Siclari Promoted to Partner at MARC Law

Laura A. Siclari, who handles environmental, employment and education/disability law as well as general litigation, has been elevated to partner at McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen & Carvelli in Florham Park. Siclari, previously a MARC associate, represents corporations, public entities and individuals. She handles environmental matters from regulatory and compliance to remediation claims and litigation. She defends clients against discrimination, retaliation, ERISA and EEOC claims, among others. She also advises students and their families on special education issues; guardianship; HIB; student discipline and expulsion; and campus due process investigations, including Title IX. In addition, Siclari handles civil litigation in New Jersey and New York state, and in federal courts.

Wilentz Names Retired Judge Ciuffani General Counsel

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Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge Frank M. Ciuffani has been appointed general counsel at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer in Woodbridge. Ciuffani takes the reins from former partner Ellen Torregrossa-O'Connor following her recent appointment as a New Jersey Superior Court judge in Monmouth County. As general counsel at Wilentz, Ciuffani serves as the firm's key adviser concerning the law governing lawyers, governance issues, risk management, and policy implementation. In addition to his duties as general counsel, he focuses on mediating and arbitrating complex commercial, business, employment, probate, and family disputes. He has also recently developed a special curriculum for lawyers aimed at trial preparedness. In April 2017, Ciuffani rejoined Wilentz to lead the alternative dispute resolution practice after serving 14 years on the bench, including as presiding judge of the General Equity Part, as probate judge of Middlesex County, and in the Civil and Family parts of Middlesex County. Prior to his government service, Ciuffani practiced at Wilentz for 29 years in the firm's business litigation group. “We are fortunate and proud to have Frank Ciuffani serving as our General Counsel,” commented Brian J. Molloy, president and managing director. “His long-standing experience both on the bench and at Wilentz is of great benefit to the firm in this key advisory position.”

Two Join Pashman Stein in Hackensack

Pashman Stein in Hackensack welcomes two attorneys.

Timothy P. Malone

Timothy Malone is an associate in Pashman Stein's litigation practice. Prior to joining Pashman Stein, Malone worked as a deputy attorney general in the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General's Environmental Practice Group. He counseled state agencies on the application of federal and state environmental and land use laws to proposed natural gas infrastructure and other developments. His practice also included defense of state permitting decisions, water quality regulations, Spill Act litigation, and Open Public Record Act requests and disputes. While with the state, Malone garnered significant appellate advocacy experience, including practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, New Jersey Supreme Court, and New Jersey Appellate Division. Malone also represented state agencies in mediations, administrative hearings, and in motion practice before state and federal trial courts and administrative bodies. He earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, with the Order of the Coif, in 2012, and his B.A. from Dartmouth College,cum laude, in 2007. After law school, he clerked for Judge Carmen H. Alvarez, New Jersey Appellate Division, Atlantic County.

Marc M. Yenicag is an associate in the firm's litigation practice. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Rutgers Law School and his B.A. in economics, cum laude, from George Washington University. While attending Rutgers, he served as a member of the editorial board of the Rutgers Business Law Review. In addition, he received his certificate in corporate and business law from the Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance. During law school, Yenicag interned for Judge Michael A. Shipp in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and for the New Jersey Attorney General's Office, in its Consumer Fraud Prosecution Section. Following law school, he was the law clerk to Judge James X. Sattely in Bergen County Superior Court.

Norris McLaughlin Welcomes Associate Arellano

Janice V. Arellano
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Norris McLaughlin & Marcus brings on board Janice V. Arellano as an associate. She joins the firm's litigation practice group in the Bridgewater office, concentrating in labor and employment, education, public entity law, tort claim defense, and civil rights. She has experience defending private and public entities in employment law and education matters in state and federal court, including employment discrimination, retaliation, School Ethics Commission matters, and special education cases before the Office of Administrative Law. Arellano earned her J.D. in 2014 from Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law, where she was a law and public policy scholar and obtained a certificate in trial advocacy and litigation. She completed an M.S. in education from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010 and her B.A. in philosophy in 2007, cum laude, from Mount Holyoke College. Arellano served as law clerk for Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Shanaha, in the Family Part in Somerset and Hunterdon counties. She also served as an AOC mediator, successfully conducting settlement conferences in both English and Spanish for family matters.

Cherry Hill Firm Brings on Jackson

Jammie Jackson
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The Law Offices of Adam M. Kotlar in Cherry Hill announced that Jammie Jackson has joined the firm. She is licensed to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Jackson's primary focus is handling workers' compensation litigation. She brings with her more than 15 years of workers' compensation experience.