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We thank our sponsors for their support of this program!

Thursday, April 30, 2026
9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Program Co-Chairs:

Beth G. Baldinger, Esq.
Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman, LLC
Roseland, NJ		 Oliver T. Barry, Esq.
Barry, Corrado & Grassi, P.C.
Wildwood, NJ

Tracey C. Hinson, Esq.
Hinson Snipes LLP
Princeton, NJ 
Shelley L. Stangler, Esq.
The Maglione Firm, P.C.
Roseland, NJ


SEMINAR AGENDA

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast & Registration • Exhibit Hall

9:00 am - 9:30 am
President's Address & Welcome • Jonathan H. Lomurro, Esq. • Freehold, NJ
NJAJ Membership Meeting & Elections

9:30 am - 10:00 am
Historical Background 
Oliver T. Barry, Esq. • Wildwood, NJ

10:00 am - 10:45 am
Monell/Training/Supervisory Liability 
Richard Rivera • Rivera Consulting • Penns Grove, NJ

10:45 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Civil Rights in Immigration: 
Indefinite Detention; No Exclusionary Rule; & Removal to Parts Unknown
Cesar Estela, Esq. • Newark, NJ
Craig R. Shagin, Esq. • Harrisburg, PA

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch • Exhibit Hall

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Civil Rights and the Rule of Law Through the Lens of the Ras Baraka Prosecution
Rahul Agarwal, Esq. • Newark, NJ
Wanda M. Akin, Esq. • Newark, NJ
Raymond M. Brown, Esq. • Hackensack, NJ

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Civil Rights and the Rule of Law Through the Lens of the Ras Baraka Prosecution (cont.)
Rahul Agarwal, Esq. • Newark, NJ
Wanda M. Akin, Esq. • Newark, NJ
Raymond M. Brown, Esq. • Hackensack, NJ

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
The Constitution, Voting Rights & Community Policing/Consent Decrees
Rick Robinson • Chairman, New Jersey State Conference, Newark NJ NAACP Criminal Justice Committees •
Manager, Civilian Complaint Review Board • Newark, NJ

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Office of Public Integrity & Accountability
Beth G. Baldinger, Esq. • Roseland, NJ

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Happy Hour • Exhibit Hall

9:30 pm - 11:30 pm
New Lawyers Section Party • The Pool at Harrah’s

Boardwalk Seminar® 2026 will feature 30 programs presented  for trial attorneys and includes outstanding local and regional speakers along with top national speakers. 

A cornerstone of NJAJ’s mission is to advance the education and skills of the membership. 

This year's program features three days of thought leadership on topics related to improving the practice of plaintiff trial attorneys. Our faculty includes top litigators from across the country. 

 

* * * Special Offer * * *
Join NJAJ & Save $300 on Boardwalk Seminar registration.
If you join the New Jersey Association for Justice when registering for the Boardwalk Seminar 2026, you will receive the member registration fee ($200 less than the non-member rate) and as a part of this special offer you will receive an additional $100 off of the registration fee. Join NJAJ.

MCLE Credits
New Jersey - (Earn 7.20 Credits/Earn 2.10 Ethics Credits)
New York - (Earn 7.0 Credits/Earn 2.0 Ethics Credits)
Pennsylvania - (Earn 4.50 Credits/Earn 1.50 Ethics Credits)

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 7.20 hours of total CLE credit.

Of these, 2.10 qualify as hours of credit for Ethics/Professionalism, and 0.0 qualify as hours of credit for Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias.

Full-Time Judges, Full-Time Law School Professors, 
Judicial Law Clerks & Law Student Members
Registration is complimentary for the seminar.
Pre-registration is required.

Course Materials
The seminar course materials will be online for attendees to download on April 24, 2026.

Registration on or after April 29th: 
An additional $25 will be added to fees for registering on the day of the program.

REGISTER FOR BOARDWALK SEMINAR 2026

If you have a disability that will require special assistance or services, 
please send a letter describing your needs.




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