On Jan. 14, 2017, Joe Russell, a shareholder and chair of the family law department at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer in Woodbridge, held the ninth annual Polar Bear Plunge for LADACIN Network (Lifetime Assistance for Developmental and Challenging Individual Needs). Russell has held this annual fundraising event every year since 2009. To date, the event has raised more than $800,000.00 for the charity. LADACIN, formerly Cerebral Palsy of Monmouth/Ocean County, provides therapy, transportation, education and schools, group homes, and vocational job placement to more than 3,600 infants, children, adults and seniors in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Russell’s involvement stems from his cousin Elizabeth being a LADACIN client for more than 40 years. Russell devotes his practice to matrimonial, divorce and family law. In addition to his involvement with LADACIN Network, he serves as a board member for Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus.

Rosen Speaks at Rutgers “Environmental Law for Attorneys & LSRPs” Program

Debra Rosen, a partner in Archer Law’s environmental group in the firm’s Haddonfield office, recently participated in the “Environmental Law for Attorneys & LSRPs” program, which was presented by the Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education on Feb. 22, 2017. The program provided attorneys and LSRPs (Licensed Site Remediation Professionals) with the latest information on the current environmental landscape and opportunities as they relate to site remediation. Rosen spoke on the New Jersey Underground Storage Tank Act and regulations, along with panelists Phil Brilliant, LSRP, of Brilliant Environmental, and Chris Dwyer of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Rosen concentrates her practice in the area of complex environmental and toxic tort litigation, and environmental due diligence and compliance, with an emphasis upon the defense of groundwater contamination cases involving claims for both property damage and serious personal injury. She frequently counsels clients on environmental compliance issues with a focus on underground storage tank regulations and Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) requirements, and is well-versed in the new Site Remediation Reform Act and the LSRP program. She frequently represents clients in compliance and enforcement matters with the DEP in the Office of Administrative Law.