October 13, 2025
Panel: Beyond the Billable Hour: Crafting a Fulfilling and Impactful Career
This panel will explore how lawyers find success and satisfaction beyond traditional metrics. We will delve into work-life balance, pro bono work, mentorship, community involvement, and alternative legal careers. Each panelist will share their unique journey, challenges, and successes in defining their career path, emphasizing how they found meaning and impact. The discussion will explore each lawyer's personal definition of "success" and how they achieved it, connecting it back to broader themes like professional well-being and purpose.
Speakers:
- Michael A. Kaplan, Partner, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Alan F. Schwarz, Esq., FXSpotStream
- Corinne McCann Trainor, Esq., Fox Rothschild LLP
Moderator:
- Hon. Kimberly A. Guadagno, Connell Foley LLP
Time: 8:30 a.m. CET
October 15, 2025
Panel: Why It Matters: Cultural Nuances Impact Practice
Join this program to gain an understanding of what cultural competency means for attorneys. The discussion will include:
- Why it matters: cultural nuances affect communication, trust, and client outcomes
- Ethical duties related to cultural awareness (ABA Model Rule 8.4, NJ Rules of Professional Conduct)
- Communication: different norms around formality, directness, eye contact, deference to authority
- Trust-building: understanding historical trauma, mistrust of legal systems, perceived bias
- Client outcomes: poor cultural competency – miscommunication, missed legal issues, clients withholding critical information
- Helping attorneys avoid unintentional offense and ensure accurate representation of clients' interests
Speakers:
- Ruth Fong Zimmerman, Associate, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Hon. Linda W. Eynon, P.J.F.P
- Carmen M. Diaz, Esq., Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, PC
Moderator:
- Hon. Marcia Silva, J.S.C.
Time: 8:30 a.m. CET
October 15, 2025
Panel: Got Referrals? The Importance of Networking for Business Development and the Evolution of the Practice
Join this conversation about best - and ethical - practices to developing relationships and nurturing referral networks. Learn what you need to know about business development from case intake, the unique vetting process involved when cases come in from your network, substituting in a new case, and managing client expectations, especially when multiple generations are in play. The discussion will also look at what young lawyers do now compared to how it used to be done, what strategies everyone can implement and the obstacles in the road.
Speakers:
- Alessandra M. Moore, Associate, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Domenick Carmagnola, Esq., Past President, New Jersey State Bar Association, Carmagnola & Ritardi, LLC
- Karen Kessler, Kessler PR Group
- Thomas P. Scrivo, Esq., O'Toole Scrivo LLC
Moderator:
- Frederick W. Alworth, Esq., Gibbons PC
Time: 10:15 a.m. CET
October 17, 2025
Panel: Why Can’t We All Get Along? Making a Thriving Multigenerational Workforce
Join us to gain a better understanding of how to navigate and manage multigenerational law firms. This program will review the importance of valuing the contributions of five generations working together. Today’s current workforce includes Traditionalists (less than 1%), Baby Boomers (15%), Generation X (31%), Millennials (36%) and Generation Z (18%). Learn how to manage generational differences when it comes to leadership, working style, feedback, communications, and technology use. The session will also discuss how to bridge differences and make meaningful connections that focus on collaboration and respect and enhance efficiency and productivity in cross-generational teams. Attendees will learn to navigate and avoid age-based assumptions and unconscious bias and stereotyping that can result in claims of age discrimination and harassment. Participants will also learn to embrace flexibility mindfulness and well-being and reasonable accommodation to avoid liability and make the workplace more equitable and inclusive.
Speakers:
- Anna Maria Giblin, Associate, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Saad Admani, Esq., Admani Law
- Maureen S. Binetti, Esq., Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer
- Lori Ann Buza, Esq., KSBranigan Law, PC
Moderator:
- Kirsten Scheurer Branigan, Esq., KS Branigan Law
Time: 8:30 a.m. CET
Conference Location: Hilton Sorrento Palace, Via Rivolo S.Antonio, 13, 80067 Sorrento NA, Italy
*This event is open to the public but requires a registration fee.
