TRIAL ATTORNEYS PRESENT 2017 AWARDS: Shown, from left to right: Richard J. Williams Jr., President; Michael J. Marone, Trial Bar Recipient; Jon M. Bramnick, Trial Bar Recipient; Hon. Anne E. Thompson, Daniel L. Golden Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, John C. Whipple, Trial Bar Recipient and Craig S. Hilliard, Outgoing President, on Nov. 2, 2017, at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange. 
TANJ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Shown, from left to right: Hon. Garrett E. Brown Jr., former Chief U.S. District Judge, and U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson of the District of New Jersey, with the Daniel L. Golden Lifetime Achievement Award, on Nov. 2, 2017, at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange.
The Trial Attorneys of New Jersey held their 50th Annual Trial Bar Awards Reception on Nov. 2, 2017, at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange. This reception was held to honor the work of fellow attorneys and judges and to induct the new slate of officers and trustees. The award recipients included: Trial Bar recipients Michael J. Marone, Jon M. Bramnick and John C. Whipple. Also at the event, retired Judge Garrett E. Brown Jr., former chief U.S. district judge, presented the Daniel L. Golden Lifetime Achievement Award to longtime friend and former colleague U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson of the District of New Jersey.
Reedy Elected NFPA Region IV Director
Becky Reedy
The National Federation of Paralegal Associations Inc. (NFPA) announced that Becky Reedy has been elected director, region IV, for the 2017-18 term. The elections were held at NFPA’s annual convention in New Orleans on Oct. 13, 2017. The region directors are the main liaison between member associations and other members of the board. Reedy works for the state Department of Child Protection and Permanency as a litigation paralegal specializing in family law. Reedy previously worked in personal injury, and medical and legal malpractice. She has an associate’s degree in business administration from Burlington County Community College (now Rowan College) and a bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies from Peirce College. She currently serves on the advisory committees for the Paralegal Studies programs at Peirce College and Brookdale Community College.
