|

SABA-NJ Names Stark & Stark Attorneys to Executive Board

Bhaveen R. Jani                              [Photo Credit: Cyndi Shattuck Photography.]

Stark & Stark attorney Bhaveen R. Jani has been named president of the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey, and Chinsu Shajan, also with Stark & Stark, was appointed to the SABA-NJ executive board as co-secretary. As president, Jani is tasked with leading the organization alongside the executive board and trustees, and serve as the liaison between other minority affinity, state and local bar associations. According to Jani, one of his goals is to discover synergies between SABA-NJ, the community and other organizations. He will also work with SABA-NJ to provide programming for its approximately 250 members, including virtual CLE and networking events. Jani said in a statement: "Being president allows me to provide younger attorneys and future lawyers with the guidance and skills needed to be successful. I am very proud to serve as a leader in the New

Chinsu Shajan[Photo Credit: LEIGH/MWT3.]

Jersey South Asian community." He is involved with numerous other bar associations, and was previously named SABA-NJ's Professional Lawyer of the Year, granted by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law. Shajan said in a statement: "I am very excited to take on this role to effect change within the organization and am eager to see what we as a board can accomplish this year to make SABA-NJ even stronger." Shajan is a member of various bar associations. Both Jani and Shajan are members of Stark & Stark's accident and personal injury group, based in Lawrenceville. Stark & Stark managing partner Michael G. Donahue said in a statement: "We are honored for them to represent Stark & Stark on the board of this important association."