A M E S S A G E F RO M O U R P R E S I D E N T K R I S T I N J . E I S E N H A R D T , E S Q U I R E

SEPTEMBER 2017

2017-2018 Officers

Kristin Eisenhardt President

Matthew Robinson President Elect

Deana Walsh VP of Fundraising

Charles Coant Treasurer

Chad Davis Secretary

Board of Trustees

Kim Barfield

Tariq Chaudhri

Abigail Holmes

Anthony Imbesi

Elizabeth Vogelsong

Henry P. Zerella

Jr. Trustee

Angelica Carrasco

Sr. Trustee

Joseph Chiarello

NJSBA Trustee

Michael Testa, Jr.

Immediate Past President

Beth White

Foundation Trustees

Isabella Garofola

William Gilson

Steven Kernan

Exectutive Director

Carol Walker

ET SEQ. MARK YOUR CALENDARS

9/27— Civil Bench Bar Conference

9/28– Judge McCaffrey’s

Retirement dinner

10/12— State Bar Night

11/2— Professionalism Day

I have officially been President of our bar association since July 1st and

we have already made progress in several areas that I have made a pri-

ority. As my first official act, I happily participated in the annual Opening

of the Courts program on September 5, 2017. During this time, we an-

nually acknowledge those attorneys who have practiced in our commu-

nity but have since passed away.

On a more joyful note, we were also able to award the Stanley S. Brot-

man Scholarship to Ms. Brooke Deckert Mills during the Opening of the

Courts. Ms. Deckert Mills grew up in Millville, New Jersey and has always

wanted to be an attorney. She attended the East Stroudsburg University,

graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Ms. Deckert Mills

continues to volunteer for Millville’s Police Youth Week and is a member

of the Delaware Law School Student Ambassadors Program. I, again,

congratulate Ms. Brooke Deckert Mills on her award and look forward to

her returning to our community as a practicing attorney in the near fu-

ture.

Following the Opening of the Courts, members of our bar association at-

tended the “meet and greet” with the new law clerks who recently began

their clerkships in our county. It was a very nice evening had by all. To

the new law clerks, I hope you felt welcome and know that we as an as-

sociation are here to help you acclimate to your new roles. My best ad-

vice to you would be to befriend and emulate the attorneys that appear

before the Judges in our county. My year as a law clerk was an amazing

experience, a year filled with not only an immense amount of knowledge

bestowed upon me through the clerkship but also by the attorneys in this

community. Please continue to attend our bar association events and

participate as much as you are able!

Cumberland County and Vicinage 15 also recently welcomed the appoint-

ment of the Honorable Michael R. Ostrowski, Jr., J.S.C. The Swearing-In

Ceremony for Judge Ostrowski is scheduled for September 14, 2017.

Please join me in attending this event and formally welcoming Judge Os-

trowski to our County. With Judge Ostrowski assigned to the Family Divi-

sion, I have had the privilege of appearing before him and can attest to

the fact that he has taken well to the bench and takes the responsibility

of deciding matters seriously.

Editor: Beth White, Esq.

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I plan on continuing the tradition to acknowledge one of our colleagues monthly for his or her efforts at

promoting the law, helping with functions or just because. The acknowledgement is admittedly com-

pletely at the mercy of the President. In recognition of the hard work that this month’s Lawyer of the

Month performs, I want to acknowledge Bonnie Laube, Esquire. Bonnie has been an “unsung hero” in

many events, including assisting other attorneys when necessary. She often does this without expecting

any appreciation despite deserving the same. Bonnie also volunteers with several organizations

(including our own). I must say that Bonnie is the epitome of what I would hope each of us portrays to our

community. So I would like to personally thank her and acknowledge her as September’s Lawyer of the

Month.

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LAWYER OF THE MONTH

JUNE 2017

ANDREW CAFFREY, Jr., ESQUIRE

NAME: Andrew Caffrey, Jr.

FIRM: Law Offices of Me

AREAS OF PRACTICE: Virtually all.

Do you have any “guilty pleasure” TV shows?

Jeopardy

If you could have any superpower, what would you choose?

Wisdom of Solomon

If you wrote a memoir/biography, what would the title be?

“Travels of an Itinerant Glassblower”

What is your spirit animal?

Owl

Lawyer of the Month is selected by the Board of Trustees to honor a member of our association who has

gone above and beyond in service to the Bar and/or community within the past month.

Andy was instrumental in arranging President Eisenhardt’s

installation dinner with the Bait Box. Thank you! We also

wish him all the best in his Retirement, thank him for his

years of service to the community, and hope to see him at

future events!

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LAWYER OF THE MONTH

SEPTEMBER 2017

BONNIE LAUBE, ESQUIRE

NAME: Bonnie L. Laube

FIRM: Greenblatt & Laube, PC

AREAS OF PRACTICE: Matrimonial/Family, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, General Practice

Do you have any “guilty pleasure” TV shows?

Saturday Night Live

If you could have any superpower, what would you choose?

Ability to fly.

If you wrote a memoir/biography, what would the title be?

“The Importance of Friends!”

What is your spirit animal?

My Little AJ

Lawyer of the Month is selected by the Board of Trustees to honor a member of our association who has

gone above and beyond in service to the Bar and/or community within the past month.

Bonnie recently completed a term as Senior Trustee. Her wisdom,

guidance and friendship in that arena are unparalleled. She is very

active in the community, holding leadership positions in several organi-

zations. Her personality, professionalism and abilities often find her

providing assistance to our members when they find themselves at

their most vulnerable. We look forward to many more years of working

together. Thank you!

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INSTALLATION

DINNER OF

2017-2018

OFFICERS OF THE

CUMBERLAND

COUNTY BAR

ASSOCIATION

&

FOUNDATION

HANCOCK HARBOR

MARINA

BAIT BOX RESTAURANT

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Remembering William P. Doherty, Jr.

By Theodore H. Ritter,

Cumberland County Bar Historian

Blessed with a terrific sense of humor, William P. Doherty,

Jr., was an irreplaceable personality at the Cumberland County

Bar. Bill died unexpectedly, of a heart ailment, on September 28,

2012.

Bill served for more than seven years as our County Prose-

cutor and in each one of those years, Bill returned, to the County

Freeholders, unspent monies from the prosecutor’s budget allotment.

Bill was raised in Bridgeton, attended local schools, then LaSalle Military Academy,

next Haverford College, from which he received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, and fi-

nally the University of Chicago School of Law.

Bill began practicing law in 1962 as an associate in the office of David L. Horuvitz.

In 1968, Bill left Dave to start his own practice.

At 38 years of age, Bill was appointed, by Governor William T. Cahill, to serve as

Cumberland County Prosecutor. Even though Bill was a Republican, he named a Democ-

rat, N. Douglas Russell of Millville, to serve as his First Assistant.

Bill successfully faced many challenges during his service as the County Prosecutor.

Armed with a search warrant, he ended a highly publicized Ku Klux Klan rally,

scheduled to occur in Millville, before it ever took place.

Bill was confronted with the illegal police eavesdropping of an attorney client confer-

ence which enormously complicated the prosecution of Dr. Harry Sugar, whose wife’s

body was discovered buried under the Sugar’s backyard picnic table.

BA R SN I PPE T S— FROM TED R I TT ER , C .C .B.A. H I S TOR I AN

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Also, while Bill was Prosecutor, a large chunk of his staff’s time was consumed by

the investigation and prosecution of a seaborne marijuana smuggling case, involving 16

defendants, the fishing trawler Maverick and a sailing sloop, “the Wind in the Willows”.

Another provocative event that Bill had to address, while County Prosecutor, involved

the fatal shooting of a speeding, teenage, Vietnamese immigrant motorist, in Upper Deer-

field Township, by an on duty New Jersey State Trooper.

Bill was the last part time Cumberland County Prosecutor. This status allowed him

to simultaneously maintain a successful private law practice, which largely focused on his

role as local defense counsel for Allstate Insurance Company. Bill’s busy private practice

law office had files stacked on his desk, on chairs and on the floor lining the walls.

Bill was a Fellow of the American College of Trial Attorneys. He was also a Bridgeton

Hospital and Glassboro State College Trustee and he served a term as a Commissioner of

the Delaware River and Bay Authority.

Bill was a past president of our County Bar Association. A regular attendee at our

Bar meetings, his dry, comical observations often caused eruptions of laughter from his

tablemates.

In his last years, as Bill was winding down his law practice, due to health issues, he

would stop in at various Court House and law offices for conversation and coffee. He al-

ways had an insightful comment or quip about the day’s events.

Bill was survived by son Adam, daughters Megan and Deirdre and Bill’s two brothers,

Doug and Don.

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OPENING OF THE COURTS

& MEMORIAL SERVICE

BRIDGETON—Vicinage XV, in conjunction with the Cumberland

County Bar Association, celebrated its annual Opening of the

Courts ceremony and Memorial Service on September 5, 2017.

The ceremony, which took place at the Cumberland

County Courthouse, marked the traditional start of the court year

and recognized the recently deceased members of the CCBA.

The tradition began when the courts would recess for the

summer and reopen in September. While there is no longer a

summer recess, the CCBA renewed the tradition in 2006. It is a

wonderful way to acknowledge out rich history while celebrating

the dedication of our judges, staff and members of our legal com-

munity.

CCBA Historian, Theodore Ritter, delivered remarks re-

specting Joann C. D’Arrigo, Daniel C. Hoffman, Ned P. Rogovoy and

Samuel J. Serata, each of whom passed away within the last court

year. Members of their families joined the CCBA in recognizing

them and their contributions.

The Cumberland County Bar Foundation presented its

Hon. Stanley S. Brotman Memorial Scholarship to Brooke Deckert-

Mills. (Pictured at right with President Eisenhardt.) Ms. Mills is

beginning her 2L year at the Delaware Law School.

Following the ceremony, a cocktail reception was held at

Terrigno’s Fairfield Inn where the vicinage judges introduced their

new law clerks.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE

HONORABLE DARRELL M. FINEMAN, JSC

ON HIS RETIREMENT

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SAVE THE DATE

SEPTEMBER 27 – Civil Bench/Bar Conference

SEPTEMBER 28 — Retirement Dinner for the

Honorable Eugene McCaffrey, PJ Civil

Tavistock County Club

OCTOBER 12 – State Bar Night

October General Membership Meeting

NOVEMBER 2 — Professionalism Day CLE

November General Membership Meeting

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CELEBRATING THE

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ON THE OCCASION OF

HER RETIREMENT

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Arbitration Awards & Jury Verdicts

VICINAGE XV

August, 2017

(*filed De Novo)

Kollock v. Gates Jury Trial James R. Swift, J.S.C.

CUM-L-42-15

Pf. Atty: Steven Rothman, Esquire

Df. Atty: Anthony Young, Esquire

Date: 08/14/17 & 8/16/17 Verdict: No cause

Arb. Award: $37,500; D*

Duffield v. Allstate Jury Trial Jean B. McMaster, J.S.C.

GLO-L-153-15

Pf. Atty: Patrick Duffy, Esquire

Df. Atty: Rachel Haninczak, Esquire

Date: 8/21/17, 8/22/17 and 8/23/17 Verdict: No cause for action

Arb. Award: $75,000; D*

Langley v Bean Jury Trial James R. Swift, J.S.C.

CUM-L-1061-14

Pf. Atty: Benjamin Goldstein, Esquire

Pf. Atty: Genora Rosypal, Esquire

Df. Atty: Anthony Young

Date: 8/7/17 & 8/8/17 Verdict: No Cause

Arb. Award: $40,000; D*

Radcliff, Jr. v. Nippers Pub Jury Trial David W. Morgan, P.J.Cv.

GLO-L-1398-14

Pf. Atty: Saul Steinberg, Esquire – 3rd party plaintiff

Df. Atty: Ryan Kaplan, Esquire

Date: 8/14/17, 8/15/17, 8/16/17, 8/17/17 & 8/21/17

Verdict: Liability Coverage – Settled prior to verdict (partially tried)

Arb. Award: $250,000; D*

AUTO NEGLIGENCE

UM/UIM

PERSONAL INJURY

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Comuso, Sr v Duvall Jury Trial Samuel Ragonese, J.S.C.

GLO-L-498-16

Pf. Atty: Stephen Guice, Esquire

Df. Atty: Harold Thomasson, Esquire

Date: 8/7/17 & 8/8/17 Verdict: Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $4,000

Arb. Award: $17,500; D*

PERSONAL INJURY

CIVIL BENCH BAR CONFERENCE

On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 3:30 p.m., Vicinage 15 Assignment Judge,

the Honorable Benjamin Telsey, and the Honorable David Morgan, Presiding Judge of the

Law Division, Civil Part, are hosting a Bench Bar Conference for those practicing in the

civil arena. The conference will be held in the Cumberland County Courthouse in a court-

room to be announced at a later date. Likewise, a full agenda will be made available at a

later date. A wide range of topics will be open for discussion including, but not limited

to: judge assignments; DED extension motions; vacation postponements; e-filing; arbitra-

tion and a host of other topics.

For many years now, the judiciary in Vicinage 15 has been making itself available

to meet with the civil practitioners and discuss ways in which the practice of law can be

improved upon for all involved. If you’re practicing a little or a lot in the civil arena, take

advantage of the ability to ask questions of the court, voice concerns, suggest better ways

to do things, etc.

You don’t want to miss this very informative meeting. Put it in your calendar and

plan on attending!!

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RSVPs should be made directly to Gloucester County Bar Assoc.

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