What you Need to Know about New Jersey Public Records and Open Meetings

This event qualifies for Varied CLE, ICRM

Understand the ins and outs of New Jersey's open meetings and open public records and how they can affect you.

Uncertain how the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and The Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) apply to you? This topic will assist attendees in understanding the impact of the OPRA and OPMA requirements in New Jersey. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of OPRA and OPMA. Get updates on recent developments in the interpretation of these laws.

Learning Objectives

- You will be able to describe the general background of OPRA/common law.

- You will be able to identify who is covered by OPMA?

- You will be able to explain how to make and maximize the effectiveness of your request.

- You will be able to review remedies for violation of OPMA.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Thomas J. Cafferty

Gibbons P.C.

Director in the firm of Gibbons, PC and leads the Gibbons Media Law Team
Practices in business and commercial litigation, appellate and media law
Listed in Best Lawyers and Named Newark area “Lawyer of the Year" 2014 in the category of First Amendment
Listed as a “State Litigation Star” Media Law, by Benchmark Litigation, 2015
J.D. degree, Rutgers School of Law; B.A. degree, Rutgers University in Newark