NEW JERSEY DEFENSE ASSOCIATION
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NJDA 42nd Annual Convention

June 26 - June 29, 2008 - Otesaga Resort Hotel, Cooperstown, New York

    Located on the southern shore of Lake Otsego, The Otesaga Resort Hotel is a magnificent Federal-style structure. Selected as a member of the prestigious Hotels of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Otesaga is reminiscent of a genteel era when a gracious welcome was the standard. The Otesaga continues to receive the coveted AAA Four Diamond Award for providing exceptional accommodations, excellent service and an elegant atmosphere. It blends perfectly with the Village of Cooperstown, New York, a culturally rich repository of Americana, where the country’s past is traced and preserved by its hometown institutions – The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Fenimore Art Museum, The Farmer’s Museum – and the town itself.
    Our educational programs will be held on Friday and Saturday. The Young Lawyers will present several topics on Friday, June 27, and our Annual Case Law Update will be presented at the convention on Saturday, June 28. Our golf and tennis tournaments will be held on Saturday, June 28, and the President’s Reception and the Annual Banquet will be held Saturday evening.
   Following, you will find all registration materials. Your reservation with The Otesaga must include the enclosed form along with one night’s deposit and must be received by the Hotel no later than 45 days prior to date of arrival, Sunday, May 11, 2008. Please make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. The hotel will release any unused rooms May 11, 2008, and rooms reserved after that date will be at the regular hotel rate and subject to availability.

Click here for the Hotel Registration Form - PDF

Click here for the Convention Registration Form - PDF

Register Early!
Please call Executive Director Maryanne Steedle with any questions (609)927-1180.

 

Schedule
Subject to change

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008
  3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration
     
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2008
  8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Registration
  8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Business Meeting
Program:
    Legal and Liability Issues Associated with Green Building
Presented by Natalie Watson, Esq. and Loly Tor, Esq. of McCarter & English

Annual New Jersey Employment Law Update
Presented by Mark Saloman, Esq. of Proskauer Rose and Brian Chabarek, Esq. of Hoagland Longo Moran Dunst & Doukas

Environmental Case Law Update
Presented by Joanne Vos, Esq. of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis

Annual Insurance Coverage Law Update
Presented by Michelle Hou, Esq. of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman

The Intersection between Workers’ Compensation and Liability Practice
Presented by Michelle Haas, Esq. of Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas

Nuts and Bolts of Special Civil Division Practice
Presented by Gregory McGroarty, Esq. of O’Toole & Couch

  6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cocktail Party
  6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Children’s Program
(Includes Dinner)
     
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2008
  8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Program:
    Annual Case Law Update
Presented by: Stephen J. Foley, Jr., Esq. of Campbell, Foley, Lee, Murphy & Cernigliaro; Joseph Aronds, V.P. and Assistant Corporate Counsel, Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc.
  12:30 p.m. Golf Tournament
  1:00 p.m. Tennis Tournament
  6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. President’s Reception
  6:00 p.m. – 11: 00 p.m. Children’s Program
(Includes Dinner)
  8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Annual Banquet