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2017 TOWN HALL ADVOCACY PROGRAM Shaping the Law: Effective Statehouse Advocacy Wyndham Garden Hotel CLE Program Agenda March 23 9:00 A.M NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION 2017 Town Hall Advocacy Program Shaping the Law: Effective Statehouse Advocacy NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION New Jersey Law Center • One Constitution Square New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 (732) 249-5000 N E W J E R S E Y S T A T E B A R A S S O C I A T I O N 2017 TOWN HALL ADVOCACY PROGRAM Shaping the Law: Effective Statehouse Advocacy Wyndham Garden Hotel CLE Program Agenda March 23 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Welcome by NJSBA President-Elect, Robert Hille, Esq. ---------------------------------------------- 9:00 – 9:05 a.m. I. Let’s Talk: Persuading the Decision Makers ------------------------------- 9:05 – 10:05 a.m. Christine Stearns, Gibbons, P.C. (Moderator) Senator Patrick J. Diegnan, Vice Chair of Senate Law and Public Safety Committee Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick, Assembly Republican Leader Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, Assembly Deputy Majority Leader & Chair, Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee William Castner Jr., Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Mary Kay Roberts, Riker Danzig B R E AK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10:05 – 10:15 a.m. II. Legislative Update: What’s on the horizon this year? ---------------- 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. William Maer, Public Strategies Impact (Moderator) Senator Linda R. Greenstein, Assistant Majority Leader & Chair, Senate Law and Public Safety Committee Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco, Assembly Republic Whip Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, Deputy Majority Leader & Chair, Federal Relations Committee Assemblywoman Joann Downey, Member of Assembly B R E A K --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. III. Rules of Professional Conduct and Lobbying --------------------------- 11:30 – 12:30 p.m. William Caruso, Archer and Greiner (Moderator) Rebecca Moll Freed, Genova Burns Steven H. Sholk, Gibbons, P.C. Closing Remarks by NJSBA Past President, Miles S. Winder, III, Esq. ------------------------- 12:30 – 12:35 p.m. N E W J E R S E Y S T A T E B A R A S S O C I A T I O N 2017 TOWN HALL ADVOCACY PROGRAM ABOUT THE SPEAKERS LET’S TALK: PERSUADING THE DECISION MAKERS Moderator: Christine Stearns was selected by NJBIZ as one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Health Care in New Jersey" for the sixth time, and included on NJ Spotlight's list of "Top 10 Healthcare Lobbyists in New Jersey," Ms. Stearns most recently served as Vice President of Health & Legal Affairs for the New Jersey Business & Industry Association. In her role at Gibbons, she provides strategic counsel to an array of clients on regulatory and legislative issues, with a focus on healthcare matters. She also serves on the board of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, a nonprofit foundation working to ensure quality, accountability, and cost containment in New Jersey, and on the board of Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice, South Jersey’s oldest and largest hospice. Ms. Stearns is an attorney with a wide range of political and legislative experience. She began her career with Princeton Public Affairs, where she worked with a wide range of clients to develop and implement legislative and regulatory strategies. In 2005, she co-chaired the Governor of New Jersey's Health Care and Senior Service Policy Group, which advised the Governor during the gubernatorial transition. Panelist: Senator Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. represents the 18th Legislative District of New Jersey. The district includes, East Brunswick, Edison, Helmetta, Metuchen, South Plainfield, South River and Highland Park, all located in Middlesex County. He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 2001 and was re- elected to eight terms until his ascension to the State Senate in May 2016 after the confirmation of former Senator Peter J. Barnes III as a Superior Court Judge. Senator Diegnan currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Senate Law & Public Safety Committee. He is a member of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee, Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historical Preservation Committee and the Joint Committee on the Public Schools. A lifelong resident of South Plainfield the Senator was inducted into the South Plainfield Hall of Fame in 2002. He holds his B.A. and Juris Doctorate degrees from Seton Hall University. Senator Diegnan is an attorney in private practice in South Plainfield. He is a member of the New Jersey and Middlesex County Bar Associations. He is also a former instructor of law and accounting at Middlesex County College. Senator Diegnan has been the prime sponsor of over 100 pieces of legislation that have been signed into law. In 2015, President Barak Obama signed federal legislation that was modeled on a New Jersey bill written by Senator Diegnan to phase out the dangers posed by synthetic plastic microbeads. These small bits of plastic, used in personal care products, were slipping through water treatment systems after they were washed down the drain. As a result, these microbeads often end up in local streams, rivers, larger bodies of water and ultimately in our food supply. In 2009, he sponsored a seven-bill package to simplify many of New Jersey’s corporate governance statutes and make the state more attractive to businesses, as part of a larger effort by the Legislature to help the state and its residents cope with financial uncertainty and emerge stronger from the Great Recession. Senator Diegnan is an authority on policies that shape the educational landscape in New Jersey. He was an early leader of the NJ STARS program which is a scholarship program exclusively for New Jersey residents who graduate in the top 15 percent by covering the cost of tuition at New Jersey’s 19 county colleges. He has been a forceful proponent and sponsor of the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act which passed in 2011. Senator Diegnan has also spearheaded initiatives to protect student athletes. He sponsored legislation requiring school districts to develop policies to address the issue of concussions in student athletes which was signed into law on December 7, 2010. Recent newspaper accounts have cited his 2013 bill to require Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in schools as the lifesaving measure used to aid multiple student- athletes with undiagnosed heart ailments during their times of crisis. As a commissioner of the New Jersey Corporate & Business Law Study Commission, Senator Diegnan has shaped corporate governance policy in the state to align with national best practices and raising New Jersey’s business profile. Senator Diegnan has been recognized by numerous organizations, including the 2004 Middlesex County Jewish Center Honoree, the 2004 New Jersey Outstanding Legislator Award from the Displaced Homemakers Network, the 2007 Irishman of the Year from the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, the 2008 ArtPride NJ Distinguished Arts Advocate Award, the 2008 Legislative Excellence Award from the New Jersey Council of County Colleges and the Metuchen-Woodbridge-Edison YMCA 2009 Peter J. Barnes Community Champion Award, the 2010 YMCA NJ State Alliance Friend of the YMCA award, the 2011 Presidential Award from the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey, the 2011 Roscommon Man of the Year from the Roscommon Society of New York and the Hubert H. Humphrey Friend of Labor award from the Middlesex and Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council, 2015 New Jersey Law Enforcement Police Officers Brotherhood Legislator of the Year and the 2016 Morheuser Humanitarian Award from the NJ Education Law Center. He also has served as past-president of the Sacred Heart Church Parish Council. The Senator and his wife of 40 years, Anita, have two daughters: Heather Paragano and Tara Webster. He and his wife, Anita, are the proud grandparents of Vanessa and Alexa Paragano and Brooke Webster. Panelist: Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick is serving his sixth term in the New Jersey General Assembly representing Union, Somerset and Morris Counties in the 21st District. Assemblyman Bramnick was elected by his colleagues in November 2015 to serve his third term as the Assembly Minority Leader, making him the highest-ranking member of the Republican Caucus in the Assembly. Assemblyman Bramnick served on the Plainfield City Council. He was an assistant professor of business law at Rider University and an adjunct professor of business law at Rutgers University, where he won the “Inspirational Professor of the Year” Award. Assemblyman Bramnick has been honored with the Legislator of the Year Award from the New Jersey Conference of Mayors and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the Hospital Association Assemblyman of the Year Award, the Spirit of the YMCA Award, the Guardian of Small Business Award from the National Federation of Independent Business, the James J. McLaughlin Award from the Bar Association, presented to a lawyer who has demonstrated civility, legal competence, and professionalism, and the Robert B. Meyner Award from the Bar Association. He was also inducted into the Plainfield High School Hall of Fame. Assemblyman Bramnick holds the title “Funniest Lawyer in New Jersey” after winning contests sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) at Rascals Comedy Club. He often volunteers his services as a comedic auctioneer on behalf of non-profit organizations. Assemblyman Bramnick is also a partner in the law firm of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, based in Scotch Plains. He is a certified civil trial attorney and a frequent lecturer for both the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the American Association for Justice. He served as President of the Richard J. Hughes Inns of Court, an association of professional attorneys dedicated to teaching young attorneys. He was named the Professional Attorney of the Year by the Union County Bar Association. Assemblyman Bramnick holds a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He also holds a J.D.
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