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Mistakes I Made as a Newly Admitted New Jersey Lawyer, Part 2

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New Jersey CLE Approved 8 Total
New York CLE Approved 8 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6.5 Total
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6 hours 38 minutes
Thomas Major
Patricia Holden
Shawn Huber
Francis Monari
With Thomas J. Major from Offit Kurman, Attorneys At Law + 3 others
Recorded December 10, 2024
Product ID 99290

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Overview

Find Out What Other Attorneys Wish They'd Known in Their First Years of Practice

Real-world legal practice is not like law school. Your decisions and mistakes can have real impacts on clients' lives, and even if you're working under a supervising attorney there are some things you need to know. This New Jersey specific online seminar is chock-full of cautionary advice across different areas of legal practice so you can minimize mistakes early career and discover what others wish they'd learned much sooner. Plus, you'll get credits you can apply to your CLE reporting requirements for your first two-year compliance period. Get a jumpstart on your learning - register today!

  • Unveil trial preparation mistakes that can lead to courtroom regret.
  • Learn the realities of handling cases in NJ municipal courts.
  • Be ready for surprises: find out what can go wrong in real estate closings and how to prevent it.
  • Discover common lease mistakes that can put clients in a sticky situation.
  • Gain new perspective on billing and other law office management essentials.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. 7 Mistakes I Made in Civil Trial Preparation So You Don't Have to
  2. Municipal Court Lessons for New NJ Lawyers
  3. New Jersey Real Estate Closings Gone Wrong: Real-World Examples From Early Years of Practice
  4. Landlord-Tenant Practice Pitfalls for the New or Unwary Lawyer
  5. Law Office Management: What I Wish I Knew Then

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New Jersey CLE Approved 8 Total
New York CLE Approved 8 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6.5 Total
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  1. 7 Mistakes I Made in Civil Trial Preparation So You Don't Have to

    1. Scheduling Order Deficiencies
    2. Failing to Properly Prepare Clients and Witnesses
    3. Not Organizing the Trial Notebook
    4. Not Having Legal Research Available for Possible Legal Issues
    5. Doing All the Work Last Minute: What You Should be Doing and When
    6. Not Being Familiar With the Court and its Procedures and Protocols
    7. Not Properly Knowing the New Jersey Rules of Evidence

  2. Municipal Court Lessons for New NJ Lawyers

    1. Do's and Don'ts of Communicating With Municipal Court Staff and Judges
    2. Lessons I've Learned Handling Different Types of Cases in Municipal Court
      1. Criminal Offenses
      2. DUI/DWI and Other Motor Vehicle/Traffic Law Violations
      3. Code Violations
    3. Issues to Anticipate With Virtual vs. In-Person Court Sessions

  3. New Jersey Real Estate Closings Gone Wrong: Real-World Examples From Early Years of Practice

    1. Buyer's Side
    2. Seller's Side
    3. Lender's Side
    4. Title Company's Side

  4. Landlord-Tenant Practice Pitfalls for the New or Unwary Lawyer

    1. Surprising and Lesser-Known Aspects of New Jersey Landlord-Tenant Law
    2. Lease Drafting and Negotiation Blunders
    3. Landlord-Tenant Dispute Lessons You Don't Want to Learn the Hard Way
    4. Evictions - Mistakes Landlords and Their Attorneys Make

  5. Law Office Management: What I Wish I Knew Then

    1. Client Communication Failures
    2. Billing and Collections Mistakes Best Learned the Easy Way
    3. Websites and Tech Tips I Wish I'd Known About Sooner
    4. Data Security and Confidentiality Oversights

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for new attorneys in New Jersey who need to fulfill their 16-credit new admit CLE coursework. It covers a wide variety of practice areas at an introductory level and focuses on common mistakes new attorneys make.

Speakers

Thomas J Major
Thomas J.
Major
Offit Kurman, Attorneys At Law
Patricia W Holden
Patricia W.
Holden
Cipriani & Werner, P.C.
Shawn C Huber
Shawn C.
Huber
Brown & Connery, LLP
Francis J Monari
Francis J.
Monari
McKernan McKernan & Godino
Speaker bio
Thomas J Major

Thomas J. Major

Offit Kurman, Attorneys At Law
Thomas Major

is the principal and chair of the business law and transactions practice in the Hackensack Office of Offit Kurman, Attorneys At Law. He maintains practices in real estate law and landlord representation, counseling clients in the multi-family and investment property industry. Mr. Major has served as a speaker in the past on real estate and landlord-tenant subjects. He earned his B.A. degree from Grove City College and his J.D. degree from Rutgers University School of Law.

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Patricia W Holden

Patricia W. Holden

Cipriani & Werner, P.C.
Patricia Holden

is an attorney with the law firm of Cipriani & Werner, P.C., where she practices in the areas of insurance coverage and insurance bad faith. She is a member of the firm's insurance defense group, as well as the Counsel on Litigation Management. Ms. Holden has had an experienced and varied insurance defense litigation practice. She has had substantial experience in automobile claims, product liability claims, premises liability claims, medical professional liability claims, as well as toxic tort claims, first party benefit claims and subrogation. Ms. Holden earned her B.S. degree from Mount St. Mary's College, with honors, dean's list Beta Beta Beta; and her J.D. degree from Rutgers University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and before U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; and U.S. District Court, District of Eastern Pennsylvania.

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Shawn C Huber

Shawn C. Huber

Brown & Connery, LLP
Shawn Huber

is a partner with Brown & Connery, LLP, where he concentrates his practice in personal injury, commercial litigation, municipal law, and subrogation matters. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. Mr. Huber formerly served as the municipal prosecutor for the Boroughs of Pine Hill, Mt. Ephraim, and Clementon. He has extensive litigation experience in personal injury and product liability matters including those involving automobile, truck, bus, and boat accidents, construction accidents, wrongful death and slip and fall accidents. Mr. Huber also handles workers' compensation subrogation matters on behalf of employers and their insurance carriers. He is a member of the American, Federal, New Jersey State, Pennsylvania, Camden County, Gloucester County, and Philadelphia bar associations. Mr. Huber is also a member of the American and New Jersey Associations for Justice and Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. He earned his bachelor's degree, cum laude, from St. Joseph's University and his J.D. degree from Rutgers University of Law-Camden.

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Francis J Monari

Francis J. Monari

McKernan McKernan & Godino
Francis Monari

is an attorney with McKernan McKernan & Godino, where his main areas of practice include commercial law, commercial real estate, contracts, municipal corporation law, residential real estate, and zoning law. He is a member of the Camden County Bar Association. Mr. Monari is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned his B.A. degree from St. Joseph's College and his J.D. degree from Rutgers University, Camden.

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