Thomas Prol, a partner at the Sparta law firm Laddey, Clark & Ryan, was presented with the WPCNJ annual Social Justice Award for the New Jersey State Bar Association’s advocacy in that area on Jan. 12 at the 2017 Passion Power Program Award Ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. The WPCNJ is dedicated to increasing women’s participation in the political process and promoting issues of equality for all women. Prol has served the association extensively for well over a decade as a trustee and officer, and is the first openly gay leader in State Bar history. He has been a vocal advocate on civil rights issues, including marriage equality and the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights—two issues in which the State Bar took an active role. In addition, he has served as vice chair and general counsel to Garden State Equality, a civil rights organization; he remains active on the group’s executive board. During his tenure at the NJSBA, Prol represented the association before the state Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Council on Local Mandates, and various legislative bodies, while serving on numerous sections and committees.
Hill Wallack’s Bhattacharya Appointed Trustee of Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection
Hill Wallack family law attorney Supti Bhattacharya has been appointed as a trustee of the New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection for a five-year term starting Jan. 1, 2017. She is chairperson of the firm’s New Jersey family law practice group in Princeton. Bhattacharya represents clients exclusively in the areas of family law and matrimonial law. The New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection, an entity of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, was established to reimburse clients who have suffered a loss due to dishonest conduct of a member of the New Jersey bar. The Fund was created as a committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association in 1961. At the request of the Bar Association, the fund took its present form in 1969 and has served as a national leader. Formerly known as the Clients’ Security Fund of the Bar of New Jersey, the fund’s nature and purpose were not affected by the 1991 name change. The New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection handles the payment and registration process for lawyers admitted to practice
Hudson County Bar Offers Scholarships
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