Bench/Bar Liaison Committee

2016-17 HCBA Committees

Bench/Bar Liaison Committee

Chairperson / Members
Victor A. Rotolo / Robert L. Alexander
Hon. Ann R. Bartlett, JSC (ret.)
Hon. Angela Borkowski, JSC
Hon. Peter A. Buchsbaum, JSC (ret.)
Hon. H. Matthew Curry, JSC
William P. Deni, Sr.
Gaetano M. DeSapio
Alisa Grossman
Nicholas J. Lochetta, II
John C. Macce / Nadine Maleski
Anthony Murgatroyd
Hon. Michael F. O'Neill, J.S.C.
Hon. Robert B. Reed, JSC
John H. Rittley
Hon. Stephen B. Rubin, JSC (ret.)
Patricia Garity Smits
Hon. Haekyoung Suh, JSC
Alison Dyer Trofimov
Hon. Peter G. Verniero (Former SC Justice)

Budget and Finance

Chairpersons / Members
John J. Burke lll
Kasia Zielinkski / Daniel Makoski
Todd L. Bolig / William S. Wolfson

By-Laws

Chairperson / Members
Daniel Tune / Alison Dyer Trofimov
Steven P. Gruenberg
James Lance
Michelle Cresti / Joseph Novak
John H. Rittley
Lee B. Roth
Adam Eisenhut

Civil Practice

Chairpersons / Members
Robert A. Ballard
Anthony Murgatroyd / Hon. Michael F. O'Neill, J.S.C.
Jefferson T. Barnes
Hon. Peter A. Buchsbaum, JSC (ret.)
Michelle Molinaro Burke
William J. Courtney
William P. Flahive
Robert V. Fodera
Amy Guinan (liaison)
Denise Harris
Robert L. Hornby
Kathleen Cavanaugh / Kevin M. Kilcommons
John C. Macce
Peter A. Marra
Michael P. O’Grodnick
Jacob A. Papay
John R. Parker
Deborah B. Rosenthal
Victor A. Rotolo
Donald F. Scholl, Jr.
Joseph Trinity
Nicholas Pellitta

Criminal Practice

Chairpersons / Members
Edward Hesketh
Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns / Hon. Ann R. Bartlett, JSC (ret.)
John Burke, III
William P. Deni, Sr.
Ryan Dornish
Steven C. Lember
John Malaspina / Hon. Robert B. Reed, JSC
Bruce McCulloch (liaison) Crim. Div. Asst. Mgr.
Allison M. Roberts
Anthony M. Rotunno
Hon. Stephen B. Rubin, JSC(ret.)

Due Diligence Committee

Chairperson / Members
John C. Macce / Jefferson T.Barnes
Mary Ann Bauer
David S. Bunevich
Gregory J. Palakow
Sharon B. Ransavage / John Rittley
Victor A. Rotolo
Anthony Rotunno
Alison Dyer Trofimov
Robert Ward
Franklin Whittlesey

Family Practice

Chairpersons / Members
Mary Ann Bauer
William P. Rudnik / Gregory D. R. Behringer, Esq.
JoAnne Byrnes
Adriana Calderon
William J. Courtney
Erin DeGeorge
William P. Deni, Sr.
Rosanne DeTorres
Adam Eisenhut
Debra S. Forman
Sonia Frontera
Diana Fredericks
William W. Goodwin
Alisa Grossman
Edward Hesketh
Lindsay Erdek (liaison)
Nicholas J. Lochetta, II
Nadine Maleski
Hon. Julie M. Marino, J.S.C.
Rosalyn A. Metzger / Sharon B. Ransavage
John H. Rittley
Hon. Stephen Rubin, J.S.C. (ret.)
Patricia Garity Smits
Lisa Stein-Browning
Joe E. Strauss
John W. Thatcher
Caitlin Toker
Therese H. Thompson
Alison Dyer Trofimov
Marisa Baker Trofimov
Stanley J. Troy
Daniel B. Tune
Jennifer Vorhies
Franklin G. Whittlesey
Hon. Robert G. Wilson, J.S.C.
Kasia Zielinski
Dennis Winegar
Dawn Solari

Family Practice Sub-Committees

Collaborative Law

Chairperson / Members
Therese H. Thompson / Mary Ann Bauer
JoAnne Byrnes
Adam Eisenhut
Debra S. Forman
Sonia Frontera
Patricia Garity Smits / Kevin M. Kilcommons
Nadine Maleski
Rosalyn Metzger
William P. Rudnik
Lisa Stein-Browning

Domestic Violence

Chairpersons / Members
Daniel Tune
Dawn Solari / Mary Ann Bauer
William Rudnik / Sharon Ransavage
Carl Taylor

General Equity / Chancery

Chairpersons / Members
Todd Bolig
Christopher J. Trofimov / Robert L. Alexander
Thomas Egg
Steven P. Gruenberg
Hon. Susan J. Hoffman, Surrogate
James W. Lance
Daniel Makoski
Stacey Maloney
John G. Manfreda / Gregory J. Palakow
Anthony M. Rotunno
Hon. Stephen B. Rubin, JSC (ret.)
Robert J. Shanahan, Jr.
John W. Thatcher
Stephen D. Williams
William S. Wolfson

History / Records

Chairperson / Members
James W. Lance / Mary Ann Bauer
Debra S. Forman
Hon. Susan J. Hoffman, Surrogate
Robert K. Hornby / James. W. Lance
Louis Miller
Patricia Garity Smits
Therese Thompson

Law Day / Court Night

Chairperson / Members
Peter Marra / Jefferson T.Barnes
Thomas Borkowski
Hon. Peter A. Buchsbaum, JSC (ret.)
Hon. Susan J. Hoffman, Surrogate
Anthony J. Murgatroyd / Mark Peck
Erik C. Peterson
Nicole Voigt
Deborah Rosenthal

Lawyer Referral

Chairperson / Members
Adam Eisenhut / Lisa Pezzano Mickey
William S. Wolfson / Robert Shanahan
Michael Weil

Legal Services

Chairpersons / Members
J. Peter Jost
Mary Ellen Koscs-Fleming / William J. Courtney
Joanne Gardner / Hon. Susan Hoffman, Surrogate

Legislative

Chairperson / Members
Patrick Heller / William P. Deni
Robert K. Hornby / J. Peter Jost
Erik C. Peterson

Membership / New Lawyers / Young Lawyers

Chairperson / Members
Kasia Zielinski / John Burke
Michelle Molinaro Burke
Trishka Waterbury Cecil
Adam Eisenhut
Diana Fredericks
Monica Hoopes
Hyun Lee / Michael P. O’Grodnick
Charles Ray
Charles Rifici
Lisa Stein-Browning
Caitlin Toker
Christopher Trofimov
Marisa Trofimov
Daniel B. Tune

Memorial and Resolution

Chairperson / Members
James W. Lance / Ryman Herr
Judith A. Novak
Lee Roth / Robert C. Ward
William S. Wolfson

Mock Trial Competition

Chairpersons / Members
John C. Macce
John Burke, III / Patrick Heller
Ryan Melsky
Hon. Joan L. Mott, JWC / Susan O’Connor
John R. Parker
Marisa Baker Trofimov
Daniel B. Tune

Municipal Court Oversight

Chairpersons / Members
Robert A. Ballard
Joseph Novak / Robert L. Alexander
David S. Bunevich
Geoffrey M. Connor
Adam Eisenhut
Katharine Errickson
Donald F. Scholl, Jr. / George L. Psak
Allison M. Roberts
Hon. William Kelleher, PJMC
Gerard J. Shamey
Joe E. Strauss
Stanley J. Troy
Scott Wilhelm

NJSBA Delegates

Chairperson / Members
Haekyoung Suh, Trustee / Michelle Cresti
Adam Eisenhut
Diana Fredericks
Patrick Heller
Steven Lember
Peter Marra / Nadine Maleski
Leslie Parikh
Christopher Trofimov
Marisa Trofimov(NJSBA Young Lawyer Rep)

Nominating

Chairperson / Members
John W. Thatcher / Robert A. Ballard
Hon. Susan J. Hoffman, Surrogate / Joseph Novak
Sharon Ransavage

Public Relations

Chairperson / Members
Therese H. Thompson / Judith A. Novak / Anthony Koester

Scholarship / Awards

Chairperson / Members
Adam Eisenhut / Deborah B. Rosenthal / Sharon B. Ransavage

Seminars

Chairpersons / Members
William W. Goodwin, Jr.
Michelle Cresti / Jefferson T.Barnes
Mario C.Colitti
Adam Eisenhut
Patrick Heller
Monica Hoopes
John R.Lanza / Susan O’Connor
Mark Peck
Anthony M. Rotunno
Joseph F. Trinity
Kasia Zielinski
Anthony Koester

Unauthorized Practice of Law

Chairperson / Members
Victor A. Rotolo / Mario C. Colitti
John R. Lanza / Judith A. Novak
Lee B. Roth

Workers’ Compensation

Chairperson / Members
Anthony M. Rotunno / Hon. Elaine Goldsmith, JWC (ret.)
Hon. Rosemary Granados, JWC
Lisa Pezzano Mickey / Anthony J. Murgatroyd
Carol L. Perez
Craig Voorhees

Special Committees

Foundation

Chairperson / Members
John Rittley / Robert L. Alexander
Daniel Makoski
Todd L. Bolig / Christopher Trofimov
Anthony Koester

Professionalism

Chairperson / Members
Anthony Rotunno / Robert A. Ballard
Richard Conley
Kevin M. Kilcommons
Robert Kuchinsky / Rosalyn Metzger
Judith A. Novak
John W. Thatcher
Therese H. Thompson