The 2021 Professional Lawyer of the Year Awards are presented in cooperation with the New Jersey State Bar Association, and county and affinity bar associations. The awards are presented to lawyers who are respected by colleagues for their character, competence and exemplary professional behavior. The awards will be presented at a luncheon in the spring.
The following are this year’s honorees:
Atlantic County Bar Association – Eileen Oakes Muskett
Bergen County Bar Association – Joseph A. Maurice
Burlington County Bar Association – James T. Rosenberg
Camden County Bar Association – Jenifer G. Fowler
Cape May County Bar Association – David S. DeWeese
Cumberland County Bar Association – Susan M. Romeo
Essex County Bar Association – Jack Wurgaft
Gloucester County Bar Association – Peter J. Bonfiglio III
Hudson County Bar Association – Norberto A. Garcia
Hunterdon County Bar Association – Anthony E. Koester
Mercer County Bar Association – Gregory J. Giordano
Middlesex County Bar Association – Kimberly Yonta
Monmouth Bar Association – Judge Anthony J. Mellaci Jr. (ret.)
Morris County Bar Association – William A. Krais
Ocean County Bar Association – Peter J. Van Dyke
Passaic County Bar Association – Jessica Ragno Sprague
Salem County Bar Association – Karin M. Wood
Somerset County Bar Association – Heidi Ann Lepp
Sussex County Bar Association – Daniel M. Perez
Union County Bar Association – Gary E. Roth
Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association – Jenny Chung
Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey – Linda McDonald Carter
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey – Linda D. Foster
Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey – William T. Reilly
Garden State Bar Association – Cheyne R. Scott
Hispanic Bar Association – Melinda Colón Cox
New Jersey Association for Justice – Kenneth G. Andres Jr.
New Jersey Defense Association – John V. Mallon
New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association – Dalya F. Youssef
New Jersey State Bar Association – Kimberly A. Yonta
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association – Diana C. Manning
South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey – Bhaveen R. Jani
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey – John E. Hogan