HBA-NJ 38TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GALA: Pictured left to right: Megha R. Thakkar, Eric I. Abraham, Albertina “Abby” Webb, Grant C. Wright, Sylwia L'Esperance, Ozge Otarsi-McCue and Michael Kahme at the Legacy Castle in Pompton Plains on June 22, 2019.After Hours
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July 02, 2019 at 10:00 AM
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Hill Wallack Attorneys Support Hispanic Bar Association Gala
The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey held its 38th Annual Scholarship Gala and Awards Dinner on Saturday, June 22 at the Legacy Castle in Pompton Plains. The event included networking, a cocktail hour, silent auction, and the presentation of $52,000 in scholarships to law students and students from the American Dream High School Pipeline Programs. President Julia Lopez also announced the creation of the HBA endowment with a startup check for $50,000. Hill Wallack family law partner Albertina Webb, vice president of the southern region for the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey, and the firm, support the organization in promoting diversity and inclusion in the legal community, the firm said in a release.
|NJSBA Family Law Young Lawyers Celebrate New Term
NJSBA FAMILY LAW SECTION AT STUFF YER FACE: Shown, First row: Sheryl Seiden, Christina Kolevich, Jayde Wiener, Amanda Yu, Jason Addesso and John Paone III; second row: Christine Fitzgerald, Megha Thakkar, Victoria Paone, Elissa Perkins, Marissa Iradi, Kevin Baldwin and Rotem Peretz; third row: Julianne Kallas, Shari Genser, Kristan Larusso and David Landau; last row: Gregory Grossman, Peter Rosa, Kaitlyn Lapi, John Liska and Dan Burton, at Stuff Yer Face in New Brunswick on June 25, 2019.
The New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section's Young Lawyers kicked off its new term with a meet-and-greet at Stuff Yer Face in New Brunswick on June 25, sponsored by forensic accounting firm DLA.
|Drinker Biddle Volunteers for Habitat for Humanity
DRINKER BIDDLE VOLUNTEERS FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: Shown: The team of 13 Drinker Biddle lawyers and staff from the firm's Florham Park office came together as volunteers for Morris Habitat for Humanity on June 20, 2019, at 100 Campus Drive in Florham Park. From left to right: Lorraine Jamieson, Vijayasri Aryama, E.J. Scarillo, Kevin DeMaio, Lauren Iturbe, Denise Ala, Jaclyn Nardone, Debra Green, Sherrylynn Trotta, Sandy Griffin, Holly Burke, Lindsay Dueben and Megan Cannella.
On June 20 a team of 13 Drinker Biddle & Reath lawyers and staff from the firm's Florham Park office volunteered for Morris Habitat for Humanity. Since beginning in 1985, the nonprofit organization has served more than 400 households through home ownership opportunities, home preservation, and home building programs throughout Morris County, according to a release.
|Judge Siegal Speaks at Women Lawyers in Bergen Annual Dinner
Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ronny Jo Siegal, at the Stony Hill Inn in Hackensack on June 3, 2019.
On June 3 the Women Lawyers in Bergen hosted their annual dinner meeting and installation of officers, with retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge Ronny Jo Siegal appearing as keynote speaker. The event was held at The Stony Hill Inn in Hackensack. For more than 40 years The Women Lawyers in Bergen has been advocating for the advancement of women in the legal profession, the organization noted.
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