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Judge Lifland Receives American Inns of Court Award

LIFLAND RECEIVES AMERICAN INNS OF COURT AWARD: Judge Richard Linn (left), presents the 2019 A. Sherman Christensen Award to John C. Lifland, retired U.S. district judge for the District of New Jersey (right), on Oct. 26, 2019, at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. [Photo Credit: KevinKennedy.com.>
The members of the John C. Lifland American Inn of Court announced that president John C. Lifland , retired U.S. district judge for the District of New Jersey, was awarded the 2019 A. Sherman Christensen Award of the American Inns of Court Foundation for distinguished, exceptional and significant leadership to the American Inns of Court movement. T he award was presented to Lifland during a "Celebration of Excellence" event on Oct. 26 at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Judge Richard Linn , senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, said, "Through Judge Lifland's leadership, the Lifland Inn was and remains the gold standard of the American Inn of Court envisioned by Chief Justice Warren Burger." U.S.  District Judge Stanley R. Chesler , who is a leader of the Lifland Inn, said in a statement that Lifland's "extraordinary vision and leadership, and the success of the Inn for more than 25 years, has had a demonstrable impact on the quality of advocacy, professionalism and ethics in our legal community." Retired U.S. Chief District Judge John W. Bissell said of Lifland, his longtime friend and former colleague, said "extraordinary gesture" of renaming the Lifland Inn in his honor in 2004 "reflects both his significant mentoring efforts as a teaching master and the esteem in which he is held by the members of the Lifland Inn." Lifland acknowledged and thanked those contributing to the success and influence of the Lifland Inn over its 27 years. Later, in an address to the Inn on Nov. 11, Liflland said his receipt of the award "could not have happened without the participation, efforts and devotion of the members of our Inn, many of whom have been aboard from the beginning, 27 years ago." |

Genova Burns Attorney Justine Abrams Graduates from LEAD New Jersey Leadership Program

Genova Burns LLC Attorney Justine Abrams Graduates from LEAD New Jersey Leadership Program GENOVA BURNS ATTORNEYS ATTEND NJ LEAD: Justine Abrams (at left) has graduated from NJ LEAD's program for 2019. Jennifer Roselle (at right) will attend NJ LEAD's program in 2020. [Courtesy Photo.]
Justine Abrams , an associate with Genova Burns  in Newark, recently graduated as a member of the LEAD New Jersey Class of 2019. The organization is a collection of professionals who are already leaders in their companies, organizations, communities, and career fields, but desire a forum to continue honing their skills and expanding their horizons, a firm announcement noted. It incorporates various leadership development tools for the program's fellows into its seminars throughout the year. Abrams practices in Genova Burns' employment law and litigation defense practice group, employment law counseling and compliance practice group, and cannabis industry group. She earned her bachelor's degree at Rutgers University, where she was an Eagleton Institute of Politics Undergraduate Associate. Abrams earned her law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. She previously interned with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and clerked for Judge Joseph Paone . She is a native of Voorhees.  In addition, Jennifer Roselle , counsel in Genova Burns' Newark office, has been accepted as a fellow for LEAD New Jersey's Class of 2020. Roselle handles management-side labor relations, providing training on preventing discrimination and harassment in the workplace, bargaining obligations, and labor compliance. She is a member of Genova Burns' employment law and litigation, labor law and human resources counseling and compliance practice groups, as well as the education and cannabis law industry groups.