Can the State’s suburban yards be put to good use to provide more housing at a reasonable price? Many New Jersey experts and policymakers think so and ADUs are springing-up across the state.

Join the Princeton Bar Association for a delicious and informative CLE lunch at the Jasna Polana County Club on July 30, 2024, from 12:30 to 2:00 to learn about the potential and challenges of auxiliary dwelling units.

Princeton Bar Association March CLE: Practicing Law with Awareness – DEI & Elimination of Bias (constantcontact.com)

Despite important efforts, diversity continues to be a challenge in the legal profession. Law practice is one of the least diverse professions despite the fact that diverse workforces lead to better business outcomes, employee retention, and greater access to creative and smarter problem solving.

Joins us for a panel discussion on DEI and elimination of bias as we frame these important issues and offer insights on how DEI affects you as a lawyer, why it matters, and how you can be part of the solution.

Lunch– A delicious gourmet lunch will be served.

CLE Credit -Participants will receive a certificate valid for 1 CLE (DEI/Ethics) credit certified in PA and valid for 1 reciprocal credit in New Jersey, New York and any other state that accepts PA cLE credits in reciprocity. Certification pending.

About the Speakers

Ayesha Hamilton, Esq.

Ayesha is an attorney licensed to practice law in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. She founded her law practice over 18 years ago and focuses on employment law.  The Hamilton Law Firm team provides knowledgeable, compassionate and professional legal services to their individual and business clients from their offices located in Princeton, New Jersey.

In addition to her law practice, Ayesha serves as a trustee for the NJ State Bar Association and is the Secretary of the Mercer County Bar Association and the current secretary of the NJ State Bar Association’s Women in the Profession Section. She also serves on the Diversity Committee and the Committee on Racial Equity in the Law for the NJSBA and is the co-chair of the Mercer County Bar Association’s Civil Practice Committee. In addition, she serves on the employment law committee of the New Jersey Association of Justice and is also a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association-NJ and South Asian Bar Association-NJ. In 2020, she was appointed to serve on the State Bar’s Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee (JPAC) vetting judicial and prosecutor candidates for the NJ Governor’s office and was just elected to be a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Ayesha also serves on the NJSBA Commission on the Future of the Legal Profession and chairs the Panel examining non-lawyer ownership of law practices. As the 2021 NJSBA Solo/Small Firm Attorney of the Year, Ayesha is a vocal advocate for solo/small firm practitioners and their businesses in our profession. She and her firm are the recipients of the 2022 South Asian Bar Association-NJ Small Firm of the Year Award.

Jennifer Mohamed, Esq.

Jennifer is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and New York. Jennifer is a Member of the Bayne Law Group LLC where she focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and corporate transactions, employment law, and environmental law consulting. The Bayne Law Group LLC is a sophisticated boutique law firm serving local, national and international clients offering a detailed understanding of state, federal and international business law. In addition, Jennifer is a frequent presenter of Attorney Wellness and ethics programs and serves as a Trustee and the President Emeritus of the Princeton Bar Association.

Hoda Rifai-Bashjawish, Esq.
Hoda is an Associate at Lerner David. She has a deep understanding of intellectual property issues, handling patent, trade secret, trademark, trade dress, and copyright matters, as well as IP portfolio counseling, protection, and enforcement. Her practice focuses on litigating complex intellectual property matters with a concentration on patent enforcement and validity. She also supports clients in managing and procuring intellectual property rights by prosecuting patent, trademark, and copyright applications, conducting M&A due diligence, negotiating transfer and license agreements, and preparing infringement and invalidity opinions. In addition, Hoda also serves as the President of the New Jersey Muslim Lawyer’s Association.

2019 Continuing Legal Education Luncheons:

January 2019:  Ethical Issues in Emerging Technologies

Paul Bond, Esq., Holland and Knight

February 2019: Hot Topics in Marijuana Law

Anne M. Davis, Esq. and Seth R. Ripton, Esq.

March 2019: Essential Intellectual Property Issues for the General Practitioner

Eric LaMorte, Esq.

April 2019: Alcohol Licensing & Craft Breweries

James M. Graziano, Esq

May 2019:  Casino Gambling and Sports Betting

Jordan Hollander, Esq., Deputy Attorney General with the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Gaming Enforcement

June 2019: 8 Moral Moments in the Life of Abraham Lincoln

Glenn W. LeBoeuf

September 2019: Impeachment: The Constitutional Remedy of Last Resort

Alan Baron, Esq., former Special Impeachment Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives

October 2019: Time Management for Lawyers

Victor Medina, Esq., Medina Law Group

November 2019:  Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?

Keith E. Whittington, PhD, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics at Princeton University

December 2019: Electronic Discovery- How to Prepare for the Inevitable

Rebecca Rakoski, Esq. of XPAN Law Group

At the December 18th CLE luncheon we will be collecting non-perishable food items (canned fruits and vegetables, pasta, stuffing mix, etc.) for a holiday food drive to benefit food pantries in the Princeton area. In lieu of a food donation checks may be made payable to Arm In Arm or the food pantry of your choice.

With Alan Baron, Esq. former Special Impeachment Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Join us for a CLE luncheon on Time Management for Lawyers. Victor J. Medina, J.D., CELA®, CFP®, RICP®, and Managing Attorney of the Medina Law Group, and will speak on time management and client development, including strategies for time management, foundations of practice growth, how to manage interruptions, and phone strategies. He will discuss how to plan your day for optimum focus and how to use the “power hour.” A delicious gourmet lunch will be served.  12:30 p.m. at TPC Jasna Polana, Princeton, NJ.

Dear Colleague: Please join the Princeton Bar Association on Wed. March 27th for a CLE luncheon on essential intellectual property issues for the general practitioner.

When it comes to intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights), most general praactitioners and most clients have very little understanding of the actual issues. Rather, most tend to believe popular misconceptions. These misconceptions can easily cause a company to go out of business and make a lawyer vulnerable to malpractice.  There are different types of patents, trademarks and copyrights. Each has a purpose. The general practitioner needs to know the basic issues involved in obtaining and protecting intellectual property and applying those IP rights through existing systems, such as the Amazon brand registry program and U.S. Customs in order to help clients start and grow their businesses.

Eric LaMorte, Esq. is an attorney who has exclusively practiced intellectual property law for 30 years. In that time, Mr. LaMorte has obtained over 1000 patents and over 1000 registered trademarks and has counseled hundreds of companies on matters involving intellectual property.

Lunch: A delicious gourmet lunch will be served.

CLE Credit: Participants will receive a certificate valid for 1 CLE credit certified in PA and valid for 1 reciprocal credit in New Jersey, New York and any other state that accepts PA CLE credits in reciprocity. Certification pending.

Please join us as we round out another successful year of CLE programming with a very special presentation by Princeton University Professor and Princeton Gerrymandering Project pioneer, Dr. Samuel Wang, speaking on How Law and Data Can Work Together to End Gerrymandering. This program is anticipated to be approved for 1 CLE credit.  As always, a gourmet lunch will be served.

What would it mean to your organization if you could avoid and overcome the dysfunction that results from gender and racial inequality?  What if you could address the not-so-hidden biases that keep us from living and working from a place of integrity? Imagine if we could knock down those barriers and work together more effectively –  giving and receiving support, training, referrals – and actually LIKING one another in a productive and collaborative work environment.

Learn to uncover deep-rooted limiting beliefs and pre-suppositions and create a meaningful dialogue to reveal the solutions that can be immediately and effectively applied to your organization.

Topics to be explored during the program:

• Everyone experiences bias
• Raising awareness of our own personal biases
• Leadership skills that can shift organizational culture
• Overcoming fear of conflict in addressing bias
• Specific organizational policies that prevent bias

By understanding how to overcome our natural biases, we can create an organization with strong morale, empowered staff at all levels, creating a safe, open and honest work  environment that will attract top talent and surely have a positive impact on your organization’s profitability.

We are honored to feature Paula M. Jones Esq., as our honored speaker this month on this timely topic.  Ms. Jones has been practicing domestic and international state law for twenty years.  For a decade prior to practicing law, she was in association management.  Paula is an innovative and thought-provoking author, keynote speaker and workshop facilitator on Practical People Skills for organizations who want to create a positive, energizing and productive work environment.  She has applied her practical people skills throughout her career, leading to the opening of her own successful law firm. Paula has presented at numerous organizations such as the American Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association and Society of Human Resource Management. She has been published in many industry journals, such as the American Institute of CPA’s The Tax Advisor, Trusts and Estates and the ABA’s The Practical Tax Lawyer.

Please join us on June 27, 2018 for our monthly CLE luncheon featuring Vik Jaitly, Esq. from Drinker Biddle and Monica Wahba, from SuitSupply Inc. speaking on the hot topic of Navigating the Legal Landscape in the #MeToo Era.  This program is anticipated to be certified for 1 CLE credit. A gourmet lunch will be served.  This will be our last luncheon meeting for the Summer and our CLE programming will begin again in September.

Please save the date of September 26, 2018 for what is sure to be an insightful hour on how to use LinkedIn to generate more business for your firm.  This month the Princeton Bar is honored to be featuring digital marketing strategist and LinkedIn specialist Karen Yankovich for our monthly CLE lucheon.

• The importance of your LinkedIn profile & how to improve it
• How to frame your profile for maximum results while staying within advertising guidelines for lawyers
• How to leverage pro-activity on social media to expand your marketing presence, bring in new clients, and get noticed
• Pro-activity vs. re-activity
• The importance of “being intentional” in your social media and marketing campaigns

This program is anticipated to be approved for 1 CLE credit.  A gourmet lunch will be served.

Please join us for our monthly CLE luncheon featuring John S. Eory, Esq. and Stacey D. Udell, CPA speaking on the “Taxing Nature of Divorce.” Whether you are handling a divorce case, advising a business client or providing guidance to a person contemplating divorce, a sound knowledge of the tax consequences is essential.

All attendees will receive a CLE certificate valid for 1 CLE credit and a gourmet lunch will be served.

Please join us for our monthly CLE luncheon featuring the esteemed Judge Carchman speaking on Judicial Ethics: On & Off the Bench. All participants with receive a certificate valid for 1 CLE ethics credit and a gourmet lunch will be served.  This course is designed for lawyers in all practice areas and levels.

The Four Cornerstones to Your Financial Future with financial expert Niraj X. Chhabra, CFP, MBA of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Please join us for our November CLE Luncheon featuring our President, Jennifer Mohamed speaking on the topic of:

Registration is closed. This event has already been held.

Please join us for our monthly CLE luncheon featuring Assemblyman Gusciora speaking on the hot topic of the legalization of medical marijuana in New Jersery. We are delighted and honored to have Assemblyman Gusciora join us. As always, a delicious gourmet lunch will be served.

Registration is closed. This event has already been held.

Join us this September 27th for our first CLE Luncheon of the Fall season featuring guest lecturer Michael G. Sinkevich, Esq. of Lieberman & Blecher, P.C.

We are honored to have Michael join us this month for what will surely be a very interesting and timely discussion on the EPA and Executive Orders under the Trump Administration, legal issues related to the Paris Climate Agreement, and other hot topics under New Jersey Law.

Registration is closed. This event has already been held.

Take advantage of the perks of being a Princeton Bar Association member this summer by participating in one of our fun golf events at TPC Jasna Polana. No golf experience necessary, just a willingness to have fun and enjoy the summer!

Registration is closed. This event has already been held.

Join us this June 28th to welcome in summer with our fun and informative CLE lunchtime lecture: “Share the Road: NJ Bike Law Update”. Princeton Bar Association Trustee and avid cyclist Cory Kestner and Jerry Foster of the Greater Mercer TMA will guide us through the ins and outs of bicycle and cycling laws, municipal liability under the New Jersey Torts Claims Act, ethical considerations, and interesting national trends in bike laws. Come sip some iced-tea, earn a CLE credit, and get ready for the summer days ahead! This is our last CLE luncheon until September….don’t miss it!

Registration is closed. This event has already been held.

Dear Colleague:

Please join us for our next monthly meeting at TPC Jasna Polana. We have only 2 more luncheons in May and June before we take a short break for the summer.

Registration is closed. This event has already been held.

Please join us for our April CLE luncheon for an engaging discussion on hot topics in U.S. immigration law and policy with distinguished immigration and international law attorney John Kuhn Bleimaier.

Registration is closed. This event has already been held.

Please join us this March for our monthly luncheon at TPC Jasna Polana. This month we are featuring guest presenter Jeffrey Gradone from Archer & Greiner who will speak on Understanding the Tax Appeal Process. Attendees will receive 1 CLE credit valid in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Registration is closed. This event has already been held.

Please join us for our monthly CLE luncheon: attendants earn 1 CLE credit valid for New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania while enjoying a delicious gourmet lunch. Speaker: New Jersey historian Glenn LeBoeuf.

Registration is closed. This event has already been held.

Timeless Lessons in Civility, Ethics, and Integrity with local author Peter T. Lubrecht speaking on his new book, “New Jersey Hessians:  Truth and Lore in the American Revolution.”

Privacy Pitfalls: Emerging Data Security Issues in 2018 with Paul Bond, Esq. and Bretta Oluyede, Esq. from Reed Smith

Please join us for our monthly CLE luncheon. This month, we are pleased to offer a panel discussion among three folks with intimate knowledge of the Mercer County case: Adam Gordon is a lawyer at Fair Share Housing, an active participant in this and similar cases around the state; Betsy McKenzie is a planner who has served as a Special Master in the Mercer County case and has done similar work in Mt. Laurel cases for many years; and Chris Tarr represents both developers and affordable housing nonprofits and has counseled the largest intervenor in the Hopewell Township settlement.

Registration is closed. This event has already been held.