Jeralyn Lawrence, founder and managing partner of Lawrence Law in Watchung, NJ.[Photo Credit: Lynn Goodwin .]Jeralyn Lawrence has garnered widespread praise for her New Jersey State Bar Association presidency, particularly her advocacy for attorneys, and her creation of the Putting Lawyers First Task Force.

"I very much believe in the saying, it doesn't matter what you do or say, it matters how we make you feel," Lawrence said in an interview. "In my last speech [as NJSBA president], I said, 'I hope you felt me. I hope you felt us. I hope you felt this year that we see you, we care about you, and we are here for you.'"