association Programs, USI Affinity (Philadelphia)
Jeffrey Neu, Esq. Kuzas Neu (Red Bank)
Bertram C. Okpokwasili, Esq. Law Office of Bertram C. Okpokwasili (Jersey City)
Peter Polovsky Senior Retirement Program Specialist, AXA Association Business Solutions
William E. Sansone, CPA, Partner WithumSmith+Brown (Red Bank)
Lauren E. Scardella, Esq. Law Offices of Samuel L. Sachs (East Windsor)
George E. Veitengruber, III, Esq. Veitengruber Law (Wall Township)
Miles S. Winder, III, Esq. President, NJSBA Law Office of Miles S. Winder, III (Bernardsville)
Kimberly A. Yonta, Esq. NJSBA Secretary Yonta Law, LLC (New Brunswick)

About The Program:

NJICLE, the NJSBA and the Solo and Small-Firm Section are proud to present what has become the leading solo/small-firm event in New Jersey. Last year, over 400 of your fellow practitioners came together to pick up the latest tips and strategies to get ahead in our challenging legal environment, and this year promises to be even better.

The Strategies You Need. The Experts You Want To Hear From.
Hear directly from some of New Jersey’s top solo-focused experts as they share their most productive tactics and real-world tactics with you. We’ll address the biggest challenges you’re facing with time-proven methodology, useful tips, and strategies you can use immediately.

New for 2016: Based on your requests, this year we’re expanding our tracks to offer even more information on law office management and substantive areas of law!

Program Agenda:
8:00	Ethical Marketing Boot Camp

9:00	Opening Remarks from the Chair

9:15	Session 1 - Choose from Three
	• Best Billing Practices - How to Effectively Bill so that You Get Paid William C. Mack, Esq. (Moderator); Rick Kabra, PhD.; William E. Sansone, CPA
	• Real Estate Practice Under the New Regulations Larry S. Raiken, Esq. (Moderator); Ma’isha L. Azziz, Esq.; Chris Stock
	• Starting Your Own Practice - A Practical Guide (Part 1) - Tips on Starting a Successful Law Practice Tim Anderson, Esq. (Moderator); Randall P. Brett, Esq.; Bertram C. Okpokwasili, Esq.; Peter Polovsky

10:45	Session 2 - Choose from Three
	• Running Your Own Practice - A Practical Guide (Part 2) - Tips on Running a Successful Law Practice Tim Anderson, Esq. (Moderator); Laura M. Fisher, Esq.; Peter Polovsky; George E. Veitengruber, III, Esq.; Kimberly A. Yonta, Esq., NJSBA Secretary
	• Assigning the Right Jobs to the Right People: How to Get the Most fromYour Employees and Subcontractors Cedric Ashley, Esq. (Moderator); Elise Holtzman, Esq., ACC
	• Matrimonial Collaborative Law: Representing Clients in this Unique Dispute Resolution Procedure Larry S. Raiken, Esq. (Moderator); Thomas J. Hoberman, CPA/ABV/CFF; Cynthia Ann Brassington, Esq.

12:00	Luncheon and Solo and Small-Firm Practitioner of the Year Award

1:20	Session 3 - Choose from Three
	• Protecting Client Confidentiality in a Technological World Luis J. Diaz, Esq.; Jeffrey Neu, Esq.
	• Negotiating: How to Seal that Deal Michael L. Testa, Jr., Esq.
	• The Tricks of the Trade for Handling Your 1st or 50th Municipal Court Matter Randall P. Brett, Esq.; Miles S. Winder, III, Esq., President, NJSBA; Lauren E. Scardella, Esq.

2:45	Session 4 - Ethics - Choose from 3
	• A Hypothetical Situation: What to Do When an Ethics Complaint has Been Filed Against You Robert W. McAndrew, Esq. (Moderator); Charles Centinaro, Esq.; Y. Jae Kim, Esq.
	• Co-counsel, Of Counsel and Opposing Counsel - the Ethics of Working with Other Attorneys Claire M. Diallo, Esq. (Moderator); Joan M. Burke, Esq. (Trustee)
	• Blogging, Tweeting and Person-to-Person Contact - the Ethics of Self-Promotion for the 21st Century Attorney Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton, Esq. (Moderator); Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Esq.

4:00	Adjourn

BONUS: Join your colleagues for a cocktail reception immediately following the Conference.

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 7.2 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 2.7 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism.
NJ CLE:	This program has been approved for 7.2 credits (50 minute hour), including 2.7 ethics/professionalism credits
PA CLE:	3.5 substantive and 2.0 ethics credits pending ($24 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt):	4.5 practice management and 2.5 ethics credits

March 19th Conference Sponsors:
- American Executive Centers - AXA - CosmoLex - Fastcase - FindLaw - Full Spectrum Legal - Fortune Title Agency - Planet Logic, LLC	- Guaranteed Subpoena Service - Investors Bank - LEAP - Rocket Matter, LLC - USI Affinity - WithumSmith+Brown, PC - Zola Creative Media

Co-Sponsoring Associations:
• Asian Pacific Lawyers Association of NJ (APALA-NJ) • Association of Black Women Lawyers of NJ (ABWL-NJ) • Association of Portuguese-Speaking Attorneys • Garden State Bar Association • Haitian American Lawyers Association of NJ (HALA-NJ) • Hispanic Bar Association • NJ Muslim Lawyers Association • NJ Women Lawyers Association • South Asian Bar Association of NJ (SABA-NJ)

Door Registration: $265
Door Registration (Section Members): $165
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