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How
to Navigate NJ Search & Seizure Law Without Floundering on
the Shoals of Constitutional Doctrine, Part 2
AAG Ron Susswein - New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice
9:30 a.m.
- 12:30 p.m.
Richard J.
Hughes Justice Complex
4th Floor Conference Center
This seminar
will present a practical approach to handling motions to suppress
evidence by offering an easy-to-use analytical model that works
in practically every kind of police-citizen encounter and that
can help practitioners quickly spot search and seizure issues.
The seminar will focus on how to identify and resolve the legal
and factual issues that are actually in dispute and will include
an update on significant recent decisions that may reveal the
course that the New Jersey courts have charted for the future
of search and seizure jurisprudence. Beyond presenting the analytical
template, the seminar will address a number of hot topics, including:
What remains of the Automobile Exception after State v. Pena-Flores?
When will telephonic warrants be available during unplanned roadside
encounters? When can the Attenuated Taint (“Break in the
Chain”) Doctrine save the State’s case? Can it really
be true that consent has emerged as the most reliable exception
to the warrant requirement? How long must police on a raid wait
after “knocking and announcing,” and when can they
use a “flash bang”? When can officers conduct a protective
search for weapons based upon a “tip,” and how can
prosecutors distinguish their cases from Florida v. J.L.
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Fundamental
Investigative Techniques for Assistant Prosecutors (FITAP)
- Criminal Trial Advocacy Skills Program
Essex County
Police Academy
Cedar Grove, NJ
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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22, 2010
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The
Nuts and Bolts of the Ethical Risks of Dilatoriness in Litigation
Kim Ringler, Deputy Attorney General - Division of Law
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
5th Floor
Conference Room
124 Halsey Street, Newark
When does
legitimate delay turn into unethical foot-dragging? What test
applies to distinguish excusable delay from unprofessional dilatoriness?
Are lawyers ever disciplined for delaying litigation? How does
the duty to expedite litigation conflict with shrinking resources?
When does a lawyer’s rudeness become actionable discourtesy?
These questions and others will be the focus of a brisk one-hour
program addressing the bounds of proper attorney conduct in the
litigation setting. DAG Kim Ringler will present this interesting
program using her background as a disciplinary prosecutor and
her previous decades of experience
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The
Nuts and Bolts of the Ethical Risks of Dilatoriness in Litigation
Kim Ringler, Deputy Attorney General - Division of Law
10:00 a.m.
- 11:30 a.m.
Hughes Justice
Complex
Trenton, NJ
When does
legitimate delay turn into unethical foot-dragging? What test
applies to distinguish excusable delay from unprofessional dilatoriness?
Are lawyers ever disciplined for delaying litigation? How does
the duty to expedite litigation conflict with shrinking resources?
When does a lawyer’s rudeness become actionable discourtesy?
These questions and others will be the focus of a brisk one-hour
program addressing the bounds of proper attorney conduct in the
litigation setting. DAG Kim Ringler will present this interesting
program using her background as a disciplinary prosecutor and
her previous decades of experience
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The
Adult Services Act & Elder Guardianship Actions
12:30-1:30
p.m.
Middlesex
County Prosecutor's Office
This course
is designed to educate attorneys on the Adult Protective Services
Act, Guardianships, as well as services and records available
from the Middlesex County Board of Social Services, specifically
as it relates to criminal prosecutions, including elder abuse.
Lawrence M.
Rosa, Esq. will be presenting this seminar. He is on the Middlesex
County Board of Social Services where he has served as Board Counsel
since 1995. In this capacity, he is responsible for the Board's
compliance with numerous Federal and State programs and laws.
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Preparing
Effective Pleadings in Civil Litigation
AAG James Savage - Division of Law
10:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m.
124 Halsey Street, Newark,
5th Floor Conference Room
This seminar
will provide a fundamental understanding of civil pleadings practice,
including issues concerning timing, framing the allegations of
the complaint, litigation strategy issues relating to affirmative
pleadings, identifying the difference between state court and
federal court pleading practice.
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18, 2010
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Conflicts
of Interest and Speaking with Represented Parties in the Government
Context
DAG Frank Muroski, DAG Anthony Picione-Division of Criminal
Justice
10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Hughes Justice Complex
Fifth Floor Training Room
Trenton, NJ
This seminar will focus on identifying the issues
and legal principles that arise from the application of the Rules
of Professional Conduct by government attorneys, particularly
in the context of investigating and prosecuting a criminal matter.
Among the issues to be addressed will be: What does R.P.C. 4.2
prohibit? How does an attorney evaluate whether a person should
be deemed to be represented when they are part of an organization
known to be represented? When is there a “matter”
as defined in Rule 4.2? Are ex parte communications with represented
persons ever authorized, particularly if the attorney believes
that a crime may be ongoing?What are a prosecutor’s responsibilities
when he/she receives information indicating that one or more defense
counsel or counsel representing witnesses in a criminal matter
may be conflicted? What are the standards that the courts apply
to determine whether a conflict exist? What conflicts can be waived
and what is the procedure for obtaining an effective waiver?
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22, 2010
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Reporting
Requirements under the Healthcare Professional Responsibility
& Reporting Enhancement Act ("Cullen
Bill")
DAG
Jeri Warhaftig - Division of Law
12:00-1:30- p.m.
5th Floor
Conference Room
124 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ
This course
provides an overview of the Healthcare Professional Responsibility
and Reporting Act and the mechanics of the reporting required.
Participants will learn the history of the “Cullen Bill”
and its practical effect on the healthcare profession and the
professional boards. The course is intended for DAsG who practice
before the healthcare boards, or serve as their counsel. The course
will include an opportunity for brainstorming about ways in which
the information gathered under this Act can be brought to bear
in the normal oversight functions exercised by the Boards.
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24, 2010
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Preparing
Effective Pleadings in Civil Litigation
AAG James Savage - Division of Law
10:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m.
4th Floor Conference Center
Trenton, NJ
This seminar
will provide a fundamental understanding of civil pleadings practice,
including issues concerning timing, framing the allegations of
the complaint, litigation strategy issues relating to affirmative
pleadings, identifying the difference between state court and
federal court pleading practice.
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Deposition
Skills Program
124 Halsey
Street
Newark, NJ
This three-day
deposition skills program focuses on enhancing the skills needed
to effectively elicit information and obtain admissions through
depositions. Participants will enhance their deposition skills
through frequent opportunities to conduct deposition examinations
and defend depositions in a simulated deposition setting, followed
by faculty commentary and critique. Lectures on several topics
relevant to effective depositions will supplement participant
performances and faculty critique. The exercises will focus on
witness preparation, dealing with preliminary matters, a technique
for effectively eliciting complete information from witnesses,
using exhibits, dealing with obstreperous opposing counsel, obtaining
admissions and theory testing.
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4, 2010
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Pretrial
Preparation of a Homicide Case
Thomas J. Kapsak, Esq.
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Middlesex
County Prosecutor’s Office
Wade Baker Room
25 Kirkpatrick Street
New Brunswick, NJ
This seminar
is designed to assist attorneys in preparation of a homicide case.
The topics covered include developing legal and thematic theories,
evidence gathering and use, pre-trial discovery, the handling
of fact and expert witnesses, judge and jury issues, relationships
with opposing counsel, and trial preparation and presentation.
While the seminar relates specifically to homicide cases, this
presentation will also be useful for trial preparation in general.
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12, 2010
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The
Keys to Successful Habeas Litigation
AAG Carol Henderson, Division of Criminal Justice
10:00 a.m.-12:00
noon
Hughes Justice
Complex
Fourth Floor Conference Center
Trenton, NJ
This seminar
will focus on understanding the provisions of the Antiterrorism
and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”)
and using it to successfully litigate habeas cases in the federal
court. Topics include filing an answer, addressing the merits
of the claims, the standard of review, exhaustion, procedural
default, the one-year statute of limitations, equitable tolling,
and stay and abey
motions.
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16, 2010
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Hearsay
& the Confrontation Clause Post-Crawford:
Current Trends and Applications
- DAG Daniel
Bornstein, DAG Michael Williams, New Jersey Division of
Criminal Justice
- Executive
AP Hilary Brunell, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office
10:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m.
Richard J.
Hughes Justice Complex
4th Floor Conference Center
This seminar
will focus on the effects of the United States Supreme Court's
decision in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004). Over 10,000
legal sources have cited this landmark decision, which defines
the admissibility of testimonial hearsay under the Confrontation
Clause. Those sources, including many New Jersey court decisions,
discuss the meaning of "testimonial" and "non testimonial"
hearsay, "unavailable" witnesses, and "supporting"
or "foundational" documents. This seminar will focus
on how courts have interpreted Crawford, and on issues yet to
be resolved.
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24, 2010
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The
Nuts and Bolts of Attorney/Client Privilege & the Work Product
Doctrine in the Government Context:
AAG Lewis A. Scheindlin, DAG Gregory Spellmeyer, Division of Law
10:00 a.m.-11:30
a.m.
124 Halsey
Street
Newark, NJ
5th Floor Conference Room
This seminar
will provide the nuts and bolts a of the law and practice involving
the attorney/client privilege, deliberative process privilege
and the attorney work product doctrine. The course will address
the law and issues that relate to applying these doctrines in
the government context, including practical tips on dealing with
requests or demands are made for records which include privileged
or protected materials.
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25, 2010
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The
Parole Process
- Douglas D. Chiesa, Esq.
- Dina I. Rogers. Esq.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Middlesex
County Prosecutor's Office
This course
is designed to assist attorneys in understanding the parole process,
including: basic parole eligibility, gap time, jail credit, parole
revocation and provisions relating to sex offenders.
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26, 2010
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Ethics
and E-Discovery
Robert Stoloff, AAG, Division of Law
10:00 a.m.-11:30
a.m.
Fourth Floor
Conference Center
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
Trenton, NJ
This program
will address how the developing law of electronic discovery presents
new challenges relating to attorneys’ professional obligations,
including the handling of metadata, obligations to cooperate,
maintaining the attorney-client privilege and the most basic requirement
of competence.
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Ethics
and E-Discovery
Robert Stoloff, AAG, Division of Law
10:00 a.m.-11:30
p.m.
NJ Transit
1 Penn Plaza-9th Floor
Newark, NJ 07105
This program
will address how the developing law of electronic discovery presents
new challenges relating to attorneys’ professional obligations,
including the handling of metadata, obligations to cooperate,
maintaining the attorney-client privilege and the most basic requirement
of competence.
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Annual
Review of New Jersey Civil Case Law
Professor Denis F. McLaughlin
10:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Mary Roebling Building
20 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625
The Advocacy Institute is pleased to bring the popular and informative
New Jersey Civil Case Law update, which will cover important Supreme
Court cases decided in the last year in key civil practice areas.
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9, 2010
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The
New Jersey False Claims Act
DAG Wayne Martorelli - Division of Law
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
124 Halsey Street, Newark,
5th Floor Conference Center
This seminar will summarize the provisions of the recently-enacted
New Jersey False Claims Act, N.J.S.A.2A:32C-1, et seq., and will
provide practice pointers for attorneys bringing claims against
vendors under the Act. The seminar will be of particular interest
to DAsG assigned to represent State agencies responsible for the
procurement of goods, services and construction.
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10, 2010
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This
seminar is only for Assistant Prosecutors and Division of Criminal
Justice Deputy Attorneys General |
Ethics
for Prosecutors
- AP Brian Gillet, Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office
- DAG Lori Linskey, Division of Criminal Justice
12:00 p.m.-3.00
p.m.
The NJ Law
Center
One Constitution Square
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
This program
will include a seminar addressing the Prosecutor's Ethics Code,
outside employment, and postretirement employment restrictions.
Another seminar will focus on Rules of Professional Responsibility
including conflicts of interest, talking to the press.
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DNA
Evidence for Prosecutors
- Robert Laurino, Acting Essex County Prosecutor
3.00 p.m.-4:00
p.m.
The NJ Law
Center
One Constitution Square
New
Brunswick, NJ 08901
This program
will include a seminar addressing the Prosecutor's Ethics Code,
outside employment, and postretirement employment restrictions.
Another seminar will focus on Rules of Professional Responsibility
including conflicts of interest, talking to the press. Finally,
there will be a discussion concerning DNA evidence for prosecutors,
caselaw and how to utilize DNA evidence at trial.
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14-15, 2010
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Advanced
Trial Advocacy: Evidentiary Issues in Trial
9:00 a.m.
- 5:00 p.m.
3131 Princeton Pike,
Lawrenceville, NJ
This two-day
advocacy skills program focuses on special evidence issues presented
during the examination of witnesses at trial, whether in the criminal
context or civil context. In particular, the course will address
the legal and practical issues that commonly arise using business
records, illustrative and demonstrative aids, and summary charts
Participants will offer the exhibits into evidence through witnesses
in a simulated trial setting in small group performance workshops.
The performance workshops will be supplemented by presentations
on the effective use of exhibits at trial, the mechanics of using
exhibits in the courtroom, and the relevant evidentiary and presentation
issues. Only attorneys who have taken Trial Advocacy Skills
Training, Deposition Skills Training, and/or have trial experience
may register for this course.
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16, 2010
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Electronic
Discovery: Federal and New Jersey Court Rules
DAG William Puskas
10:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m.
124 Halsey
Street
5th Floor Conference Center
Newark, NJ
This seminar
will focus on the requirements and application of the Federal
and New Jersey court rules governing electronic discovery. It
will also highlight the differences and similarities in application
of these rules, the attorney’s compliance obligations, and
possible sanctions for noncompliance.
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29, 2010
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Summation
- The Power of Words
- Asst. Prosecutor Simon Louis Rosenbach
12:30p.m.
- 1:30p.m.
Middlesex
County Prosecutor's Office
3rd Floor (Old Grand Jury Room)
25 Kirkpatrick Street
New Brunswick, NJ
This program
will focus on the power of words in developing and delivering
a closing statement in criminal prosecutions. Among the topics
discussed will be "words or images" in summations; using
words to set the tone; organizing your summation, including using
rhetorical devices; and things to avoid in your summations.
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The
Nuts & Bolts of Practice in the Office of Administrative Law:
DAG Jeri Warhaftig, Division of Law
10:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m.
Richard Hughes
Justice Complex
4th Floor Conference Center
Trenton, NJ
This seminar
will address the practice of law in the administrative arena and
its differences from and similarities to practice in the Superior
Court. Administrative procedure, rules, hearings and posthearing
events will all be discussed - with examples that will clarify
and highlight common stumbling blocks. This course is designed
for the newly admitted attorney or those new to administrative
practice. Relevant rules and forms will be provided in the course
materials.
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10, 2010
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The
Nuts & Bolts of Practice in the Office of Administrative Law:
DAG Jeri Warhaftig, Division of Law
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
124 Halsey
Street
5th Floor Conference Room
Newark, NJ
This seminar
will address the practice of law in the administrative arena and
its differences from and similarities to practice in the Superior
Court. Administrative procedure, rules, hearings and posthearing
events will all be discussed - with examples that will clarify
and highlight common stumbling blocks. This course is designed
for the newly admitted attorney or those new to administrative
practice. Relevant rules and forms will be provided in the course
materials.
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12, 2010
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Successfully
Prosecuting Peer-To-Peer Child Pornography
File Sharing Cases As Second Degree Offenses
- Dag Kenneth R. Sharpe &
- NJSP Det. Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Samartino
9:00 A.M.
to 10:30 A.M.
The Breakers
on the Ocean
1507 Ocean Avenue
Spring Lake, NJ
This program
will address the staggering number of internet file sharers who
make child pornography available for download by millions of other
file sharers worldwide. Many of these sharers believe the anonymity
of the Internet will protect them from law enforcement. They are
wrong. Among the issues addressed will be how new software for
peer-to-peer investigations works, how law enforcement can identify
peer-to-peer file sharers, and how prosecutors can prove knowing
distribution of child pornography using peer-to-peer file sharing
software. This program also will include an overview of the case
law prosecutors can rely upon in proving their cases, and dealing
with likely defense strategies.
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Nuts
& Bolts of Mortgage Fraud
- SDAG Terrence Hull
10:45 A.M.
to 12:15 P.M.
The Breakers
on the Ocean
1507 Ocean Avenue
Spring Lake, NJ
Investigating
and litigating mortgage fraud cases requires a keen understanding
of the documentation and flow of a typical mortgage transaction,
understanding the types of fraud that are typical in mortgage
transactions, and the ability to identify potential evidence of
fraud from the documentation that memorializes the transaction.
This program will focus upon the roles of each party in a real
estate transaction (i.e., seller, buyer, attorneys, lender, and
title company), analysis of the various relevant documents (e.g.,
the HUD-1), and identification of various types of mortgage fraud.
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TOP
GUN: Investigating and Prosecuting Gang & Drug Cases - Middlesex
County Fire Academy
Sponsored
by:
- The NJ
Division of Criminal Justice
- The County
Narcotics Commanders Association of NJ
- The County
Prosecutor's Association of NJ
- The NJ
State Police
- The Middlesex
County Prosecutor's Office
- The Middlesex
County Fire Academy
- The Mid-Atlantic
Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network (MAGLOCEN)
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14, 2010
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Bankruptcy
from the Government Attorney's Perspective
-Ms. Karen Cordry, Esq.
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
NJ Forensic
Science and Technology Center (directions)
1200 Negron Drive
Hamilton, NJ
This seminar
will begin with an introduction on bankruptcy goals and an overview
of Code Chapters and case filings. Further topics to be covered
at length include: claims, automatic stays, discharges and the
case process. These topics while presented separately, are developed
as part of an integrated presentation of thebankruptcy issues
government attorneys face in their cases.
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17, 2010
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The
New Jersey False Claims Act
DAG Wayne Martorelli - Division of Law
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Hughes Justice Complex
Fourth Floor Conference Center
This seminar will summarize the provisions of the recently-enacted
New Jersey False Claims Act, N.J.S.A.2A:32C-1, et seq., and will
provide practice pointers for attorneys bringing claims against
vendors under the Act. The seminar will be of particular interest
to DAsG assigned to represent State agencies responsible for the
procurement of goods, services and construction.
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19, 2010
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Electronic
Discovery: Federal and New Jersey Court Rules
DAG William Puskas
10:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m.
Richard J.
Hughes Justice Complex
4th Floor Conference Center
Trenton, NJ
This seminar
will focus on the requirements and application of the Federal
and New Jersey court rules governing electronic discovery. It
will also highlight the differences and similarities in application
of these rules, the attorney’s compliance obligations, and
possible sanctions for noncompliance.
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26, 2010
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Cyber
Crimes Conference
8:30 a.m.
- 4:10 p.m.
Regional Computer
Forensics Laboratory
NJ Forensic Science & Technology Center
1200 Negron Drive, Hamilton, NJ
The 2010 Cyber
Crimes Conference will focus on the latest resources and methods
concerning cyber crime investigations and prosecutions.
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Management
and Leadership in Offices of the Attorney General
A Program for Attorney Managers
This Program is Being Sponsored by The National
Attorneys General Training and Research Institute
New Jersey
State Police Academy (map)
Building 11N
Sea Girt, New Jersey
This course
is designed for attorneys within the Department of Law & Public
Safety who are in leadership positions. Attendees will be selected
by their Division director or his or her designee.
This program
focuses upon the unique problems attorneys face as they become
attorney managers and the managerial and leadership competencies
they must acquire to do their jobs effectively. Topics of this
program include: alternative leadership styles, the motivations
of attorney managers, problems in transition from staff or trial
attorney to attorney manager, personality and decision styles,
controlling the work of the government law office, managing with
teams, providing constructive criticism, delegating assignments
effectively, goal setting, and making performance appraisals a
productive management tool.
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Non-penal
Consequences of a Sex Offense Conviction
- Asst. Prosecutors Jessica Oppenheim & Lynn Pilone
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office
Old Grand Jury Room, 3rd Floor
25 Kirkpatrick Street
New Brunswick, NJ
This program is intended for attorneys who prosecute sex crime
cases, and those who prosecute other criminal cases in which a
defendant’s prior sex crime conviction may be an issue.
Among the topics this program addresses are Megan's Law, the Sexually
Violent Predator Act, post-incarceration registration and community
notification, parole supervision, community supervision and removal
from various forms of post-incarceration supervision.
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Tort
Claims Act for the Non-Tort Litigation Attorney: A Primer for
Handling Tort Claims Issues and Cases
9:30 a.m.
to 12:45 p.m.
NJ Forensic Science & Technology Center
1200 Negron Drive, Hamilton, NJ
This program
will provide a comprehensive overview of the history of the Tort
Claims Act, the policy issues underlying its passage, commonly
confronted issues, representation issues, what to consider when
appearing before courts or in ADR proceedings, recent cases of
note, and DOL processes and procedures for settlement, mediator
selection and handling notices of tort claims.
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1, 2010
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Effective
Openings and Summations in Criminal Trial:
AAG Carol Henderson - Division of Criminal Justice
AP Lewis Korngut - Chief of Homicide Mercer County Prosecutor's
Office
10:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m.
Richard J.
Hughes Justice Complex
4th Floor Conference Center
This seminar
will focus on crafting and delivering effective opening statements
and summations in criminal trials, including techniques for enhancing
the persuasive power of the presentations, strategic issues that
should be considered, as well as the legal and ethical pitfalls
that should be avoided. This program is designed for attorneys
handling criminal matters. It may, however, be of interest to
those attorneys handling civil litigation as well.
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7, 2010
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Negotiation
And Dispute Resolution Workshop
Eric Max, Director, NJ Office of Dispute Settlement
9:00 a.m.-5:00
p.m.
Richard J.
Hughes Justice Complex
4th Floor Conference Center
This one-day
workshop is specifically designed for attorneys and other legal
professionals. Topics covered include: negotiation theory and
practice, the differences between mediation and arbitration, as
well as how to use mediation to settle court cases. Role-play
and discussion are stressed in this highly interactive workshop.
Participants who complete this one-day workshop may then choose
to attend an additional twoday training program that will qualify
them to apply to be on the NJ State Court Mediation Roster.
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9, 2010
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Train
the Trainers
9:00 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m.
Rutgers School
of Law - Newark
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
This one-day
program provides "learn-by-doing" training for prospective
advocacy skills faculty. Following the opening presentation, participants
will critique a student performance in a simulated mock skills
program setting. In each workshop, participants will observe live
student performances. At the end of each performance, two participants
will be asked to critique the performance using the prescribed
methodology. The faculty, in turn, will then critique each participant's
critique of the performers.
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3rd
Annual CODIS Conference
8:30 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m.
NJ Forensic
Science & Technology Center
1200 Negron Drive, Hamilton, NJ
The 2010 Combined
DNA Index System (CODIS) Conference will focus on the prosecution
of criminal cases involving DNA evidence, including the direct
exam of a DNA expert; an overview of CODIS and the process by
which matches or “hits” are generated; and special
issues that arise in handling post-conviction DNA cases.
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14, 2010
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Primer
of Ethical Obligations of State Attorneys
10:00 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m.
NJ Transit
1 Penn Plaza-9th Floor
Newark, NJ 07105
This program
will address state attorney obligations under the Rules of Professional
Conduct (“RPCs”) and the Conflicts of Interest law
(“COIL”). The program will explain attorney obligations
under the new Continuing Legal Education rules, confidentiality
of information under RPC 1.6 and post employment restrictions
under RPC 1.11, and the related restrictions under COIL. The program
will also cover state attorney obligations and restrictions under
the Uniform Ethics Code regarding gifts, travel, outside activities,
interested parties, joint ventures and recusal.
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Primer
of Ethical Obligations of State Attorneys
10:00 a.m.-1:00
p.m.
Hamilton Township
Technology Complex
1200 Negron Drive
This program
will address state attorney obligations under the Rules of Professional
Conduct (“RPCs”) and the Conflicts of Interest law
(“COIL”). The program will explain attorney obligations
under the new Continuing Legal Education rules, confidentiality
of information under RPC 1.6 and post employment restrictions
under RPC 1.11, and the related restrictions under COIL. The program
will also cover state attorney obligations and restrictions under
the Uniform Ethics Code regarding gifts, travel, outside activities,
interested parties, joint ventures and recusal.
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24, 2010
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Medical
Aspects of Abuse & Neglect Cases
- Linda J. Shaw, M.D.
12:30 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m.
Middlesex
County Prosecutor's Office
25 Kirkpatrick Street, 3rd Fl.
(Old Grand Jury Room)
New Brunswick, NJ
This program
is designed to provide attorneys handling criminal investigations
and prosecutions with an understanding of the medical aspects
of child abuse and neglect cases, including reviewing and understanding
medical records and reports concerning abuse and neglect victims.
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June
28, 2010
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The
Nuts and Bolts of Attorney/Client Privilege & the Work Product
Doctrine in the Government Context:
AAG Lewis A. Scheindlin, DAG Gregory Spellmeyer, Division of Law
10:00 a.m.-11:30
a.m.
Richard J.
Hughes Justice Complex
Trenton, NJ
4th Floor Conference Center
This seminar
will provide the nuts and bolts a of the law and practice involving
the attorney/client privilege, deliberative process privilege
and the attorney work product doctrine. The course will address
the law and issues that relate to applying these doctrines in
the government context, including practical tips on dealing with
requests or demands are made for records which include privileged
or protected materials.
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Preparing
Effective Answers and Motions in Lieu of Answers in Civil Litigation
- AAG Leslie Gore
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Department of Environmental Protection
401 East State Street (1st Fl. Public Meeting Room)
Trenton, NJ
This seminar
is intended to provide a fundamental understanding of issues concerning
the timing and framing of responses to civil complaints, and handling
affirmative defenses that should be asserted in response to those
allegations. Regarding litigation strategy, the following will
be discussed: issues pertaining to pleadings, identifying the
difference between state court and federal court pleading practice,
and using motions to dismiss in lieu of filing answers in state
and federal court.
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Pretrial
Preparation of Homicide Cases and other Crimes of Violence
- Thomas J. Kapsak, Esq.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
4th Floor Conference Center
Trenton, NJ
This seminar is designed to assist attorneys in preparation of
cases involving homicide and other crimes of violence. The topics
covered include developing legal and thematic theories, evidence
gathering and use, pre-trial discovery, the handling of fact and
expert witnesses, judge and jury issues, relationships with opposing
counsel, and trial preparation and presentation.
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16, 2010
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Post-Conviction
Relief Applications: New Rules, Recurring Issues and Litigational
Strategies
- AP Catherine Foddai, Bergen County Prosecutor's Office
- AAG Carol Henderson, Division of Criminal Justice
- DAG Michael Williams, Division of Criminal Justice
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
4th Floor
Conference Center
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
Trenton, NJ
This seminar
will focus on litigating post-conviction relief motions in the
trial court. Topics include: the new rules for post-conviction
relief, time bars and issue preclusion; when an evidentiary hearing
is necessary; and responding to claims of ineffective representation
by counsel regarding deportation issues under Padilla and Nunez-Valdez;
Bellammy and the Sexually Violent Predator Act (“SVPA”),
and parole supervision periods under the No Early Release Act
(“NERA”) and Megan's Law.
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2010
Division of Law Appellate Symposium
AAsG Nancy Kaplen, Andrea Silkowitz, Lewis Scheindlin &
Melissa Raksa
10:00 a.m.
to 1:15 p.m.
NJ Forensic
Science & Technology Center
1200 Negron Drive, Hamilton, NJ
This seminar
on state appellate practice will provide an overview of the court
rules governing civil appeals in the Superior Court of New Jersey,
Appellate Division and the Supreme Court of New Jersey, with particular
emphasis upon appeals from state
agency decisions. The seminar will provide an overview and practice
points regarding civil motion practice in the appellate courts,
emergent and interlocutory appeals, as well as adjudicative and
rulemaking appeals. In addition, the seminar will highlight significant
appeals decided in the last Term as well as those pending before
the Appellate Division and Supreme Court. This program is not
an appellate writing course, which course the Institute will provide
at a later date.
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Legal
Aspects of Crime Victims' Rights
Richard D. Pompelio, Esq.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office
Wade Baker Meeting Room
25 Kirkpatrick Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ
This program
will address concerns with protecting crime victims' rights. Among
the topics that will be discussed are a defendant's limited right
of discovery, a crime victim's standing in criminal proceedings
to assert his or her privacy rights, privileges, media rights
versus victim privacy rights, State v. Gilchrist (which concerns
protecting
the rights of rape victims), and the interplay between the prosecutor
and victims' rights attorney.
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4, 2010
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Case
Resolution Through Effective Communication
10:00 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m.
NJ Forensic
Science & Technology Center
1200 Negron Drive, Hamilton, NJ
This seminar
is designed to assist attorneys to communicate more effectively
with clients and supervisors. Topics include strategies for preparing
both simple and complex settlement, trial and status memos, persuasive
written, oral and electronic communication, and suggestions for
improved client and supervisory relations.
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Appearing
Before the Regulator
- Jerry Fischer, Director
of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- DAG Lisa Tavani
10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
Richard J. Hughes Justice
Complex
4th Floor Conference Center
Trenton, New Jersey
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The
New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission's Role Concerning
State Pay - To - Play Laws
- Amy Davis, Esq., Director of Special Programs, Elec
10:00 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m.
Richard J.
Hughes Justice Complex
4th Floor Conference Center
Trenton, New Jersey
This program
will focus on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s
("ELEC") jurisdiction concerning State Pay-to-Play laws.
The program will be of particular interest to attorneys assigned
to represent State agencies responsible for procurement of goods
and services. This program will not focus on the procurement process
itself, which process will be the subject of future Institute
programs.
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Division
of Criminal Justice's 2010 Appellate Symposium
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
4th Floor Conference Center
Trenton, New Jersey
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for this course will close on August 12, or upon all seats being
taken, whichever occurs first.
This
program will be offered at a later date in Newark.
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Supervisor
Rights and Responsibilities Under the State Policy Prohibiting
Discrimination in the Workplace:
- DAG Karen A. Du
Mars
10:00 a.m. - 12:00
p.m.
New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection
401 East State Street - 1st Floor Public Meeting Room
Trenton, New Jersey
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Registration
for this course will close on August 18, or upon all seats being
taken, whichever occurs first.
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program will be offered at a later date in Newark.
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Propounding
Written Discovery in State and Federal Courts
- DAsG Anna Lascurain & Michael Walters
10:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m.
NJ Forensic
Science & Technology Center
1200 Negron Drive, Hamilton, New Jersey
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September
15, 2010
Registration for this course will close on
September 1, or upon all seats being taken, whichever occurs first.
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Supervisor
Rights & Responsibilities Under the State Policy Prohibiting
Discrimination in the Workplace
- DAG Karen A. Du Mars
10:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m.
Division of
Consumer Affairs
124 Halsey Street
Essex Room, 7th Floor
Newark, New Jersey
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September
27, 2010
Registration for this course will close on
September 13, or upon all seats being taken, whichever occurs
first.
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Considerations
in Prosecuting Criminal Tax Cases
- Denise Grugan, Deputy Attorney General
- Debra Lewaine, Supervising Auditor, Division of Taxation
10:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m.
Division of
Criminal Justice Training Room
5th Floor, West Wing
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
Trenton, New Jersey
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28, 2010
Registration for this course will close on
September 14, or upon all seats being taken, whichever occurs
first. This program will be offered at a later date in Trenton.
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Appearing
Before the Regulator
- Jerry Fischer, Director, Division of Alcoholic Beverage
Control
- DAG Lisa Tavani
10:00 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m.
Division of
Consumer Affairs
124 Halsey Street
Essex Room, 7th Floor
Newark, New Jersey
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