Top honors from the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law will go to a prominent civil attorney, an advocate for the economically disadvantaged and a retired state Superior Court assignment judge. 

The commission’s most prestigious awards honor individuals who uphold the profession’s highest ideals and have significant career achievements. Joseph LaSala, a partner at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, will receive the Daniel J. O’Hern Award. Colleen M. Cunningham, a team leader at Legal Services of Northwest New Jersey, will be recognized with the Charles J. Hollenbeck Award. The Lighthouse Award will be given to Retired Assignment Judge Peter F. Bariso Jr., of Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo.