The New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law is soliciting nominations for the Daniel J. O'Hern Award and the Charles J. Hollenbeck Award. The awards recognize members of the legal community who have demonstrated the highest standards of professionalism in practice.
The O'Hern Award is presented to an attorney who exhibits integrity, competence, high ethical standards, career achievement and service to the bar and/or community. The individual must be licensed to practice law in New Jersey and have demonstrated outstanding character and continually displayed a firm commitment to the ideals of professionalism as epitomized in the Commission's Principles of Professionalism.
The award is named for the Honorable Daniel J. O'Hern, a former associate judge of the New Jersey Supreme Court, who was an advisor to the Commission from its inception in 1996 until his passing in 2009.
Nominees for the Hollenbeck Award must also be licensed to practice law in New Jersey; employed by a governmental agency at the federal, state, county or municipal level, or by a nonprofit organization that serves the needs of the legal community; and have served with diligence, competence and dedication to the profession.
The award's namesake, Charles J. Hollenbeck, dedicated a majority of his nearly four-decade career as an attorney to improving the quality of legal services throughout the state. He served as the Commission's executive director from its inception to his retirement in 2014.
Letters of nomination and a completed nomination form must be submitted by Friday, Oct. 1 to: New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law, Attn: Christina Pateman, New Jersey State Bar Association, One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, or to [email protected].