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publication.
Analysis: Ellen L. Koblitz of
@PashmanStein
and Kim D. Ringler of Ringler Law Firm examine a recent case that highlights "the consequences of failing to provide competent legal representation undertaken pro bono."
“By all accounts, she excelled as a leader of the bar and a vigorous advocate for the rule of law during one of the most trying years of the justice system in the association’s history,” said
@Sillsnews
partner
@tprol
, a former president of the
@njsba
.
Frank Ciuffani of
@WilentzLaw
in Woodbridge returned to the firm in April 2017 after 17 years as a Superior Court judge. He was named GC in early 2018, replacing Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor, who herself was appointed to the Superior Court.
.
@NJ_ISJ
welcomed Paulette Brown and Paul Fishman to its board of trustees. Brown, a partner at
@LockeLord
, was the first black woman to serve as president of
@ABAesq
. Fishman, a partner at
@arnoldporter
, is a former U.S. attorney.
@RyanPHaygood
“The biggest mistake people make is doing it on their own,” says Jason Kurland of
@RivkinRadler
. “All the horror stories you hear is when people do it on their own.”
At
@mccarterenglish
, former Judge Jose Linares has an opportunity to start an alternate dispute resolution practice for the firm, and to work with his son-in-law. He is a grad of
@TempleLaw
.
The Trenton office comes on a one-year lease that commenced Tuesday. The space includes one traditional office and one open-concept office, as well as a conference room.
@mccarterenglish
“In my view, it really behooves employers to be proactive, to engage their employment attorneys, and do the training” of managers about the new law, said Michael Shadiack, head of the labor and employment practice at
@ConnellFoleyLLP
in Roseland.
.
@CooperLevenson
CEO Lloyd D. Levenson and others from the firm delivered Thanksgiving food items to the Atlantic City Convention Center, where the AC Chefs on a Mission were preparing meals for those in need.
"I’m lucky that I’ve had a firm that’s supported me in building this practice. It’s not just about dollars and cents; it’s about the work that we do.” —CJ Griffin of
@PashmanStein
Kimberly George of
@Sedgwick
and Mark Walls of
@safetynational
share insights they picked up from experts on workplace leave and accommodation policies
Rutgers University–Camden Chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon has been selected to receive the 2019 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of American Law Schools' Section on Women in Legal Education.
@TheAALS
@Rutgers_Camden
"I regret that I have not completed my review of the pending motions, but I am not able to provide you with a date certain by which the decisions on the motions will be rendered," Jacobson wrote to Davis.
.
@cporrino
: “Lawyers have a duty to uphold the law and protect the interests of their clients, but Talafous treated his law license like a license to steal, sinking to the point of stealing nearly half a million dollars from a young boy who lost his father
“We’re regularly taking a fresh look at what our policies are with the ultimate goal of wanting to be a family-friendly law firm,”
@DuaneMorrisLLP
vice chairman Tom Servodidio said.
William Castner will lead
@ConnellFoleyLLP
’s health care group in Cherry Hill. “Although I’m sad to see him depart his Senior Advisor role with us, I’m pleased he will continue his work on gun violence prevention at Connell Foley,”
@PhilMurphyNJ
said.
.
@ACDLNJ
said the judiciary should let each defendant have the final say on whether to go to trial under modified procedures. The Office of the Public Defender also generated a list of concerns that closely resembles the ACDL’s, though not in that respect.
The co-executive directors of the Jewish Bar Association of New Jersey include Susan Wernick, who leads public affairs for the accounting firm Bederson, and David Rosenberg, executive director of the New Jersey Jewish Business Alliance.
Q&A: Andrew Arruda, co-founder of artificial intelligence tool ROSS Intelligence, explains his reasoning for wanting more regulation of the legal industry.
@ROSSIntel
.
@RutgersLaw
has a new dean, and she's the first woman, the first African-American, and the first member of the LGBT community to hold a dean position at there. Story:
The ruling is a victory for
@FoxRothschild
. “As counsel for Compaction Systems, we look forward to trying this case to verdict before the District Court and are prepared to proceed as soon as the Court’s schedule permits,” said the firm’s Jeffrey Pollock.
"Some who have been in the legal service industry for as long as I have consider technology a threat, but I believe we must embrace it and see it as a benefit."
—Angelo J. Genova, managing partner and chairman
@GenovaBurns
Podcast. ~20 minutes. In this episode,
@FoxRothschild
partner Joshua Horn tells his story of starting a cannabis law practice. He also offers his prediction for whether New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania will be first to legalize adult-use marijuana.
Zahid N. Quraishi is set to receive the “Professional Achievement Award” by the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association at its annual gala.
@apala_nj
@RikerDanzig