Joseph A. Hayden, Jr. Moderating Saint Peter’s University’s 2026 Annual Reentry Conference on Trauma
Joseph A. Hayden, Jr., co-chair of the firm’s Criminal Defense and Investigations practices, will be moderating an upcoming “Annual Reentry Conference on Trauma” presented by Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City. The 2026 Annual Reentry Conference is intended to inform judges, policymakers, clinicians, and corrections leaders on how clinically grounded trauma treatment can be responsibly integrated into criminal justice practice, aligning legal authority with medical science to produce stable, successful reentry.
Hayden’s panel will discuss the relation between addiction and trauma and will include former college and NBA star Jayson Williams, who Hayden represented during 9 years of high-profile litigation in New Jersey. The discussion will draw on firsthand experience to offer insight into the complex personal and legal challenges that often accompany substance abuse and recovery.
The conference brings together nationally recognized medical and psychiatric leaders to examine trauma with scientific rigor. Keynote speaker Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD, will anchor the discussion by explaining how brain injury and trauma alter perception, impulse control, and reasoning. She will be joined by Petros Levounis, former President of the American Psychiatric Association, and Elie Aoun, a four-board-certified psychiatrist on the faculty of Columbia University. Together, they will examine evidence-based clinical interventions, including cognitive behavioral and trauma-informed therapies, that restore neurological regulation and improve decision-making capacity.
The event takes place on Thursday, April 2 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00p.m at St. Peter’s University Mac Mahon Student Center in Jersey City, NJ. Click here to read more.
