8:30 am
Rutgers University, New Brunswick – Livingston Campus, Student Center, 84 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854, starting at 8:30 am. The theme for this year’s WELL Conference is Latinas Lawyering Today and Leading for Tomorrow.
This signature event will include inspirational panel discussions on legal topics and matters impacting Latinas, and best practices, tips and advice regarding career pathways, women empowerment and leadership in the law. Complimentary continental breakfast, lunch and light refreshments will be provided. Networking opportunities will be available throughout the day. Registration is FREE and free NJ CLE credit will be available. To register, click here.
The HBA-NJ thanks our generous WELL Conference Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost & Botwinick, PC
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
Our keynote speaker is the Honorable Camelia M. Valdes, Passaic County Prosecutor, Honorary WELL Conference Chair and HBA-NJ Past President, who will share her journey through an intimate fireside chat with Michellene Davis, President and CEO of National Medical Fellowships, Inc. Please join us for this powerful conversation between two dynamic leaders!
Come hear from our lineup of inspiring panels and speakers including:
Women of Wall Street: Representing and Regulating the
Financial Industry
Nanette Aguirre, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Denisse Mira, Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A
Teresa A. Rodriguez, Senior Counsel, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Meghan Rohan, Counsel, Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Moderator: Diana Felipe, Associate, Milbank LLP
Empowered Women Empowering Women
Honorable Zoila Cassanova, Passaic County Surrogate
Sharmila D. Jaipersaud, Senior Counsel, RWJBarnabas Health and NJWLA President-elect
Jessica Ortiz, Deputy Inspector General and Director of Investigations, The Port Authority of NY & NJ
Nuris Portuondo, Executive Director and Associate General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A
Moderator: Ileana Montes, Law Offices of Ileana Montes and
HBA-NJ Past President
Special Remarks By:
Jeralyn Lawrence, New Jersey State Bar Association President, and Founder, Lawrence Law
NJ Assemblywoman Annette Quijano
IMPORTANT: all conference attendees must register their vehicles with Rutgers University to avoid any citations or tickets. Please register your car here.
FREE Headshots will be provided to a limited number of conference attendees on a first-come, first serve basis; arrive camera ready. Our renowned WELL Conference bags will also be available on a first-come, first serve basis. Doors open at 8:30 AM so be sure to arrive early! Bring plenty of business cards for networking and raffled prizes provided by our community partners. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact WELL Conference chairs Jacqueline Peña and Margo Chaly at Jacqueline.Pena@bowmanandbrooke.com and Margo_Chaly@hesaa.org.