October 24.
2016
5:30PM-9:00PM
NJ Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ
Please forward to any attorneys, prosecutors
or judges you believe may be interested.
Speakers:
Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq., Past
Municipal Court Attorney of the Year
Norma M. Murgado, Esq., Chief Prosecutor- Elizabeth
Assistant Prosecutor-Woodbridge
Tara Auciello
Edison Prosecutor
John Menzel, Esq., Past Chair Municipal Court
Section
William G. Brigiani, Esq., Past President Middlesex
County Bar
Program Agenda
5:30 Welcome and Criminal Traffic Case
Law Update (Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq.)
6:00 Procedure: What to expect on your day in
court Tara Auciello
Procedural
issues; Driving while suspended; probationary drivers
6:25 The Prosecutor’s Perspective:
no-insurance cases, recent directives from the Attorney General and Prosecutor,
plea agreements in drug cases, double jeopardy issues Expert arguments that may
work, common errors by defense attorneys and prosecutors, how to impress the
court staff and not annoy the prosecutor
(Norma M. Murgado, Esq.)
7:25 domestic violence , assault, recent
court rules changes, defending drug cases and cases (William G. Brigiani, Esq.)
7:55 Issues in DWI cases- DWI
interview (10 min.); What defendant counsel does after the interview (10 min),
Field Sobriety ad HGN (5 min.), Alcotest (15 min) (John Menzel, Esq.)
8:35
Point Counter Point on DWI
(John Menzel, Esq., Norma M.
Murgado, Esq., and William
D. Feingold, Esq. followed by
panel interaction)
9:00
Questions
This informative seminar on
Municipal Court practice and procedure will familiarize you with recent new
developments affecting cases that are heard in Municipal Court.
An authoritative
panel of experienced attorneys will be joined by well-respected Municipal
Prosecutors to explore a wide variety of matters that you are likely to
encounter. They will also bring you up to date on recent developments you need
to understand in order to effectively represent your clients.
Includes
sandwiches, dessert, a 400-page book, CD with sample forms, documents &
checklists!
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A special Q&A session:
Ask the Experts
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NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education presented
in cooperation with the NJSBA Municipal Court Section and the NJSBA Young
Lawyers’ Division
$170-
$190 tuition depending on NJSBA
membership
Seminar
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Location: New Jersey Law Center
One Constitution Square
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Author: Kenneth Vercammen is an Edison, Middlesex County, NJ trial attorney where
he handles Criminal, Municipal Court,
Probate, Civil Litigation and Estate Administration matters. Ken is author of
the American Bar Association’s new book “Criminal Law Forms” and often lectures
to trial lawyers of the American Bar Association, NJ State Bar Association and
Middlesex County Bar Association. As the
Past Chair of the Municipal Court
Section he has served on its board for 10 years.
Awarded the Municipal Court Attorney of the Year by both the NJSBA and
Middlesex County Bar Association, he also received the NJSBA- YLD Service to
the Bar Award and the General Practitioner Attorney of the Year, now Solo
Attorney of the Year.
Ken Vercammen is a highly regarded
lecturer on both Municipal Court/ DWI and Estate/ Probate Law issues for the
NJICLE- New Jersey State Bar Association, American Bar Association, and
Middlesex County Bar Association. His articles have been published by NJ Law
Journal, ABA Law Practice Management Magazine, YLD Dictum, GP Gazette and New
Jersey Lawyer magazine. He was a speaker
at the 2013 ABA Annual meeting program “Handling the Criminal Misdemeanor and
Traffic Case” and serves as is the Editor in Chief of the NJ Municipal Court
Law Review.
For
nine years he served as the Cranbury Township Prosecutor and also was a Special
Acting Prosecutor in nine different towns. Ken has successfully handled over
one thousand Municipal Court and Superior Court matters in the past 27 years.
Ken
also serves as the Editor of the popular legal website www.njlaws.com and related blogs. In Law School he was a member of the Law
Review, winner of the ATLA trial competition and top ten in class.
Throughout his career he
has served the NJSBA in many leadership and volunteer positions. Ken has
testified for the NJSBA before the Senate Judiciary Committee to support changes
in the DWI law to permit restricted use driver license and interlock
legislation. Ken also testified before the Assembly Judiciary Committee in
favor of the first-time criminal offender “Conditional Dismissal” legislation
which permits dismissal of some criminal charges. He is the voice of the Solo
and Small firm attorneys who juggle active court practice with bar and
community activities. Recently, the ABA Solo Division has selected Ken to write
its new book on “Marketing for the New and Small Firm Attorney”. In his private life he has been a member of the NJ State
champion Raritan Valley Road Runners master’s team and is a 4th
degree black belt.
KENNETH VERCAMMEN & ASSOCIATES, PC
ATTORNEY AT LAW
2053 Woodbridge Ave.
Edison, NJ 08817
(Phone) 732-572-0500
(Fax)
732-572-0030
