The New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law first presented the Professional Lawyer of the Year Awards in 1997. In cooperation with the New Jersey State Bar Association, county and affinity bars, these awards are presented to lawyers who are respected by colleagues for their character, competence and exemplary professional behavior. Here are this year’s honorees:
Atlantic County Bar Association – Melissa Rosenblum
Bergen County Bar Association – Judge Brian R. Martinotti
Burlington County Bar Association – Alan H. Schorr
Camden County Bar Association – Steven K. Mignogna
Cape May County Bar Association – Carol N. Goloff
Cumberland County Bar Association – Charles J. Wettstein
Essex County Bar Association – Judge Harriet Farber Klein (ret.)
Gloucester County Bar Association – Peter J. Celano Jr.
Hudson County Bar Association – Lisa Marie DeRogatis
Hunterdon County Bar Association – Michelle M. Cresti
Mercer County Bar Association – Denise M. Mariani
Middlesex County Bar Association – Judge Frank Ciuffani (ret.)
Monmouth Bar Association – James N. Butler Jr.
Morris County Bar Association – Kathleen N. Fennelly
Ocean County Bar Association – John J. Foti Jr.
Passaic County Bar Association – Salvatore Bellomo
Salem County Bar Association – Terry Bruce Stomel
Somerset County Bar Association – Joel G. Cohen
Sussex County Bar Association – Megan MacMullin
Union County Bar Association – Judge Katherine Dupuis (ret.)
Warren County Bar Association – Jennifer L. Toth
Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association – Andrew Sarrol
Association of Black Women Lawyers – Norma R. Evans
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey – John A. Azzarello
Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey – John B. Kearney
Garden State Bar Association – Natalya G. Johnson
Hispanic Bar Association – Julia A. Lopez
New Jersey Association for Justice – Christopher M. Placitella
New Jersey Defense Association – Michael A. Malia
New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association – Rabiya S. Kader
New Jersey State Bar Association – Evelyn Padin
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association – Dina M. Mastellone
South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey – Rahil Darbar
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey – Michael R. Ricciardulli