Cushing Elected President of NJILGA

Richard P. Cushing, a senior partner with Gebhardt & Kiefer Law Offices in Clinton Township, was elected president of the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys (NJILGA). His two-year term began on Jan. 1, 2021. Cushing has served as first vice president of NJILGA and has been involved with the organization for many years. The organization, an affiliate of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, was established in 1951 to promote education and professionalism among local government attorneys, and to assist members of the legal profession to better serve local governments in New Jersey. Cushing has been practicing municipal and trial law for 48 years, representing municipalities, school boards and counties, and regularly represents public entities and others in state and federal courts, and before administrative agencies. He is a past president of the Hunterdon County Bar Association and received its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also a past recipient of the Hunterdon County Professional Lawyer of the Year award from the Commission on Professionalism, among other honors. He is a former adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School of Law and a former municipal court judge.