More than 60 walkers came together on Oct. 3 at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange to raise funds for Partners (formerly Partners for Women and Justice), a nonprofit organization based in Bloomfield that provides free legal services to domestic and sexual violence victims. The event was sponsored by Bevan Mosca, & Giuditta; It’s Your Party; and McManimon, Scotland & Baumann. McManimon Scotland associate Sari B. Placona, a member of Partners’ junior advisory board, and a pro bono attorney for Partners, spoke at the event: “Volunteering as a pro bono attorney for Partners allows me to make a difference in someone else’s life,” she said, according to the release. She spoke about her most recent client engagement through Partners, and added: “We must continue to help those in need. We all need help in our daily lives and to use my law license is an honor and privilege.” Placona urged others to consider volunteering for the organization, especially amid increased domestic violence since the beginning of COVID-19. The walkers collectively raised nearly $30,000, according to the release.

Sinins Joins American College of Trial Lawyers

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Rubin M. Sinins, a partner at Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins in Springfield, became a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers at an induction ceremony on Oct. 2 in Chicago. Fellowship in the college, founded in 1950, is extended by invitation only to experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds. Membership is limited, and there are currently approximately 5,800 members in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, according to the announcement. The organization maintains and seeks to improve the standards of trial practice, professionalism, ethics, and the administration of justice through education and public statements on independence of the judiciary, trial by jury, respect for the rule of law, access to justice, and fair and just representation of all parties to legal proceedings, the statement said. Sinins has been practicing for 27 years. He is a certified criminal trial attorney and a certified civil trial attorney, and handles white-collar investigations and employment litigation, among other types of matters. He is an alumnus of the George Washington University National Law Center.