The Bridgewater-based law firm Norris McLaughlin & Marcus was one of the “Companies that Care” honored recently at the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey Chairman’s Reception: Saluting the Generosity of Business. Norris McLaughlin was among the 39 companies named “Champions of Good Works” by a blue-ribbon panel of judges. The event was held on March 15, 2017, at Nanina’s in the Park in Belleville. The reception was dedicated to recognizing extraordinary acts of kindness from member companies and their employees. Norris McLaughlin and its attorneys have historically been committed to the communities where clients live and do business—to make them better places to live, work and play. The firm decided to start a personal charitable initiative, giving each attorney the opportunity to donate $100 to the charity or cause of his or her choice, and then report back on the gift.
Auciello Receives Middlesex Bar’s Municipal Court Practice Award
Tara Auciello, a New Brunswick solo, received the Municipal Court Practice Lawyer of the Year Award at the Middlesex County Bar Association’s 12th annual practice area awards dinner, held March 22, 2017, at The Pines Manor in Edison. Auciello is a past president of both the Middlesex County Bar Association and the Middlesex County Bar Foundation. She served as the chair of the MCBA’s Municipal Court Practice Committee for a decade. She is admitted to practice in both New Jersey and New York, along with several federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Before opening her solo practice in July 2003, Auciello was an associate in the commercial litigation group at Bryan Cave in New York. A municipal prosecutor for the borough of South River, she previously served in the same capacity for both the city of New Brunswick and the township of Edison. She graduated cum laude from Boston College Law School in 2001. She graduated cum laude with majors in political science and religion from Duke University in 1998.
