The Hudson County Bar Association installed Norberto Garcia, shown, who practices in Jersey City, as its new president on Jan. 24 at the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City. The other officers are: Vice President Stephen McCurrie, McCurrie, McCurrie and McCurrie, Kearny; First Vice President Mitzy Galis-Menendez, Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, Secaucus; Second Vice President Gregory Diebold, Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corp., Jersey City; Recording Secretary Lori Cieckiewicz, D’Alessandro & Cieckiewicz, Jersey City; Membership Secretary Jonathan Koles, Koles Burke & Bustillo, Jersey City; Treasurer Kimberly Espinales-Maloney, Law Office of Edward Hoag-land Jr., Edison; and Immediate Past President Brian Neary, Hoboken.

McCarter’s Feeney Receives Philbrook Award


 Shown, from left, front row: caucus awardees Valerie Anderson of the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College; Chris Daggett, president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; state Sen. Nia Gill, D-Essex; Saki Dodelson, founder, Achieve3000; Feeney; and Assemblyman Joe Cryan, D-Union; back row: caucus members.

Susan Feeney, a partner with McCarter & English in Newark and the immediate past president of the New Jersey State Bar Association, received the Mary Philbrook Award from the Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey on Jan. 22 at the New Brunswick Hyatt Regency Hotel. Feeney was recognized for her contributions to the advancement of women in the legal profession. The award is named after the first woman lawyer in New Jersey.

Day Pitney Recognizes Two for Pro Bono Service