Boardwalk Seminar 2026:
Employment Law

Program Co-Chairs:

Drake P. Bearden, Jr., Esq. Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C. Voorhees, NJ	Miriam S. Edelstein, Esq. Costello, Silverman, LLC Mount Laurel, NJ
Benjamin Folkman Esq. Folkman Law Offices, P.C. Cherry Hill, NJ	Virginia A. Pallotto, Esq. Smith Mullin, P.C. Montclair, NJ
Ravi Sattiraju, Esq. Sattiraju & Tharney, LLP East Windsor, NJ

 

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SEMINAR AGENDA

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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

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

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9:30 am - 10:30 am
Top Ten in Employment Law
Daniel T. Silverman, Esq. • Mount Laurel, NJ

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10:30 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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10:45 am - 12:15 pm
Emotional Distress Damages
Kevin M. Costello, Esq. • Mt. Laurel, NJ
Michael Green • Professor, WashU Law • St. Louis, MO
Christopher J. Keating, Esq. • Moorestown, NJ
Julien Musolino, Ph.D. • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey • New Brunswick, NJ

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12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch • Exhibit Hall

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1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Effective Ways to Argue Damages
Erica Domingo, Esq. • Voorhees, NJ 
Steve Farsiou, Esq. • Flemington, NJ

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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Wage and Hour Cases
Michael A. Galpern, Esq. • Voorhees, NJ
Anthony L. Marchetti, Jr., Esq. • Sewell, NJ
Ravi Sattiraju, Esq. • East Windsor, NJ

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2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Gen Z/Alpha: Myths, Memes and “Reverse” Age Discrimination
Miriam S. Edelstein, Esq. • Mount Laurel, NJ
Jennifer Pollitt, Ph.D. • Temple University • Philadelphia, PA
Carly D. Trochtenberg, Esq. • Mount Laurel, NJ

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4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
How to Appeal to Juries in Today’s Political & Media Landscape
Jennifer Pollitt, Ph.D. • Temple University • Philadelphia, PA

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4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Vicarious Liability in Sexual Harassment Cases
Michael Green • Professor, WashU Law • St. Louis, MO

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

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

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Friday, May 1, 2026

6:30 am - 8:30 am
Litigation at Sunrise

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7:30 am - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast & Registration • Exhibit Hall

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9:00 am - 10:00 am
Tips From the Bench and Mediator’s Table
Hon. Heidi R. Weintraub, J.S.C. • Voorhees, NJ
Hon. Frank M. Ciuffani, P.J.Ch. (Ret.) • Woodbridge, NJ
Hon. Jamie D. Happas, P.J.C.V. (Ret.) • Edison, NJ
Hon. Joel Schneider, U.S.M.J. (Ret.) • Philadelphia, PA

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10:00 am - 11:00 am
Ethical Issues in Employment Law
Benjamin Folkman, Esq. • Cherry Hill, NJ
Ryan J. Moriarty, Esq. • Office of Attorney Ethics • Trenton, NJ 

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11:00 am - 11:15 am
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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11:15 am - 12:00 pm
E-Discovery and A.I. in Employment Law
Steven D. Farsiou, Esq. • Flemington, NJ 
Jesse D. Sengstacke, Esq. • Montclair, NJ

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch • Exhibit Hall

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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.

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MCLE Credits
New Jersey - (Earn 10.50 Credits/Earn 1.20 Ethics Credits/Earn 1.20 DE&I Credits)
New York - (Earn 10.50 Credits/Earn 1.0 Ethics Credits/Earn 1.0 DE&I Credits)
Pennsylvania - (Earn 7.50 Credits/Earn 1.0 Ethics Credits)

This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 10.50 hours of total CLE credit.

Of these, 1.20 qualify as hours of credit for Ethics/Professionalism, and 1.20 qualify as hours of credit for Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias.

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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

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