The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Civil Trial Bar Section will host its annual James J. McLaughlin Award ceremony on Feb. 5 at The Palace at Somerset Hills. The awards recognize the highest standard of civility, legal competence and professionalism in the practice of civil law. 

This year’s honorees are former Superior Court Judge Yolanda Ciccone, the current Middlesex County Prosecutor; Edward J. DePascale of McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter; and Craig J. Hubert of Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader. Retired New Jersey Superior Court Assignment Judge Peter F. Bariso Jr. will pay tribute to the trio and provide a keynote address. Register for the ceremony here.