New Partners Yearbook 2007

Each year at this time, when we present our compilation of the newest partners at New Jersey law firms, we get a healthy reminder of how the more things change, the more they don’t. For one thing, what is a partner? Most large firms today are organized as professional corporations, professional associations, limited liability companies or limited liability partnerships. They are made up of hierarchies of directors, shareholders, members and professional staff, each with carefully tailored responsibilities and compensation schemes. Even in firms that cling to the term “partner,” there are different ranks and degrees of consanguinity. Yet, making partner still means something quite unmistakable. It is the point where the firm and the lawyer marry their fortunes to each other, at least for the foreseeable future (which is the most that parties to any marriage can do). And it is the point where the lawyer takes on a leadership role that will continue to accrete and become more vital to the firm. The 149 lawyers featured here all made the grade in the past 12 months since our last yearbook was published. A few observations always leap from these pages. We notice, for example, that 89 of the new partners – 60 percent – were elevated within their firms. Lateral partnerships are still in the minority. This proportion has held steady for the past three years at least, which is a sign that firms are making good with efforts to retain and promote senior lawyers. Conversely, it means that lawyers willing to stay the course can look forward to advancement. The data continue to show that recruitment efforts are not localized. N.J. law school graduates comprise 37.6 percent of the new partners, about par with last year’s 36.5 percent. Roughly 45 percent of the new partners list New Jersey as their place of birth, compared with 49 percent last year. There are proportionately fewer women partners in this year’s group: 26 percent, compared with 29 percent last year. And although we did not ask for racial or ethnic identities, it is fairly noticeable that there are only a handful of minorities represented. That, however, is the subject of a separate annual survey. As their biographies show, all of these lawyers have strong skill sets that bear demonstrably on their firms’ abilities to serve an ever-more-variegated clientele. Regardless of the corporate terminology, we’ll keep on calling them partners. - Ronald J. Fleury, Editor in Chief Anne Ciesla Bancroft Firm: Fox Rothschild Partnership Date: August 2006 Practice Area(s): Labor and employment Born: June 11, 1966, New York, N.Y. Law School: The Washington College of Law, American Univ., J.D., 1991; Moot Court Competition, quarter finalist; Phi Delta Legal Fraternity; Notre Dame School of Law summer study, E.E.C. law and international trade law, London, 1989 College: Swarthmore College, B.A., economics, 1988 Career: Present firm, associate, 1991-2006 Activities: Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court Jefferson T. Barnes Firm: Porzio, Bromberg & Newman Partnership Date: Nov. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Medical malpractice, personal injury and crime victims’ rights Born: Oct. 21, 1954 Law School: T.C. Williams School of Law, Univ. of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, J.D., 1987 College: Lynchburg College, B.A., European history, 1976 Career: Barnes & Barnes, partner, 1987-2006 (negligence, medical malpractice, personal injury) Activities: Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (trustee, 1996-06; vice pres., 2001-04; president, 2004-05); International Tennis Hall of Fame, board of directors Timothy L. Barnes Firm: Porzio, Bromberg & Newman Partnership Date: Nov. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Medical malpractice, personal injury Born: Sept. 20, 1951 Law School: T.C. Williams School of Law, Univ. of Richmond, J.D., 1978 College: Wake Forest Univ., B.A. 1973 Career: Barnes & Barnes, partner, 1978-2006 (crime victims rights, medical malpractice, personal injury) Activities: American Board of Trial Advocates (president, Northern New Jersey Chapter, 1998-99; National Board, 1999-2005, secretary, 2004-05) Darren C. Barreiro Firm: Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation, chancery/equity litigation Born: May 23, 1971, New York, N.Y. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1998 College: Rutgers College, Rutgers Univ., B.A, history and education, 1993 Career: Present firm, associate, 1999-2006; Hon. Jack Lintner, J.S.C., law clerk, 1998-99 Activities: Middlesex County Chancery Practice Committee, chair; Middlesex County Bar Association; N.J. State Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America Elana Ben-Dov Firm: Peckar & Abramson, P.C. Partnership Date: January 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Labor relations and employment litigation Born: July 26, 1970, Medford, N.J. Law School: Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1995; dean’s list College: Rutgers College, Rutgers Univ., B.A., history (minor: chemistry), 1992, dean’s list Career: Present firm, associate, 1995-99; Pollack & Greene, associate, 1999-2001; Vernon & Ginsburg, associate, 1997-99; Maya & Associates, associate, 1995-97 Geoffrey S. Berman Firm: Greenberg Traurig Partnership Date: 2007 Practice Area(s): Litigation Law School: Stanford Univ., J.D., 1984; Stanford Law Review, note editor College: Univ. of Pennsylvania, B.A., political science, magna cum laude, 1981; Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, B.S., economics, 1981 Career: R. Berman Development Co., general counsel and senior vice pres.; asst. U.S. attorney (S.D.N.Y.), 1990-94; Office of Independent Counsel, Iran-Contra, associate counsel, 1987-90; Hon. Leonard Garth, U.S.C.J., law clerk, 1984-85 David M. Bass Firm: Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard Partnership Date: December 2006 Practice Area(s): Bankruptcy, corporate reorganization, commercial law Born: Feb. 21, 1969, Brooklyn, N.Y. Law School: New York Law School, J.D., 1994; New York Law School Journal of Human Rights, articles editor College: Tulane Univ., A.B. Freeman School of Business, B.S.M., 1991 Career: Herrick Feinstein, associate, to 2006; Hon. Novalyn L. Winfield, U.S.B.J., judicial intern, 1993-94 John P. Blasko Firm: Fox Rothschild Partnership Date: August 2006 Practice Area(s): Intellectual property Born: May 1, 1959, New Haven, Conn. Law School: Dickinson School of Law, J.D. 1984; Dickinson Journal of International Law, managing editor; Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, 1983-1984 (best brief award, 1984) College: Juniata College, B.S., international studies and technology, 1981 Career: Expanse Networks, Inc., chief strategic officer & general counsel, 2000- 01; J.P. Blasko PC, principal, 1992-2000; Ferrill & Logan/Ferrill, Logan, Johns & Blasko, of counsel, partner, 1991-92 Carlos M. Bollar Firm: Archer & Greiner Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Environmental litigation Born: Aug. 9, 1972, Nyack, N.Y. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Camden, J.D., 1997 College: Rutgers College, B.A., political science and English, 1994 Career: Present firm, associate, 2000-06; Tomar, O’Brien, Kaplan Jacoby & Graziano, associate, 1998-2000; Hon. William Cook, J.S.C., law clerk, 1997-98 Activities: ABA Sections on Litigation and Environmental Litigation; ABA Attorney-Client Privilege/Attorney Work Product Subcommittee, co-Chair Scott P. Borsack Firm: White and Williams Partnership Date: July 24, 2006 Practice Area(s): Tax, trusts, estates Born: Oct. 23, 1961, Brooklyn, N.Y. Law School: Case Western Reserve Univ., J.D., 1987; Journal of International Law; New York Univ., LL.M, taxation, 1991 College: Brooklyn College, B.A., economics and political science, 1987 Career: Szaferman Lakind Blumstein Blader & Lehmann, partner, 1993-2006; Hill Wallack, associate, 1991-93; Muchnick, Golieb & Golieb, associate, 1990-91 Sheila E. Calello Firm: McCarter & English, Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation, debtor/creditor Born: Oct. 1, 1963, Scranton, Pa. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1991, summa cum laude; Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal, case note editor College: Carnegie-Mellon Univ., B.S., graphic communications management, 1985 Career: Present firm, counsel, 2004-06, associate, to 2004 Activities: New Jersey State Bar Association, Banking Law Section; American Bar Association Charter Paul K. Caliendo Firm: Gill & Chamas Partnership Date: January 2007 Practice Area(s): Personal injury Born: Jan. 21, 1970, New Brunswick, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D. 1995 College: Syracuse Univ., B.S., biology, 1992; Tau Kappa Episilon; Maxwell House Citizenship Scholarship Career: Present firm, associate, 1998-2006; Law Offices of Robert Giordano, associate, 1996-98; Hon. Robert L. Garrenger, Jr., J.S.C., law clerk, 1995-96 Activities: New Jersey State Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Certified Civil Trial Attorney Christopher J. Caslin Firm: Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Real estate development, acquisitions and finance Born: New York, N.Y. Law School: Fordham Univ., J.D., 1999; Archibald Murray Award for Public Service College: College of the Holy Cross, B.A., Political Science, 1995 Career: Present firm, associate, 2003-06; DeCampo, Diamond & Ash, associate, 1999-2003 Frank J. Cerza Firm: Day Pitney Partnership Date: May 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Commercial real estate and development transactions, international transactions, private companies, retail companies Born: Nov. 29, 1955, Brooklyn, N.Y. Law School: Villanova Law School, J.D. 1980 College: Univ. of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1977, magna cum laude Career: Frank J. Cerza Law Offices, partner, 1985-2006; Retail Companies Practice Group, chair Arthur N. Chagaris Firm: Beattie Padovano Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Personal injury, real estate, construction law, estates Born: Oct. 30, 1948, Jersey City, N.J. Law School: Washington College of Law, J.D., 1974; American Univ.Law Review, editor in chief; dean’s fellowship College: Boston Univ., B.A., 1970 Career: Present firm, of counsel, 2004-06; sole practice, 1991-2004, 1976-91; Chagaris & Safro, partner, 1982-91; Hon. Austin Fickling III, law clerk, 1975-76. Activities: Certified Civil Trial Attorney; Justice Morris Pashman Chapter, American Inns of Court, master Louis A. Chiafullo Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Insurance litigation Born: Sept. 8, 1967, Long Branch, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1996, magna cum laude; Seton Hall Law Review, managing editor, 1995-96, assistant articles editor, 1994-95 College: Montclair State Univ., B.A., English, 1990 Career: Current firm, associate, to 2006; Hon. Nicholas Politan, U.S.D.J., law clerk, 1996-98 Activities: American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Federal Bar Association Lowell A. Citron Firm: Lowenstein Sandler Partnership Date: Sept. 25, 2006 Practice Area(s): Commercial finance, asset based finance Born: 1969 Law School: Fordham Univ., J.D., 1994 , cum laude; Order of the Coif College: State Univ. of New York at Binghamton, B.A., 1991; honors in economics Career: Loeb & Loeb, partner, to 2006; Hahn and Hessen, associate Activities: Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys Gerald H. Clark Firm: Keefe Bartels Partnership Date: 2006 Practice Area(s): Complex litigation, class actions, personal injury Born: June 15, 1972, Orange, N.J. Law School: Fordham Univ., J.D., 1997 College: Villanova Univ., B.A., political science (minor: philosophy), 1994 Career: Current firm, associate, 2000-06; Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, associate, 1998-2000; Hon. John D’Amico, law clerk, 1997-98 Activities: Certified Civil Trial Attorney Lawrence Cohen Firm: Lowenstein Sandler Partnership Date: Oct. 16, 2006 Practice Area(s): Securities, corporate, franchises, emerging growth companies Born: June 12, 1955, Brooklyn, N.Y. Law School: Univ. at Buffalo Law School, SUNY, J.D., 1979; Jessup International Moot Court Competition Graduate School: Univ. of Florida Law School International Trade Law Program, summer 1978 College: Brooklyn College, City Univ. of NY, B.A., 1976 , cum laude Career: Fox Rothschild, partner, 2004-06; Stark & Stark, counsel, 2002-04 Activities: Former NASD registered principal and representative John D. Cranmer Firm: Archer & Greiner Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Real estate, land use, construction contracts, liquor license Born: December 16, 1966, Camden, NJ Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Camden, J.D., 1993 Graduate School: Rutgers-Bloustein School of Planning, masters, city and regional planning College: Old Dominion Univ., B.S., political science/history, 1988, honors Career: Present firm, associate, 1993-98, 2003-06; MCW Enterprises, general counsel, 1998-2003 Activities: Licensed real estate broker; New Jersey professional planner (PP) Deborah A. Crinigan Firm: White and Williams Partnership Date: 2006 Practice Area(s): Property and workers’ compensation subrogation Born: 1968, Toms River, N.J. Law School: Temple Univ., J.D. May, 1994 Graduate School: Temple Univ. School of Business & Management, MBA, 1994 College: Mount St. Mary’s Univ., B.S., 1990, business & finance/economics; Presidential Scholarship Career: Present firm, 1996-06; City of Philadelphia, asst. city solicitor, 1995-96 Activities: Child advocate, 2003 to present; Academy of Advocacy 2000; American Trial Lawyers Association Jerry A. Cuomo Firm: Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Insurance coverage, appellate litigation, construction defect, constitutional law, broker and agent liability, disabilities law, employment law, railroad litigation and personal injury. Born: Feb. 9, 1972, Bronx, N.Y. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D. 1996; Seton Hall Journal of Sport Law, notes & comments editor College: Providence College, B.A., political science, 1993 Career: Present firm, associate, 2004-2006, 1997-2001; Duane Morris, associate, 2001-2004; Hon. Lawrence Lawson, A.J.S.C., law clerk, 1996-97 Neil M. Day Firm: Coughlin Duffy Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial, construction and employment litigation, product liability Born: July 31, 1971, New Jersey Law School: Wake Forest Univ. School of Law, J.D., 1996, cum laude; Wake Forest Law Review, senior articles editor, 1995-96; Order of the Coif College: Trenton State College, B.A., political science, 1993, summa cum laude; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha Career: Present firm, associate, 2004-06; Drinker Biddle & Reath, associate, 2000-04; Fox Rothschild, associate, 1998-2000; Hon. David A. Faber, U.S.D.J., 1996-98 Richard F. DeLucry Firm: Hill Wallack Partnership Date: Jan. 2, 2007 Practice Area(s): Gaming, real estate, redevelopment, land use Born: Aug. 7, 1956, Ventnor, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1988 College: Temple Univ., B.A., journalism, 1982 Career: Sandson & DeLucry, partner, 2003-2006; Wolff & Samson, of counsel, 2002-03; Hankin, Sandson, Sandman, Associate, 2000-02; Atlantic City assistant city solicitor, 1991-1993 Activities: New Jersey State and Atlantic County bar associations Philip J. DiBerardino, Jr. Firm: Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Construction litigation, insurance coverage, environmental and employment litigation Born: Aug. 7, 1970, Margate, N.J. Law School: Brooklyn Law School, J.D. 1998; Merit Scholarship Recipient College: Marietta College, B.A. 1993, history/English Career: Present firm, associate, 1998-2006 Thomas F. Doherty Firm: McCarter & English Born: Sept. 12, 1967, Teaneck, N.J. Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Labor & employment law; commercial litigation Law School: Seton Hall Univ. School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1992; Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal, editor College: Seton Hall Univ., B.A., English, 1989, summa cum laude; Honors Program Career: Present firm, special counsel, 2004-06; Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld & Barry, partner, 1998-2004; Barry & McMoran, associate, 1994-98; Hon. James J. Petrella, P.J.A.D., 1992-93 Activities: Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey Joseph R. Dougherty Firm: Hill Wallack Partnership Date: Jan. 2, 2007 Practice Area(s): Gaming law, licensing, acquisition compliance policies & investigations Born: Dec. 27, 1963, Atlantic City, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Camden, J.D., 1996; Tax Honors Program; Am. Jur. Award – Moot Court College: Princeton Univ., A.B., psychology, 1986 Career: Atlantic City outside legal counsel, 2002-06; Caring, Inc., executive director of operations and general counsel, 2002-present; Atlantic City deputy city solicitor, 1999-2002 Paul C. Dritsas Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Environmental, redevelopment Born: Dec. 14, 1956, River Edge, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1987; Seton Hall Legislative Bureau and Journal, Student Director College: Muhlenberg College, B.S., biology, 1979, Career: Present firm, counsel, 1998-2006, associate 1987-98 Practice Area(s): Activities: New Jersey State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section Gregory M. Dyer Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Business litigation Born: March 24, 1966, Orange, N.J. Law School: Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1991, magna cum laude; Notre Dame Law Review College: Bucknell Univ., B.A., economics, 1988, cum laude Career: Present firm, counsel, 2002-06, associate, 1991-2002 Activities: Community Associations Institute; American, New Jersey State and Essex County Bar Associations Russell W. Faegenburg Firm: Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Intellectual property litigation and counseling Born: April 23, 1969, Mineola, N.Y. Law School: Harvard Law School, J.D. 1994 College: Brown Univ., A.B., mathematics, 1991 Career: Present firm, of counsel, to 2006; Fish & Neave, associate Activities: American Bar Association Maria A. Feeley Firm: Pepper Hamilton Partnership Date: Jan. 1 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation Born: July 16, 1971, Philadelphia, Pa. Law School: Washington & Lee Univ., J.D. 1997; REAL Law Journal, case note author and senior articles editor; National Moot Court Team, quarterfinalist; John W. Davis Moot Court semifinalist College: Rosemont College, B.A., mathematics and history, 1993, cum laude; Delta Epsilon Sigma Career: White and Williams, associate, 1997-2004 Activities: Philadelphia Bar Association, Women in the Profession Committee, co-chair; Phila. Volunteers for the Indigent Mark K. Follender Firm: Scarinci & Hollenbeck Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial real estate, corporate and telecommunications law Born: April 6, 1958, Englewood, N.J. Law School: Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 1983 College: Hamilton College, B.A., history and English, 1980 Career: Present firm, of counsel, 2004-present; Goldman, Zolotorofe, Corcoran & Follender, partner, 2000-04; sole practice, 1988-2000 Activities: Ridgewood Planning Board 1990-2002 (chairman, 1997-2000); Fort Lee Planning Board attorney, 1993-2000 Brian G. Friel Firm: Greenberg Traurig Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Insurance coverage counseling and litigation Born: 1968 Law School: St. John’s Univ., J.D., cum laude, 1994; St. John’s Univ. Law Review, articles editor College: Boston College, B.A., 1990, magna cum laude Career: Present firm, of counsel, to 2006 Activities: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, 2002; Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Outstanding Achievement Award for Public Education, 1998 Arren S. Goldman Firm: Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial real estate; land use, environmental, redevelopment, banking, business financing & creditors’ rights and brokerage practice groups Born: Nov. 10, 1972, Denville, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1998 College: Brandeis Univ., B.A., politics and Spanish, 1995, magna cum laude Career: Present firm, associate, 1998-2006, summer associate, 1997 Activities: N.J. State Bar Association Banking Law Section, Financial Transactions Committee, secretary; New Jersey Mortgage Bankers Association Cheryl A. Gorman Firm: Gibbons Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Corporate, business franchises, financial services Born: Jan. 9, 1956 Law School: Univ. of Michigan, J.D., 1981 College: Michigan State Univ., B.A., 1978 Career: Present firm, counsel, to 2006; LeBouef, Lamb, Green & MacRae, associate, 1981-89; Winthrop, Stimpson, Putnam & Roberts, associate, 1989-95 Activities: New Jersey Statewide Mediation Program for Civil, General Equity and Probate Cases, mediator Cory Mitchell Gray Firm: Greenberg Traurig Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation Born: Aug. 29, 1957, Summit, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1987; Moot Court Honors College: Rutgers College, B.A., 1980 Career: Solomon and Weinberg, partner, 1997-2006; Podvey Sachs Meanor Catenacci Hildner and Cocoziello, associate, 1994-97; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, associate, 1986-93 Activities: Rahway Zoning Board of Adjustment and Planning Board, attorney; American Bar Association, Section on Litigation Alison G. Greenberg Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Business and commericial litigation Born: Jan. 23, 1972, Livingston, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1997 College: Univ. of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1994 Career: Present firm, associate, to 2006; Hon. Kevin G. Callahan, J.S.C., law clerk, 1997-98 Activities: N.J. Bar State Association Carol Grelecki Firm: WolfBlock Brach Eichler Partnership Date: Feb. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Health law Born: Aug. 10, 1961, Denville, N.J. Law School: New York Univ., J.D. 1986 College: Rutgers College, B.A., history and economics/English, 1983, with high honors Career: Present firm, associate, 1999-present; HIP Health Plan of New Jersey, assistant general counsel, 1994-99; N.J. Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Law, deputy attorney general, 1992-94; New Jersey Turnpike Authority, attorney, 1988-92; Wolff & Samson, associate, 1986-88 Debra S. Groisser Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Corporate, securities and financial institutions Born: Oct. 8, 1952, Brooklyn, N.Y. Law School: Columbia Univ., J.D., 1981 College: Dartmouth College, A.B., 1973, summa cum laude Career: Present firm, counsel, 2000-06, associate, 1991-99; Olwine Connolly Chase O’Donnel & Weyher, associate, 1989-91; American Express Company, associate counsel, 1985-89; Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, associate, 1981-85 Activities: American and New Jersey State bar associations Anthony M. Gruppuso Firm: Gibbons Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Business litigation Born: Aug. 10, 1969 Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1998, cum laude; Seton Hall Law Review College: Seton Hall Univ., B.A., 1994 Career: Present firm, associate, 2000-06; Hon. Frederick J. Scullin, Jr., U.S.D.J., law clerk, 1999-2000; Hon. Dorothea O’C. Wefing, J.A.D., law clerk, 1998-99 Activities: American and N.J. State bar associations Mitchell D. Haddad Firm: Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross Partnership Date: March 13, 2006 Practice Area(s): Complex commercial and real estate litigation Born: 1958, New York, N.Y. Law School: Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1986; Moot Court Honor Society College: Queens College, B.A. political science (minor: philosophy), 1982 Career: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, counsel, 1999-2006, associate, 1993-98; Dreyer and Traub, associate, 1986-93 Audrey A. Hale Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Health care Born: April 25, 1963, Hackensack, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1990; Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, managing production editor College: Stevens Institute of Technology , B.S., biochemistry, 1985, with honors Career: Present firm, associate, 1994-2006; Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, associate, 1990-94 Activities: American Bar Association, Section on Health Law; N.J. State Bar Association; Health & Hospital Law Section, Board of Directors, 1995-2001 Gary T. Hall Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Land use, redevelopment Born: June 18, 1952, Wilmington, Del. Law School: Georgetown Univ. Law Center, J.D., 1982, magna cum laude; The Tax Lawyer Graduate School: Rutgers Univ., M.C.R.P., city and regional planning, 1977 College: Dickinson College, B.S., urban studies, 1974, cum laude Career: Present firm, counsel, xxx-2006 Activities: N.J. State Bar Association, Land Use Law Section, past president; Westfield Planning Board, former member Robert M. Hanna Firm: Gibbons Partnership Date: May 30, 2006 Practice Area(s): Criminal defense Born: Nov. 22, 1958, Teaneck, N.J. Law School: Fordham Univ. School of Law, J.D., 1984; Fordham Law Review College: Manhattan College, B.S.B.A., accounting, 1980, summa cum laude Career: U.S. Attorney’s Office (D.N.J.), assistant U.S. attorney, 1990-2006 (Securities & Health Care Fraud Unit, chief; Criminal Health Care Fraud Coordinator); Cahill Gordon & Reindel, associate, 1984-1990 Martin J. Healy Firm: Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): General litigation; products liability; pharmaceutical and medical device liability; toxic tort; mass tort, class action; multi-district litigation Born: 1965, Belleville, N.J. Law School: The John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1993 College: Villanova Univ., B.A., political science, 1987 Career: Present firm, special counsel, 2005-06; associate, 2001-05; O’Toole & Couch, associate, 1998-2001; McCormack, Petrolle & Matthews, associate, 1993-98; Prudential, Actuarial and Financial Services Division 1987-90. Elaine M. Hughes Firm: Lowenstein Sandler Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Venture capital, private equity and M&A. Born: Baton Rouge, La. Law School: Boston College, J.D. 1998, magna cum laude; Student Admissions Committee; Criminal Process Clinic: represented indigent defendants in Dorchester District Court College: Harvard Univ., B.A., classics, 1995, cum laude; Harvard Mock Trial Tournament – 1st place team; Harvard College Scholarship Career: Current firm, counsel, 2003-06; Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, associate, 1998-2003 Solomon Hunter Jr. Firm: Pepper Hamilton Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Corporate, securities Born: Aug. 30, 1959, Philadelphia, Pa. Law School: Georgetown Univ., J.D. 1995 Graduate School: Pennsylvania State Univ., M.B.A., finance, 1984 College: Univ. of Tennessee, B.S., business admin. and marketing, 1981 Career: Present firm, of counsel, 2004-06; Dechert, associate, 1995-2004; IBM Corporation, sales/marketing positions, 1984-91; Armstrong World Industries, sales representative, 1981-82 Curtis A. Johnson Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Corporate, securities and financial institutions Born: June 12, 1956 Law School: Columbia Law School, J.D., 1980 College: Columbia Univ., B.S., 1980 Career: Present firm, counsel, to 2006 Activities: American Bar Association, Business Law Section; New Jersey State Bar Association, Banking Law Section, Board of Directors; Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society); Jewell M. Garletts Award for Excellence in Civil Engineering J. Forrest Jones Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Environmental Born: Nov. 14, 1959 Law School: New York Univ., J.D., 1984 College: Union College, B.A., 1981 Career: Present firm, counsel, to 2006 Marie J. Jones Firm: Fox Rothschild Partnership Date: August 2006 Practice Area(s): Gaming law Born: Aug. 9, 1967, Atlantic City, N.J. Law School: Temple Univ., J.D., 1994, cum laude College: Glassboro State College, B.A., political science, 1990, cum laude, dean’s list Career: Present firm, special counsel, 2005-06; Sterns & Weinroth, attorney, 1996-2005; Brown & Connery, law clerk, 1994-95 Activities: International Masters of Gaming Law; Pennsylvania, N.J. State and Atlantic County bar associations Marci Hill Jordan Firm: Stark & Stark Partnership Date: July 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Workers’ compensation, social security disability Born: Doylestown, PA Law School: Widener Univ., J.D., 1990; Moot Court Honor Society College: Florida International Univ., B.S., hospitality management, 1981 Career: Present firm, associate, 2003-06; Tomar Law Firm, associate, 1992-2003; Thomas Flynn Law Office, associate, 1990-92 Activities: Certified Workers’ Compensation Law Attorney Brad M. Kaplan Firm: Schwartz, Simon, Edelstein, Celso & Kessler Partnership Date: July 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Business law, taxation, estate planning and administration Born: May 2, 1972, Elizabeth, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1997; Rutgers Law Journal, articles editor; tax honors with distinction; New York Univ., LL.M., taxation, 2000 College: Brandeis Univ., B.A., history (minor: philosophy), 1994, cum laude; Phi Alpha Theta Career: Present firm, counsel, 2004-06; to present; Deener, Stern & Hirsch, counsel, 2003-04; Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, associate, 2000-03 Lucille J. Karp Firm: McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): General corporate and commercial real estate transactional Born: New York, N.Y. Law School: Widener Univ., J.D., 1990 College: Rutgers Univ., College of Engineering, B.S., ceramic engineering/ technical management, 1986 Career: Present firm, of counsel, 2003-06; Waters, McPherson, McNeill, partner, 1999-2003, associate, 1990-98 Activities: New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners. Edward J. Kelleher Firm: Archer & Greiner Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation, creditors rights, non-compete law Born: Aug. 4, 1967, Meadowbrook, Pa. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Camden, J.D., 1997, with high honors College: Drew Univ., B.A., behavioral science, 1989, summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa Career: Present firm, associate, 1997-2006; Travelers Insurance Co., Claims Representative, 1989-94 John Kim Firm: Greenberg Traurig Partnership Date: Oct. 30, 2006 Practice Area(s): Intellectual property Born: 1967, Korea Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1994 College: The Cooper Union, B.S., engineering, 1991; dean’s list Career: McCarter & English, special counsel, 2003-06; Selitto, Behr & Kim, associate then partner, 1994-2003 Activities: American Intellectual Property Law, New York Intellectual Property Law, International Trademark associations; International Association of Korean Lawyers Francis A. Kirk Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Construction and business litigation Born: June 20, 1967, New Haven, Conn. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1992; Moot Court Board College: Brown Univ., A.B., political science, 1989 Career: Present firm, counsel, 2004-06, associate, 1998-2004; Kirsch, Gartenberg & Howard, associate, 1993-98; Hon. Amos Saunders, JSC, law clerk, 1992-93 Frank J. Kontely III Firm: Hoagland Longo Moran Dunst & Doukas Partnership Date: Jan. 2, 2007 Practice Area(s): General liability, construction litigation Born: June 23, 1965, Cleveland, Ohio Law School: Univ. of Florida, J.D., 1990; Constitutional Law Book; Dean’s List College: Princeton Univ., A.B. 1987 Career: Purcell, Ries, Shannon, Mulcahy & O’Neill, partner, 2001-06; Wolff & Samson, associate, 1998-2001; Leavy, Bride, Tinker & Moran, associate, 1990-97 Activities: American Bar Association – Torts & Insurance Practice Section; NJ State Bar Association Daniel R. Korb, Jr. Firm: Bressler, Amery & Ross Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Securities law, commercial litigation Born: Aug. 5, 1971, Livingston, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1996, magna cum laude College: Vanderbilt Univ., B.A., chemistry (minor: American history), 1993 Career: Current firm, associate, 1999-2006; Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, associate, 1997-99; Hon. Edward W. Beglin, Jr., A.J.S.C., law clerk, 1996-97 Christopher S. Kozak Firm: Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Areas: Insurance defense, railroad defense, toxic tort defense, pharmacy defense Born: Oct. 29, 1971, Manhasset, N.Y. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1996; Seton Hall Legislative Journal College: State Univ. at Binghamton, B.A., law & society/economics, 1993 Career: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, counsel, 2006; present firm, associate then of counsel, 1997-2006; Hon. James B. Convery, J.S.C., law clerk, 1996-97 Jonathan R. Lagarenne Firm: Fox Rothschild Partnership Date: August 2006 Practice Area(s): Corporate, intellectual property, pharmaceutical, biotech Born: Dec. 22, 1959, Concord, Mass. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1987 College: Univ. of Virginia, B.S., chemical engineering, 1983, with high honors Career: Solo practice, 2004-05; Hamon Corp., chief executive officer, chief operating officer, 1990-2003; Research-Cottrell Inc., vice president and general council, 1994-98 Activities: Co-inventor of 2 U.S. patents: 6,595,147 and 6,439,138 Michael J. Lerner Firm: Lowenstein Sandler Partnership Date: October 2006 Practice Area(s): Corporate and technology Born: April 24, 1958, Newark, N.J. Law School: Hofstra Univ., J.D., 1983 College: Boston Univ., B.S., business administration, 1980, cum laude Career: Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., vice pres. and general counsel, 2000-06; Gibbons Del Deo Dolan Griffinger & Vecchione, associate, 1983-90, partner 1990-2000 (Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Practice, chairman) Debra Lienhardt Firm: WolfBlock Brach Eichler Partnership Date: Feb. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Health Law Born: Oct. 30, 1968, Passaic, N.J. Law School: Columbia Univ., J.D. 1993; Columbia Business Law Review College: Rutgers College, B.A, economics, political science (minor philosophy), 1990, with high honors; Eagleton Institute of Politics, fellow Career: Present firm, associate, 2002-06; World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., assistant general counsel; Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, associate Activities: New Jersey State and New York State bar associations. Sean M. Lipsky Firm: Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, surety and construction, insurance coverage, insurance defense, tax disputes Born: Sept. 7, 1971, Suffern, N.Y. Law School: Univ. of Pennsylvania, J.D., 1998 College: Univ. of Florida, B.A., 1995, cum laude; Florida Academic Scholar Career: Present firm, associate, 2002-07; Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, associate, 2001-02; Joseph Mezzacca Law Office, associate, 1999-2000 Elizabeth F. Lorell Firm: Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celso & Kessler Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Insurance litigation Born: Dec. 13, 1961, Abington, Pa. Law School: Univ. of Denver, J.D. 1988; Am. Jur. Award – Insurance Law College: West Chester State Univ., B.S., political science/public administration, 1983, summa cum laude Career: Harwood Lloyd, associate, 1989-99, partner, 2000-06; Hon. Leonard Plank, Colo. Court of Appeals, law clerk 1988-89; Hon. Robert Fullerton, Denver District Court, law clerk, 1988 Activities: Volunteer lawyer for the Bergen County Legal Advocacy Group Timothy J. Lowry Firm: Hill Wallack Partnership Date: Jan. 2, 2007 Practice Area(s): Gaming law Born: Nov. 30, 1976, Somers Point, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 2002; Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal, editor, College: St. Joseph’s Univ., B.A., political science/philosophy, 1999; Phi Alpa Theta; dean’s list; McKenna Pre-Law Society Career: Sandson & DeLucry, associate, 2003-06; Hon. Steven P. Perskie, J.S.C., law clerk, 2002-03 Activities: Atlantic County Bar Association, Trustee; Vincent Haneman American Inns of Court, executive board Mairi V. Luce Firm: Duane Morris Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Bankruptcy law, corporate reorganization, creditors’ rights, out-of-court workouts, complex commercial reorganizations. Born: March 6, 1967, Yokosuka, Japan Law School: Temple Univ., J.D., 1996, magna cum laude College: Univ. of Vermont, B.A., English and history, 1990 Career: Present firm, associate, 1996-06 Activities: Association for Children of New Jersey – Children’s Legal Resource Center, volunteer; Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program John O. Lukanski Firm: Wolff & Samson Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation, arbitration, regulatory Born: March 18, 1973, Rahway, N.J. Law School: Vanderbilt Univ., J.D., 1998 College: Seton Hall Univ., B.S., finance, 1995, magna cum laude Career: Present firm, associate, 1998-2006 Robert E. Lytle Firm: Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, Blader & Lehmann Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): General and environmental litigation, criminal law Born: May 27, 1964, Denville, N.J. Law School: Univ. of Dayton, 1990; Pace Univ., LL.M., environmental law, 1993 College: Susquehanna Univ., B.S., business/finance, 1986 Career: Present firm, associate, 2002-06; Mercer County Prosecutor’ Office, assistant prosecutor, 1998-2002; N.J. Division of Criminal Justice, deputy attorney general, 1993-98; Laddey, Claril, Coffin & Ryan, associate, 1991-92; Hon. Ronald Graves, J.S.C., law clerk, 1990-91 Vincent J. Mangini Firm: Stark & Stark Partnership Date: July 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Born: Jan. 6, 1968, Brooklyn, NY Law School: Univ. of Richmond, J.D., 1995 Graduate School: Virginia Commonwealth Univ., M.U.R.P., urban and regional planning, 1995 College: Catholic Univ. of America, B.A., history (modern European), 1990 Career: Present firm, associate, 2002-06; Alan B. Zublatt law offices, associate, 2000-01; Francis J. Brennan III law offices, associate, 1999-2000; Michael A. Pane law offices, associate, 1997-99 Elizabeth Engert Manzo Firm: Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Estate and tax planning, elder law, employee benefits Born: 1-9-1972, Summit, New Jersey Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1997, cum laude; Seton Hall Legislative Law Journal College: Rutgers College, B.A., political science, 1994, with high honors; Henry Rutgers Scholar; Pi Sigma Alpha Career: Present firm, associate, 1997-2006 Activities: Richard J. Hughes American Inns of Court; National Association of Elder Law Attorneys Ian S. Marx Firm: Greenberg Traurig Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Litigation Born: May 30, 1968, Livingston, N.J. Law School: New York Law School, J.D., 1994, magna cum laude, New York Law School Law Review, editor Graduate School: Drew Univ., M.A., international affairs, 1991 College: Dickinson College, B.A., political science/Italian studies, 1990 Career: Present firm, of counsel, 2003-06; Wolff & Samson, associate, 2000-03; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, associate, 1997-2000; McCarter & English, associate, 1995-97; Hon. William H. Walls, U.S.D.J., law clerk, 1994-95 Hany A. Mawla Firm: Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Family law Born: Dec.27, 1973, Pequannock, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1998 College: Rutgers Univ., B.A., political science, 1995; with high honors Career: Present firm, associate, 2003-06; Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, associate, 2000-03; Newman, McDonough, Schofel & Giger, associate, 1999-2000; Hon. Craig Randall Harris, J.S.C., law clerk, 1998-99 Activities: Member, New Jersey Civil Rights Commission, N.J. Office of the Attorney General, 2006-present John J.D. McFerrin-Clancy Firm: Lowenstein Sandler Partnership Date: May 15, 2006 Practice Area(s): Commercial and securities litigation Born: Oct. 10, 1962, New York, N.Y. Law School: Boston Univ., J.D., 1988, magna cum laude; Boston Univ. Law Review, editor; J. Joseph Tauro Distinguished Scholar; Liacos Scholar; Hennessey Scholar College: Harvard Univ., A.B., 1984, cum laude Career: Schlam Stone & Dolan, partner, 1994-2006; Sullivan & Cromwell, associate, 1989-94 Stephen A. Mennella Firm: Gill & Chamas Partnership Date: January 2007 Practice Area(s): Personal injury Born: April 1, 1968, Newark, N.J. Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1995; Moot Court Board of Governors (chairman for one year) College: Rutgers College, B.A., English, 1990 Career: Present firm, associate, 1996-2007; Holland & Muirden, associate, 1995-96 Activities: Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Middlesex County and New Jersey State bar associations; Edison Valley Playhouse board of directors Jeffrey R. Merlino Firm: Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Education, labor relations, municipal law, litigation. Born: Sept. 13, 1970, Ridgewood, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1997 College: Montclair State Univ., B.S., business administration, 1994 Career: Present firm, associate, 1997-2006; Hon. Edmund M. Kirby, J.S.C., law clerk, 1997-98 Practice Area(s): General counsel/board attorney to several public school districts Lisa A. Miller Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Corporate, securities and financial institutions Born: November 26, 1966, New Jersey Law School: Saint Louis Univ. School of Law, J.D., 1993; Saint Louis Univ. Law Journal, notes and comments Editor College: Washington Univ., B.A., psychology/business administration, 1989 Career: Present firm, associate, 2002-06; Krugman & Kailes, associate, 1999-2002 Matthew K. Mitchell Firm: Green Lundgren & Ryan Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Litigation, insurance coverage and defense Born: March 12, 1968, Philadelphia, Pa. Law School: Univ. of Miami, J.D., 1993, cum laude; Litigation Skills Programs; ATLA trial competitions College: Lafayette College, B.A., government and law, 1986, dean’s list Career: Green Lundgren & Ryan, associate, 1995-2006; Angones Hunter McClure Lynch & Williams, Miami, associate, 1993-95 Activities: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Camden County Bar Association, N.J. Defense Association Florina A. Moldovan Firm: McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation Born: Jan. 17, 1956, Vidra, Romania Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1991, magna cum laude; Seton Hall Univ. Law Review, associate editor College: Colorado State Univ., B.S., business administration, 1981, cum laude Career: Present firm, of counsel, 1996-2006; Pitney Hardin Kipp & Szuch, associate, 1991-96 Activities: American and New Jersey State bar associations; ProBono Partnership, Society for Human Resource Management; proficient in Romanian William M. Moran Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Securities litigation, government investigations, white-collar crime Born: April 6, 1964, Rockville Centre, N.Y. Law School: Catholic Univ. of America, J.D., 1989, International Law Society College: College of the Holy Cross, A.B., history, 1985 Career: Present firm, special counsel, 2000-06; Bachner, Tally, Polevoy & Misher, associate, 1995-99; Camhy Karlilnsky & Stein, associate, 1994-95; Shea & Gould, associate, 1993-94; Kings County asst. district attorney, 1989-92 John B. Mullahy Firm: Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan Partnership Date: Dec. 13, 2006 Practice Area(s): General liability, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, insurance coverage defense Born: April 25, 1971, Brooklyn, N.Y. Law School: St. John’s Univ., J.D., 1997; dean’s list; Moot Court Honor Society College: The College of the Holy Cross, B.A., English, 1993; Dean’s List 1989-1993; English National Honor Society Career: Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan, senior associate, 2003-06; McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney, associate, 2001-03; London Fischer, associate, 1999-2001; Ahmuty, Demers & McManus, associate 1997-99 Reynold Nebel, Jr. Firm: Greenberg Traurig Partnership Date: March 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Public utilities, energy Born: 1954, Plainfield, N.J. Law School: Washington College of Law, American Univ., J.D., 1979; American Univ. Law Review College: Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, B.A., political science/psychology, 1976, with honors; Phi Beta Kappa Career: LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, partner, 1992-2006; Stryker, Tamm & Dill, Partner; associate, 1981-92 Practice Area(s): Energy; Real Estate Activities: American and N.J. State bar association public utility law sections; Energy Bar Association Paul W. Norris Firm: Stark & Stark Partnership Date: July 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation, general litigation, criminal defense Born: Oct. 27, 1970, Newport News, Va. Law School: Seton Hall, J.D. 1996; Moot Court Board College: Indiana Univ., B.A., criminal justice and Spanish (minor: political science), 1996; dean’s list Career: Present firm, associate, 2001-06; Garces & Grabler, associate, 1997-2001; Hon. John Malone, J.S.C., law clerk, 1996-97 Activities: Mercer Council on Alcohol and Drug Addiction Stanley U. North III Firm: Seiden Wayne Partnership Date: December 2006 Practice Area(s): Corporate, securities, M&A, international trade and investment Born: May 2, 1951, Washington, D.C. Law School: Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1980; New York Univ., LL.M., corporate law, 1985 Graduate School: Adelphi Univ., M.B.A., finance, 1975 College: Syracuse Univ., B.A., 1973 Career: Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross, partner, 1990-2006, associate, 1987-90 Activities: Prosperity New Jersey Inc., outside counsel, 1996-2005; N.J. State Bar Association, Int’l Trade and Investment Committee (chair, 2005-present) Steven Nudelman Firm: Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Construction and commercial litigation, title insurance defense litigation Born: Feb. 1, 1969, Brooklyn, N.Y. Law School: Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1995; cum laude; Journal of Law and Policy, editor in chief College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S., management, 1990; cum laude Career: Present firm, associate, 2000-06; Martin & Taub, associate, 1997-2000 Mazur, Carp & Rubin, associate, 1995-97 Activities: ABA Law Student Division Negotiations Competition, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, judge Matthew M.Oliver Firm: Lowenstein Sandler Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): White-collar criminal defense, corporate investigations, federal securities law, financial institution fraud, M&A-related disputes, complex litigation Born: April 13, 1970, Somerville, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1997, with honors; Order of the Coif; Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, articles editor, College: Rutgers Univ. B.A., American studies, with high honors, 1994 Career: Present firm, counsel, 2002-06; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, associate, 1999-2002; Lowenstein Sandler associate, 1997-99 Michael P. O’Mullan Firm: Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation Born: June 16, 1971, Denville, N.J. Law School: Fordham Law School, J.D., 1996; with honors; Fordham Law Review College: Rutgers Univ., B.S., business management/political science, 1993, with high honors Career: Present firm, associate, 2001-06; Cahill Gordon & Reindel, associate, 1996- 2001 Elliot D. Ostrove Firm: Day Pitney Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Litigation Born: January 28, 1972, Bronxville, N.Y. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1997; Moot Court Board College: Rutgers College, B.A. political science (Minor: Music), 1994 Career: Present firm, counsel, 206, associate, 1998-2005; Hon. Wilfred P. Diana, J.S.C., law clerk, 1997-98. Steven Pachman Firm: Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Partnership Date: March 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Born: May 25, 1971, Fayetteville, N.C. Law School: Temple Univ. School of Law , J.D., 1996, cum laude; Temple Law Review College: Univ. of Maryland at College Park, B.A.; 1993, Psychology, Political Science, summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa Career: Conrad O’Brien Gellman & Rohn, P.C., Associate, 9/96 – 5/00 Practice Area(s): Commercial Litigation Mitchell L. Pascual Firm: Scarinci & Hollenbeck Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Litigation Born: Oct. 15, 1962, New York, N.Y. Law School: Rutgers Univ., J.D., 1992 Graduate School: Columbia Univ., M.A., history, 1989 College: Montclair State College, B.A., history and education, 1988, magna cum laude Career: Scarinci & Hollenbeck, counsel, 2003-06; Wolff & Samson, counsel, 2001-03; Joseph A. Ferriero law offices, associate, 1993-2001 Anjana D. Patel Firm: Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Health law Born: March 22, 1971, Nairobi, Kenya Law School: Univ. of Texas, J.D., 1997, with honors College: Rutgers Univ., B.S., finance (minor: computer science), 1993, with high honors Career: Present firm, associate, 2000-06 Activities: American Bar Association; N.J. State Bar Association, Health and Hospital Law Section; American Health Lawyers Association Cindy M. Perr Firm: GluckWalrath Partnership Date: April 2, 2006 Practice Area(s): Commercial, real estate and construction litigation Born: Sept. 10, 1969, Jersey City, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law Camden, J.D., 1994 College: Douglass College, Rutgers Univ., B.A., history and political science, 1991; honors distinction in history Career: Flaster/Greenberg, associate, 2001-February 2006; White and Williams, associate, 1995-2000 Activities: Burlington County College Board of Trustees; Burlington County Bar Association Board of Trustees Gregory A. Petroff Firm: Fox Rothschild Partnership Date: May 2006 Practice Area(s): Corporate and securities law Born: March 5, 1970, Freehold, N.J. Law School: New England School of Law, J.D. 1996; Georgetown Univ. Law Center, LL.M., corporate taxation, 1998 College: Liberty Univ., B.S., pre law/government (minor: business administration), 1991; dean’s list Career: Present firm, associate, 1999-2006; Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, associate, 1998-99; Hons. John Ricciardi, John Arone and Paul Chaiet, J.S.C, law clerk, 1996-97; Certified Civil Claims Mediator Fernando M. Pinguelo Firm: Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation, labor & employment, entertainment law Born: Jan. 10, 1072, Newark, N.J. Law School: Boston College, J.D., 1997; Grimes Moot Court Competition College: Boston College, B.A., history and philosophy (minor: international studies), 1994, magna cum laude; dean’s list; Phi Alpha Theta Career: Present firm, associate, 1999-2006; Bressler, Amery & Ross, associate, 1998-99 Activities: Seton Hall Univ. Law School, adjunct professor (research and writing), 2004 to present Frank L. Politano Firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis Partnership Date: July 7, 2006 Practice Area(s): Intellectual property Born: June 4, 1949, Medford, Mass. Law School: Columbia Univ. School of Law, J.D., 1974; Columbia Journal of Law, managing editor College: Boston Univ., B.A., political science/geology, 1971; summa cum laude Career: AT&T Corp., trademark and copyright counsel, 1988-2006; S.C. Johnson & Co., trademark and copyright counsel, 1984-1988; Fish & Neave, associate, 1978-1984 Activities: Seton Hall Univ. School of Law adjunct professor, 1989-present Ronnie Ann Powell Firm: Bressler, Amery & Ross Partnership Date: Nov. 13, 2006 Practice Area(s): Tax, trusts and estates Born: Sept. 8, 1958, Englewood, N.J. Law School: Boston Univ. School of Law, J.D., 1983 College: Vassar College, A.B., history/art history, 1980 Career: Fox and Fox, partner, 2001-06; counsel, 2001; associate, 1993-2000; Graubard, Mollen, Horowitz, Pomerantz & Shapiro, associate, 1991-93; Rubin, Baum, Levin, Constant & Friedman, Associate, 1988-91; Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg, Manley, Myerson & Casey, associate, 1985-87; Ballon Stoll & Itzler, associate, 1983-85 Miguel A. Pozo Firm: Lowenstein Sandler Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial and business litigation, employment law Born: Jan. 22, 1972, New York, N.Y. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1998, Rutgers Race and the Law Review, managing editor College: Hofstra Univ., B.A., political science/communications, 1994; dean’s list; Order of Omega; Alpha Phi Alpha Career: Present firm, associate then counsel, 1999-2006; Hon. Lawrence Lawson, A.J.S.C., law clerk, 1998-99 Activities: Hispanic National Bar Association, Board of Governors and Deputy President for Region III (NJ) Albert J. Pucciarelli Firm: McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Hotels and resorts Born: June 20, 1950, Bronx, N.Y. Law School: Fordham Univ., J.D., 1978 Graduate School: Fordham Univ., M.A., Russian studies, 1973 College: Fordham Univ., B.A., economics Russian studies, 1971; summa cum laude Career: Present firm, counsel, 2005-06; Hooker, Pucciarelli & Tibbs, partner, 1999-2005; Inter-Continental Hotels & Resorts, exec. vice pres., secretary and general counsel, 1988-98; Grand Metropolitan, senior vice pres. and counsel, 1981-87 Emilio Ragosa Firm: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Business and finance, public offerings, public companies, securities, private equity Born: Dec. 8, 1973, Jersey City, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., with honors, 1998; Order of the Coif College: Rutgers College, B.S., finance and political science, 1995, with high honors; Phi Beta Kappa Career: Present firm, associate, 2004 to present; Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, junior partner, 2001-04 Activities: New York Stock Exchange (during law school); Merrill Lynch intern Leslie Gladstone Restaino Firm: Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross Partnership Date: May 23, 2006 Practice Area(s): Intellectual property, corporate, life sciences Born: Feb. 25, 1961, Brooklyn, N.Y. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, J.D., 1993 Graduate School: Pennsylvania State Univ., M.S., 1987, magna cum laude College: West Virginia Univ., B.S., 1982 Career: Thelen Reid & Priest, partner, 2005-06; Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, partner, 2001-05 Activities: Research scientist Michael L. Rich Firm: Porzio, Bromberg & Newman Partnership Date: July 5, 2006 Practice Area(s): Litigation: commercial, employment, shareholder and partnership, real estate, construction, trust and estate Born: Sept. 23, 1959 Law School: Washington College of Law, American Univ., J.D., cum laude, 1984 College: Gettysburg College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1981; Phi Beta Kappa Career: Dillon, Bitar & Luther, associate then partner, 1984-2006 Activities: American, N.J. State and Morris County bar associations; Morris County Bar trustee, 2005-present J. Michael Riordan Firm: Greenberg Traurig, Partnership Date: February 2006 Practice Area(s): Litigation Born: June 17, 1955, Philadelphia, Pa. Law School: Villanova Univ., J.D., 1980 College: Princeton Univ., A.B., politics, 1977 Career: Bressler, Amery & Ross, partner 1986-2006), associate 1985-86; Stryker, Tams & Dill, associate, 1982-85; Griffith & Burr, associate, 1981-82 Activities: N.J. Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness; New Jersey District X Ethics Committee, chair; Federal Mediation Program (D.N.J.); American Arbitration Association panel of arbitrators Carl A. Rizzo Firm: Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard Partnership Date: January 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation, appeals, prerogative writs, real estate tax appeals, land use Born: Aug. 23, 1962, Bronx, N.Y. Law School: George Washington Univ., J.D., 1987; Moot Court Board College: George Washington Univ., B.A., political science/economics, 1984, with distinction; Phi Beta Kappa Career: Present firm, associate then special counsel, 1992-2006; Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, associate, 1987-92 Activities: American, N.J. State and Bergen County bar associations Geoffrey N. Rosamond Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Litigation, government investigations, white-collar crime Born: Aug. 13, 1970, Ridgewood, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1996; Advanced Hunter Moot Court College: Villanova Univ., B.A., political science/English, summa cum laude, 1992 Career: Present firm, associate, 2000-06; assistant Bergen County prosecutor, 1997-2000; Hon. Patrick F.X. Fitzpatrick, J.S.C., law clerk, 1996-97 Activities: N.J. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Association of the Federal Bar of the State of N.J. Jill D. Rosenberg Firm: Wolff & Samson Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Tax appeal litigation, real estate law Born: Aug. 2, 1962, New York, N.Y. Law School: Univ. of Bridgeport, J.D., 1989; Boston Univ., LL.M., taxation, 1990 College: Univ. of Pennsylvania, B.A., sociology, 1984 Career: Present firm, associate, 2003-06; Brach, Eichler, Rosenberg, Silver, Bernstein, Hammer & Gladstone, associate; Hon. David E. Crabtree, J.T.C., law clerk Paul I. Rosenberg Firm: Bressler, Amery & Ross Partnership Date: November 13, 2006 Practice Area(s): Tax, trusts and estates Born: Feb. 26, 1937, Newark, N.J. Law School: New York Univ., J.D., 1970; New York Univ., LL.M., taxation, 1974 Graduate School: NYU Stern School, Univ. of Pennsylvania, M.B.A., accounting, 1966, with distinction College: Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1959 Career: Fox and Fox, partner, 1974-2006; Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, associate, 1970-74 Activities: Certified public accountant; American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel Barry J. Roy Firm: Rabinowitz, Lubetkin & Tully Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Bankruptcy, commercial litigation, municipal law Born: July 4, 1969, Camden, N.J. Law School: Widener Univ. School of Law, J.D., 1996 College: The College of New Jersey, B.A., communications and theatre, 1991 Career: Present firm (and predecessor), associate, 2003-06; Jaffe & Asher, associate, 2001-03; Nicolette & Perkins, associate, 2000-01; Hons. Novalyn Winfield and William Tuohey, U.S.B.J., law clerk, 1999-2000 Activities: New Jersey Volunteer Lawyer for the Arts; Bankruptcy Inn of Courts Gary J. Ruckelshaus Firm: Reed Smith Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation; pharmaceutical defense; product liability; aviation Born: March 17, 1970, Summit, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1999, cum laude; Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal, articles editor; Centennial Scholarship College: Univ. of Rhode Island, B.A., political science (minor: journalism), 1992 Career: Present firm, associate, 2002-2006; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, associate, 1999-2002 Sheila A. Sadighi Firm: Lowenstein Sandler Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Federal securities law, general complex commercial litigation. Born: Dec. 2, 1971, Pittsburgh, Pa. Law School: Boston College Law School, J.D., 1999 College: Mount Holyoke College, Latin, B.A., 1993 Career: Present firm, associate, 1999-2006 Catherine L. Sakach Firm: Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen Partnership Date: Feb. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Business litigation Born: Oct. 3, 1967, Limerick, Ireland Law School: Univ. of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1996, magna cum laude; Appellate Moot Court Board College: Carnegie Mellon Univ., B.S., managerial economics/history, 1989; Andrew Carnegie Merit Scholar Career: Present firm, associate, 1998-2006;Office of Administrative Law Judges, U.S. Department of Labor, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Camden, N.J. Activities: Order of the Barristers. Olivier Salvagno Firm: Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation Born: Dec. 28, 1972, Glen Ridge, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ. School of Law, J.D., 1998; Seton Hall Legislative Journal, articles editor College: Rutgers College, Rutgers Univ., B.A., 1995, with honors; Phi Beta Kappa Career: Present firm, associate, 1999-2006; Hon. Edward Beglin Jr., A.S.C.J., law clerk, 1998-99 John R. Sawyer Firm: Stark & Stark Partnership Date: Jan. 7, 2006 Practice Area(s): Litigation Born: April 26, 1969, Somerville, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D. 1998; Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal; Civil Litigation Clinic College: New Jersey City Univ., B.S., criminal justice, 1995; dean’s List Career: Present firm, 1999-2006; Hon. Erminie Conley, J.A.D., law clerk, 1998-99; N.J. Attorney General’s Office, law clerk, 1997-98; Justice Daniel O’Hern, NJ Supreme Court, law clerk, summer 1997 Shoshana Schiff Firm: Trenk, DiPasquale, Webster, Della Fera & Sodono Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Bankruptcy, debtor/creditor rights, litigation Born: Dec. 8, 1973, Rochester, N.Y. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D. 1998; Seton Hall Legislative Journal; Mary Franzese Humanitarian Award College: Lehigh Univ., B.A., government (minor: philosophy and Jewish studies), 1995; dean’s list Career: Current Firm, associate, 1999-2006; Hon. Robert Feldman, J.S.C., law clerk, 1998-99 Activities: Bankruptcy Inn of Court; Hayden Proctor Inn of Court Aaron C. Schlesinger Firm: Peckar & Abramson Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Labor relations, employment law Born: May 14, 1967, Princeton, N.J. Law School: Touro College, J.D., 1996; Moot Court Board, assoc. editor in chief College: Syracuse Univ., B.A., 1990 Career: Present firm, associate, 1999-2000; Ballon Stoll Bader & Nadler, associate, 1998-99; Kreisberg, Maitland & Thornhill, associate, 1997-98 Ralph W. Selitto Jr. Firm: Greenberg Traurig Partnership Date: Oct. 30, 2006 Practice Area(s): Intellectual property Born: 1949, Elizabeth, N.J. Law School: Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1974; Columbus Law Review College: Stevens Institute of Technology, B.E., with honors, 1971 Career: McCarter & English, partner, 2003-06; Selitto, Behr & Kim, senior partner, 1986-2003; Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, partner, 1979-85 Activities: American and N.J. State bar associations; American, New Jersey and New York intellectual property law associations Brad D. Shalit Firm: Connell Foley Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Taxation, estate planning Born: Aug. 10, 1972, Pompton Plains, N.J. Law School: Hofstra Law School , JD 1997; New York Univ., LL.M., taxation, 2000 College: Lehigh Univ., B.S., accounting (minor: government), 1994 Career: Present firm, associate, 2000-06; Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, associate, 1999-2000 Timothy E. Shanley Firm: Seiden Wayne Partnership Date: Jan. 15, 2007 Practice Area(s): Civil litigation, products liability, insurance litigation, tax appeals, condemnation Born: Sept. 15, 1968, Passaic, N.J. Law School: Pace Univ. School of Law, J.D., 1993; Certificate in Environmental Law; Pace Environmental Law Review, managing editor College: Rutgers Univ., Cook College, B.S., human ecology (minor: political science), 1990 Career: Seiden Wayne, associate, 1998-2006; Pojanowski & Trawinski, associate, 1994-98; Hon. Arthur Dwyer, J.S.C., law clerk, 1993-94 Paul H. Shur Firm: Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross Partnership Date: October 13, 2006 Practice Area(s): Banking and finance, creditors’ rights (chair of firm’s Banking and Finance Practice Group) Born: April 7, 1952, Elizabeth, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Camden, J.D., 1977 College: Rutgers College, B.A., History, 1974, with honors, high distinction in major; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Sigma Iota Career: Reed Smith, partner, 2002-06; Smith Stratton Wise Heher & Brennan, partner, 1995-2002 Activities: American College of Commercial Finance Attorneys, fellow Rubin M. Sinins Firm: Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Litigation Born: July 23, 1969, Livingston, N.J. Law School: George Washington Univ., J.D., 1994; George Washington Law Review, notes editor Graduate School: Univ. of Pennsylvania, M.A., history, 1991 College: Univ. of Pennsylvania, B.A., history, 1991; honors in history Career: Sinins & Bross, partner, 1998-2006; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, associate, 1996-97 Activities: Vanderbilt-Brennan Inn of Court; District V-B Ethics Committee Scott M. Sinins Firm: Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Personal injury and employment litigation Born: July 29, 1972, Livingston, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1997, magna cum laude; Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal College: Boston Univ., B.A., history, 1994, magna cum laude Career: Sinins & Bross, Partner, 1998-2006 Jamie A. Slimm Firm: Archer & Greiner Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Environmental law, petroleum industry practices Born: July 23, 1970, Trenton, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Camden, J.D., 1997, with honors College: Mount Holyoke College, B.A., biology/English, 1992 Career: Present firm, associate, 1998-2006; Hon. John A. Almeida, J.S.C., law clerk, 1997-98 Activities: Certified Civil Mediator; Burlington, Camden and N.J. State Bar Associations; Society of Women Environmental Professionals Thomas M. Smith Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Product liability, personal injury Born: Nov. 11, 1953 Law School: New York Univ., J.D., 1983 College: Rutgers Univ., B.A., 1975 Career: Current firm, associate, to 2006 Activities: New York County Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Ricardo Solano Jr. Firm: Gibbons Partnership Date: Oct. 23, 2006 Practice Area(s): Criminal defense Born: Dec. 15, 1973, Paterson, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., summa cum laude, 1998; Seton Hall University Law Review, notes editor College: New York Univ., B.A., philosophy, 1995, Career: U.S. Attorney’s Office (D.N.J.), assistant U.S. attorney, 2001-06; Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, associate, 2000-01; Hon. Maryanne Trump Barry, U.S.C.J., law clerk, 1999-2000; Hon. Deborah T. Portiz, New Jersey Supreme Court, law clerk, 1998-99 Michael A. Spero Firm: Sterns & Weinroth Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Civil litigation Born: Aug. 18, 1949, Princeton, N.J. Law School: Hofstra Univ., J.D., 1975 College: Rutgers Univ., B.A., 1971 Career: McCarthy and Schatzman, partner, 1978-2006; Shedd, Moraites and Rathe, associate, 1976-78; Hon. William J. Arnold, J.S.C. law clerk 1975-76 Activities: Certified Civil Trial Attorney; N.J. Statewide Mediation Program, mediator; federal certified arbitrator and certified mediator David J. Sprong Firm: Becker Meisel Partnership Date: April 24, 2006 Practice Area(s): Litigation; employment law, intellectual property, computer law Born: April 23, 1964, Jersey City, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1994, magna cum laude; Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal; Student Tutorial Organization, director College: Rutgers College, B.A., economics, 1987, Omicron Delta Epsilon Career: Wolff & Samson, associate, 1994-2006 Bruce J. Stavitsky Firm: Porzio, Bromberg & Newman Partnership Date: May 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Real estate tax appeals Born: Feb. 1, 1956 Law School: Temple Univ., J.D., 1980 College: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ., B.A., 1977, magna cum laude Career: Sole practice, 1983-2006; Matthew Bender, 1981-82; Coopers & Lybrand, 1980-81 Activities: New Jersey State Bar Association; Institute for Professionals in Taxation; National Retail Tenants Association Lydia C. Stefanowicz Firm: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Partnership Date: Aug. 21, 2006 Practice Area(s): Finance, including real estate finance and commercial lending Born: 1954, Plainfield, N.J. Law School: Univ. of Virginia, J.D., 1979 College: New York Univ., B.A., Russian and political science, 1976, summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; NYU Scholar Career: Drinker Biddle & Reath, partner, 1999-2006; Shanley & Fisher, associate then partner, 1981-99; Rogers & Wells, associate, 1979-81 Activities: N.J. State Bar Association, Business Law and Banking Law sections; New Jersey Bankers Association; Executive Women of New Jersey James H. Steigerwald Firm: Duane Morris Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Trial, franchise litigation, commercial litigation, antitrust litigation Born: Aug. 1, 1971, Smithtown, N.Y. Law School: Cornell Univ., J.D., 1998; Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, managing editor; International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award, trial advocacy College: Harvard College, A.B., cum laude, 1993 Career: Present firm, associate, 1998-2006 Activities: American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section, Business Torts and Unfair Competition Committee David P. Steinberger Firm: Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Born: May 8, 1970, Bridgeport, Conn. Law School: Pace Univ., J.D., 1998, magna cum laude; Pace Law Review, managing editor Graduate School: Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, M.A., environmental biology, 1994 College: Gettysburg College, B.S., biology, 1992 Career: Present firm, associate, 1998-2006 Angelo A. Stio III Firm: Pepper Hamilton Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation Born: May 29, 1966, Montclair, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1997, magna cum laude; Seton Hall Legislative Journal, articles editor, Graduate School: Seton Hall Univ., M.P.A., public administration, 1991 College: Seton Hall Univ., B.S., marketing, 1990 Career: Present firm, associate, 2001-06; Jamieson, Moore Peskin & Spicer, associate, 1998-2000; Hon. Robert Muir Jr., J.A.D., law clerk, 1997-98 Activities: Kidsbridge Children’s Museum, board member Kathleen Pasquarello Stockton Firm: Archer & Greiner Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Family law Born: March 24, 1970, Camden, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Camden, J.D., 1997 College: Rutgers Univ., B.A., psychology, 1994, with high honors; Charles B. Kaden Psychology Award Career: Present firm, associate, 1999-2006 through present; Hon. Lee B. Laskin, J.S.C., law clerk, 1997-98 Activities: District IV Ethics Committee; Thomas S. Forkin Family Law American Inns of Court, barrister; Junior Girl Scout Leader, Girl Scouts of the South Jersey Pines, Troop No. 4816 Haek Young Suh Firm: Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Born: Oct. 11, 1969, Seoul, Korea Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1997; Rutgers Law Review, articles editor College: Univ. of Michigan, B.A., psychology and art history, 1991, with distinction Career: Present firm, associate, 1998-2006 Apple Sulit-Peralejo Firm: Fox Rothschild Partnership Date: May 2006 Practice Area(s): Matrimonial, family law Born: Jan. 11, 1969, Manila, Philippines Law School: Widener Univ., J.D., 1995 College: Arizona State Univ., B.A., history, 1992 Career: Present firm, associate, 2000-06; Tomar, Simonoff, Adourian, O’Brien, Kaplan, Jacoby & Grazino, associate, 1996-2000; Hon. Vincent D. Segal, J.S.C, law clerk, 1995-96 Activities: Filipino American Atlantic Association, board of directors Judith J. Sullivan Firm: White and Williams Partnership Date: Dec. 22, 2006 Practice Area(s): Business law Born: Oct. 27, 1962, Hackensack, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D. 1987, with highest honors; Seton Hall Legislative Bureau and Journal, associate editor College: Rutgers Univ., B.A., political science, 1984, with high honors; dean’s list; Pi Sigma Alpha Career: Emmet, Marvin & Martin, of counsel, 2000-06; Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, associate, 1998-2000; Shanley & Fisher, associate, 1995-98 Activities: American Bankruptcy Institute Daniel Sweetser Firm: Szaferman Lakind Blumstein Blader & Lehmann Partnership Date: December 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation Born: March 13, 1966, Teaneck, N.J. Law School: Widener Law, J.D., 1991 College: Rutgers Univ., B.A., political science, 1988 Career: Lozier Lazzaro & Sweetser, partner, 2001-06; Pellettieri Rabstein &Altman , partner, 1991-2001 Richard Szuch Firm: Bressler, Amery & Ross Partnership Date: April 17, 2006 Practice Area(s): Securities law; corporate and business law; employment law and benefits Born: March 30, 1962, Orange, N.J. Law School: Univ. of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1987 College: Emory Univ., B.A., English, 1984 Career: Dillon, Bitar & Luther, 2003-06; Lowenstein Sandler, associate then partner, 1992-2003; assistant Morris County prosecutor, 1988-92; Hon. Arnold M. Stein, JAD, 1987-88 Activities: National Association of Securities Dealers Board of Arbitrators Richard M. Traynor Firm: Porzio, Bromberg & Newman Partnership Date: July 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Land use and real estate development Born: Dec. 8, 1971 Law School: Univ. of Virginia, J.D., 1998; Moot Court Competition; Historic Preservation Law Forum College: Univ. of Notre Dame, B.A., 1994, magna cum laude Career: Present firm, associate then of counsel, 2003-06; McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney, associate, 2002; Jenkens & Gilchrist, associate, 1998-2002 Activities: Morris County Bar Association; New Jersey State Bar Association, Land Use Law Division Eric Tunis Firm: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Partnership Date: April 17, 2006 Practice Area(s): White-collar criminal and civil litigation, internal investigations Born: Dec. 11, 1953, Brooklyn, N.Y. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1981; Rutgers Law Review, editor College: Binghamton Univ., B.A., mathematics, 1977 Career: Greenberg Traurig, partner, 2004-06; Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, of counsel, 2002-04; U.S. Attorney’s Office (D.N.J.), assistant U.S. attorney, deputy chief of the Fraud Division Activities: Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys of New Jersey Michael K. Twersky Firm: Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads Born: Nov. 9, 1967, Philadelphia, Pa. Partnership Date: March 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Commercial litigation, First Amendment, criminal cases and investigations Law School: Univ. of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1997, magna cum laude; Univ. of Pittsburgh Law Review, editor College: Boston Univ., B.A., 1989 Career: Present firm, associate, 2001-06; REON Broadband Corp., vice pres. and general counsel, 1999-2001; Pennsylvania State Representative Lita I. Cohen, legislative aide, 1993-94 Paula Winters Tziavragos Firm: Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Defense of personal injury, premises liability, lead exposure, environmental, and property damage cases Born: New Jersey Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1997 College: Univ. of Delaware, B.A., English 1993; English Honors Society Career: Present firm, associate, 2001-06; Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford, associate, 1998-2001; Hons. Edwin Alley and Miriam Span, J.S.C., law clerk, 1997-98 Activities: Seton Hall Univ. School of Law Alumni Inns of Court Dina M. Vanides Firm: Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Family law Born: May 21, 1968, Englewood, N.J. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1998, cum laude College: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ., B.A, English, 1993, magna cum laude Career: Pesent firm, 2000-06; Hon. Herbert Glickman, J.S.C., law clerk, 1999-2000; Hon. Thomas Zampino, J.S.C., law clerk, 1998-99 Activities: Northern New Jersey Family Inns of Court; N.J. State Bar Association, Family Law Section; Essex County Bar Association, Family Law Executive Committee Kevin B. Walker Firm: Greenberg Traurig Partnership Date: 2006 Practice Area(s): Labor and employment Born: May 2, 1963, Ardmore, Pa. Law School: Rutgers Univ.-Newark, J.D., 1989 College: Susquehanna Univ., B.A., 1985 Career: Bressler, Amery & Ross, partner, to 2006 Activities: American, N.J. State and Morris County bar associations; American Employment Law Council; Defense Research Institute Thomas M. Walsh Firm: Trenk, DiPasquale, Webster, Della Fera & Sodono Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Bankruptcy, debtor and creditor rights, commercial litigation Born: Feb. 11, 1972, Manhasset, N.Y. Law School: St. John’s Univ., J.D., 1999; American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, articles and notes editor College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S. accounting/economics, 1994; dean’s list Career: Present firm, associate, 2004-06; Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, associate, 1999-2004 Douglas R. Weider Firm: Greenberg Traurig Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Intellectual property Born: 1962 Law School: George Washington Univ. National Law Center, J.D., 1990, with high honors; George Washington Univ. Law Review, notes editor Graduate School: Case Western Reserve Univ., M.B.A., 1984 College: Univ. of Wisconsin, B.S., industrial engineering, 1983 Career: Present firm, of counsel, 2003-06; Hon. Oliver Gasch, U.S.D.J., law clerk, 1990-91 Activities: Admitted to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Sharon L. Weiner Firm: Scarinci & Hollenbeck Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Land use, municipal, environmental, government relations, administrative and public utility law Born: June 30, 1946, Brooklyn, N.Y. Law School: Seton Hall Univ., J.D., 1994 Graduate School: George Washington Univ., M.A., international affairs, 1969 College: Univ. of Bridgeport, B.A., political science, 1967 Career: Wolff & Samson, associate, 1998-2006; Brach Eichler, associate, 1995-98 Activities: Governmental affairs agent registered with state of New Jersey; mayor of Livingston, N.J., 1986 Gary N. Wilcox Firm: McCarter & English, Partnership Date: Oct. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Insurance coverage, white-collar criminal defense Born: July 10, 1964, Glen Ridge, N.J. Law School: Harvard Law School, J.D., 1989 College: Duke Univ., B.A., Public Policy Studies, 1986; Angier B. Duke Scholar Career: Present firm, special counsel, 2002-06; U.S. Attorney’s Office (D.N.J.), assistant U.S. attorney, 1995-2002; Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, associate; Lowenstein Sandler, associate; Hon Daniel J. O’Hern, New Jersey Supreme Court, law clerk, 1989-1990 Activities: New Jersey Law Journal editorial board Emily L. Won Firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis Partnership Date: March 1, 2007 Practice Area(s): Environment, land use and natural resources Born: March 2, 1967, Flushing, N.Y. Law School: Georgetown Univ., J.D., 1992; Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, notes editor College: Univ. of Pennsylvania, B.A., history, 1989 Career: Present firm, associate, then of counsel, 2002-07; Pitney Hardin, associate, 1997-2002; Hon. Patricia Anne Gaughan, U.S.D.J., law clerk Activities: Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey Beth Yingling Firm: McCarter & English Partnership Date: October 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Taxation, employee benefits, health care Born: July 3, 1953, Ridgewood, N.J. Law School: Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D., 1982; New York Univ., LL.M, taxation, 1987 College: William Smith College, B.A., individual and society/sociology, 1976, cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa Career: Present firm, 1982-2006 Activities: American Bar Association, Tax, Business and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law sections; N.J. State Bar Association, Tax and Corporate Law sections James S. Yoder Firm: White and Williams Partnership Date: Jan. 1, 2006 Practice Area(s): Bankruptcy, creditors’ rights Born: Sept. 30, 1961, Little Falls, N.J. Law School: Delaware Law School, Widener Univ., J.D., 1986; Am Jur Award in administrative law College: Univ. of Delaware, B.A.A.S., political science, 1983 Career: Present firm, counsel, 2003-06; Tighe, Cottrell & Logan, associate then partner, 1989-2003; Herlihy Harker & Kavanaugh, associate, 1988-89; Hon, George Farrell III, J.S.C., law clerk, 1987-88 David R. Zaslow Firm: White and Williams Partnership Date: January 2006 Practice Area(s): Defense of complex medical, automobile, premises, personal injury and product liability litigation Born: Jan. 16, 1969, Philadelphia, Pa. Law School: Temple Univ., J.D., 1995; dean’s list; outstanding oral advocate College: Cornell Univ., B.A., psychology/English, 1991; dean’s list Career: Present firm, associate, 1997-2006; Zaslow & Assocs., partner, 1995-97 Activities: Volunteer paramedic and firefighter (over 500 hours per year) since 1985. Hold over 20 professional medical and firefighting certificates