Bertone Piccini and Local Distributor Donate $48K in Meals

LAW FIRM FOOD PANTRY DONATION: Members of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.-based law firm Bertone Piccini LLP, as well as MBH Foods LLC and American Eagle Food Pantry of Lodi, N.J., gathered on October 19, 2020 for an eight-pallet donation that included $48,000 worth of meals for local families. The items will reach hundreds of local families during the pantry's outreach events, held twice per week. Shown left to right, back row, are: Saulo, an MBH Foods employee; George Hrissikos, owner, MBH Foods LLC; Noreen Caruso, administrator/ secretary of American Eagle Food Pantry; Jeff Lavender, founder and coordinator, American Eagle Food Pantry; Sandy Giblin, finance manager/paralegal, Bertone Piccini LLP; Jeremy S. Piccini, founding partner, Bertone Piccini LLP; and Allison DeLorenzo, office manager/ paralegal at Bertone Piccini LLP. Front row, left to right: Natalie Caruso, junior CEO, American Eagle Food Pantry; and Jimmy Rizzi, volunteer at American Eagle Food Pantry. [Image courtesy of Bertone Piccini.]

Bertone Piccini  of Hasbrouck Heights, along with local distributor MBH Foods, LLC, on Oct. 19 donated $48,000 in goods—in the form of eight pallets of meats, frozen foods and dry goods—to American Eagle Food Pantry  of Lodi. American Eagle anticipates that the food and other items may assist hundreds of local families, according to founder and coordinator Jeff Lavender, who added: "Our goal as an organization is to assist anyone in need, and never say 'no.' We are here to help—and this generous donation from Bertone Piccini and MBH Foods will certainly go a long way." T he donations were to be stored and separated by category, organized according to family size and dietary restrictions, bagged by hand, and prepared for distribution at the organization's outreach events, held twice per week. " American Eagle Food Pantry was created to provide emergency food services to the people who need it most, and they've made a wonderful commitment to achieving that goal," said Jeremy S. Piccini , founding partner of Bertone Piccini, in a statement. "We're proud to announce this sizable food donation in their name and look forward to seeing American Eagle's remarkable presence in North Jersey continue to grow."  George Hrissikos, owner of MBH Foods, said in a statement, "For many, food pantries are a lifeline, and MBH is happy to have partnered with Bertone Piccini on this community outreach."  Bertone Piccini, a 13-attorney firm, has made more than 25 donations in the past two years, partnering with such organizations as Care Plus, NJ, Inc., where Jeremy Piccini also serves as chairman, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Cooley's Anemia Foundation, and the Wounded Warrior Project, according to the announcement. 

Camden County Bar Names Professional Lawyer of the Year

Steven K. Mignogna                                       [Photo Credit: David Michael Howarth Photography.]

The Camden County Bar Association chose  Archer & Greiner partner Steven K. Mignogna as the 2020 Camden County Harvey M. Mitnick Professional Lawyer of the Year.  An attorney since 1989, Mignogna serves as co-chair of Archer's estates and trusts department and chair of the firm's estate and trust litigation group. He has been with Archer since 1988, when he joined the firm as a law clerk. Mignogna handles commercial litigation, including litigation involving probate matters, estates, trusts, gifts, fiduciaries, guardianships and real estate. Outside his practice, Mignogna serves on the advisory committee of the Heckerling Institute, and is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and the college's state chair for New Jersey. He also has held leadership roles in the American Bar Association's Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section. Mignogna is a national lecturer and author. He earned his law degree from Rutgers Law School and his bachelor's degree from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. The bar association's award is named for past association president Harvey M. Mitnick, who died in 2014.