Boardwalk Seminar 2026:
Matrimonial Law

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Program Co-Chairs:

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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
Legal Guardian vs. Guardianship Ad Litem: Their Respective Roles and Authority
Francine M. Aster, Esq. • Verona, NJ
Melanie R. Costantino, Esq. • Hackensack, NJ
Wayne G. Perry, Esq. • Chatham, NJ
Moderated by: Christopher L. Garibian, Esq. • Morristown, NJ

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

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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
How to Represent Clients in Complex FD Matters
Hon. Bradley J. Ferencz J.S.C. (ret.) • Somerset, NJ
LaDonna M. Cousins, Esq. • Parsippany, NJ
W. Lois Kahagi, Esq. • Iselin, NJ
Moderated by: Jasmine Brown Seabrooks, Esq. • Edison, NJ

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

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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
How the New Custody Statute Impacts Our Clients and How to Represent Our Clients in this New Environment
Hon. Angela W. Dalton, J.S.C. (Ret.) • Lakewood, NJ
Holly Friedland, Esq. • Morristown, NJ
Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder, Esq. • East Brunswick, NJ
Moderated by:
Alice M. Plastoris, Esq. • Morristown, NJ
Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder, Esq. • East Brunswick, NJ

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2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Coffee Break • Exhibit Hall

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2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Case Law Update
Bettina E. Munson, Esq. • Freehold, NJ
Moderated by: Mary Ann R. Andrews, Esq. • Union City, NJ

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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Business Valuations: The Do’s and Don’ts and the Big Beautiful Bill
Susan Miano, CPA/ABV, CFF • CBIZ Forensic Consulting Group, LLC • Morristown, NJ
Michael A. Saponara • Stout Risius Ross, LLC • Edison, NJ
Moderated by: Alice M. Plastoris, Esq. • Morristown, NJ

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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
How to Prove or Defend a Cohabitation Case
Thomas A. Grossi, Esq. • Morristown, NJ
David Murphy • Murphy Detective Agency, LLC  • Leonia, NJ
Jasmine Brown Seabrooks, Esq. • Edison, NJ
Moderated by: Christopher L. Garibian, Esq. • Morristown, NJ

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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 2, 2025

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 - 10:30 am
Immigration – What Happens to the Children When ICE Comes Calling and Other Issues When Immigration Law and Family Law Intersect 
Hon. Hany A. Mawla, J.A.D. • Trenton, NJ
Dmitry Kounin, Esq. • Edison, NJ
Robyn E. Ross, Esq. • Mountainside, NJ
Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder, Esq. • East Brunswick, NJ 
Aditya Surti, Esq. • Woodbridge, NJ
Moderated by:
Alice M. Plastoris, Esq. • Morristown, NJ
Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder, Esq. • East Brunswick, NJ

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

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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Ethics and Diversity of Family Law: Recognizing the Cultural Differences of Our Clients
Hon. Hany A. Mawla, J.A.D. • Trenton, NJ
Dmitry Kounin, Esq. • Edison, NJ
Robyn E. Ross, Esq. • Mountainside, NJ
Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder, Esq. • East Brunswick, NJ 
Aditya Surti, Esq. • Woodbridge, NJ
Moderated by:
Alice M. Plastoris, Esq. • Morristown, NJ
Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder, Esq. • East Brunswick, 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 1.50 Ethics Credits)
New York - (Earn 10.50 Credits/Earn 1.50 Ethics 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, 1.50 qualify as hours of credit for Ethics/Professionalism, and 0.0 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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please send a letter describing your needs.