Boardwalk Seminar 2026:
Workers' Compensation

Ricky E. Bagolie, Esq. Bagolie-Friedman, LLC Jersey City, NJ	James M. Clancy, Esq. Borbi, Clancy & Patrizi Marlton, NJ
Jeffrey S. Monaghan, Esq. Pellettieri, Rabstein & Altman Princeton, NJ

 

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 - 9:30 am
State of the Division
Hon. Maria Del Valle-Koch • Director and Chief Judge of  Workers' Compensation • Trenton, NJ

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9:30 am - 10:00 am
Suggestions for Preparing and Conducting an Effective Pretrial Conference and Related Issues
Hon. Carmine Taglialatella • Supervising Judge • Atlantic City, NJ 

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10:00 am - 10:30 am
Social Security / Disability Issues
Timothy J. Mello, Esq. • Cherry Hill, NJ
Robert A. Petruzzelli, Esq. • Cherry Hill, NJ

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

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10:45 am - 11:45 am
Avoiding Ethical Problems and Maintaining Proper Client Communications
Donald M. Lomurro, Esq. • Freehold, NJ

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11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Identifying Compensable Injuries through Pulmonary Testing, Cardiac Imaging and Laboratory Analysis
Spencer D. Kroll, M.D. • Medico-Legal Evaluations • Morganville, NJ

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

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1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Third Party Cases to Lookout For
Patrick J. Flinn, Esq. • Edison, NJ

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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Perez Decisions and Proving Permanent Partial Disability
Christopher T. DiGirolamo, Esq. • Fort Lee, NJ 
Jeffrey S. Monaghan, Esq. • Princeton, NJ

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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 5.70 Credits/Earn 1.20 Ethics Credits)
New York - (Earn 5.50 Credits/Earn 1.0 Ethics Credits)
Pennsylvania - (Earn 3.50 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 5.70 hours of total CLE credit.

Of these, 1.20 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.

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