Rutgers Law Student Receives Capehart Scatchard Writing Award

Rutgers Student Receives Capehart Scatchard Writing Award BLAINE CAPEHART LEGAL WRITING AWARD PRESENTED: Shown, from left to right: Kelly Ann Dugan, Esq., partner and co-chair, Capehart Scatchard real estate and land use group; Mary Ellen Rose, Esq., managing partner, Capehart Scatchard; James Clancy, Award recipient; Kim Mutcherson, Co-Dean and Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School in Camden; and Jacob Russell, Assistant Professor, Rutgers Law School in Camden, at Capehart Scatchard's Mount Laurel office on May 14,2019. [Photo Credit: Lesha Studios.]
James Clancy, a student at Rutgers Law School in Camden, was the recipient of the 20th annual “Blaine E. Capehart Legal Writing Award,” presented at Capehart Scatchard in Mount Laurel on May 14. Clancy graduated shortly after, on May 23. The firm presented Clancy with $2,500  in recognition of his legal writing and research abilities. The firm offers the award to a graduating Rutgers Law student on an annual basis in honor of the late Blaine E. Capehart.  Kelly Ann Dugan , a partner and cochair of the firm's real estate and land use group, presented this year's award. In presenting it, Dugan spoke about the firm's desire to honor accomplishment as the core value espoused by founding partner Capehart, as well as excellence in the practice of law, with an emphasis on high-caliber legal writing. Dugan commended Clancy for his skill in legal research and legal writing. Dugan said: “No matter what the changes and developments in the legal profession may be, excellent communication skills, including excellent writing skills, will always be essential to a successful legal career.”  

Futterman Named to Board of 'Moms Helping Moms'

Futterman Named to Board of Moms Helping Moms Foundation Michael R. Futterman                                   [Photo Credit: Celestina Ando.]
Michael R. Futterman , a partner with McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen and Carvelli in Florham Park, was named to the board of directors of the Moms Helping Moms Foundation in North Plainfield—a supply and diaper-bank nonprofit that provides low-income families in New Jersey with essential items they need to keep infants safe, happy and healthy. “Michael is an accomplished business leader who volunteers his time and talent to the nonprofit sector,” said Lorraine Dias-Sotiriou, the board's chair, in a statement issued by the group. “Michael will add great value to our Board of Directors, and Moms Helping Moms Foundation will benefit from his insights, judgment and counsel.” According to the announcement, the foundation fights childhood poverty by distributing items, including more than 200,000 diapers in 2018, to 12,000 people a year; distributing literature on the importance of early reading, talking and singing with children; distributing children's toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental care literature; and encouraging diaper donations and contributions to buy them. 

Bollar Elected NJSBA Trustee

Bollar Elected NJSBA Trustee-at-Large Carlos M. Bollar                              [Photo Credit: David Michael Howarth Photography.]
Archer partner Carlos M. Bollar   elected trustee at large of the New Jersey State Bar Association for a two-year term, effective July 1. Trustees are responsible for managing the affairs of the organization and spearheading initiatives within the NJSBA. Bollar is a member of the association's Continuing Legal Education Advisory Committee. A member of Archer's environmental law practice group, he represents clients in complex toxic tort, product liability and environmental litigation matters, often involving claims for personal injury, medical monitoring, property damage, and natural resource damages. He is finance director of the Hispanic National Bar Association, and is past president of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey. He is a member of the Camden County Bar Association, and a member of the Litigation and Environmental Litigation sections of the American Bar Association. He previously served on the board of the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group. He has also been a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Working Group on Judicial Participation in Fundraisers, and a member of the court's District IV Ethics Committee.