Message from the President · 2021. 1. 27. · Newsletter Editor Megha R. Thakkar, Esq. Letters to...
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The Middlesex County Bar Association Monthly Newsletter
Insports,trulygreatathletesoftenstickaroundpasttheirprime,potentiallyjeopardizingtheirlegacy.ExamplesincludeMuhammedAli,WillieMays
andBrettFavre.Stillothersseemtomaketooearlyanexitandleavetheirfansbothindisbeliefandwantingmore.AmongthemareBarrySanders,FloydMayweather,andBjornBorg,wholeftthegameoftennisattheageof26,havingwon11ma-jortitles.
Whilenotnecessarilyindisbelief,thereisanannouncedretirementthatwillundoubtedlyleavetheciviltrialbarofMiddlesexCountywantingmore.After11yearsasPresidingJudgeoftheCivilDivision,andnearly20yearsonthebench,JamieHappas,P.J.Cv.willberetiringfromthejudiciaryinMarch.
IfyouregularlyattendedMondaymorningtrialcalls,likeme,youcanprobablycloseyoureyesandpictureherdartingoutofthebackhallwaysaying,“GoodMorningeveryone,pleasebeseated.”whilemotioningwithherarmasiftosay,“It’sjustme,sitdownalready.Wehaveworktodo!”Onceseatedonhigh,withtheScottiePippentoherMJ,JosephineMarchettaseatedtoherleft,thecallbegan.Icanstillseetheslowlybutsteadilydevelopinglookofcon-sternationattheseeminglynever-endinglineofcasesbeingmarkedwithaproblemandher“Seemeupstairsafterthecall.”,or“Folks,ifyoudon’tkeepmyjudgesbusy,criminalwill.”,or“Dr.FriedDOESNOTrunmytrialcalendar.”,or“Isthatacof-feecupinmycourtroom?”(Inevermadethatmis-takeagain!)Onceupinherchambersyoumighthaveheard,“Look,I’mnotgoingtohurtanyone,butcomeon!”Allsheeveraskedforwashonesty,credi-bilityandatrialattorneywhowaspreparedtotryhisorhercase.
AnyonewhoeverhadacaseontheciviltriallisthasattendedJudgeHappas’speed-datingver-sionofastatusconference.Attheriskofcommit-tinganalogyabuse,JudgeHappaswastostatusconferenceswhatHenryFordwastotheautoman-ufacturingindustry.Shemasteredtheartofcom-biningproductivitywithef iciency,whilesacri icingneither.OncethepandemicstruckJudgeHappas
immediatelywentintooverdrive,schedulingamountainofsettlementconferences.Ifyoueverattendedone,youarefamiliarwiththe“ouchnum-ber”andintowhichofthe“threebuckets”yourcasewasplaced.AnothernoteworthyaccomplishmentofherswasthecreationoftheCivilPractitionersCom-mitteethatstillmeetsmonthlytothisday.JudgeHappascreatedthiscommittee,comprisedofregu-larsfromboththeplaintiffanddefensebar,tolistentotheconcernsandobservationsofthelawyersserving“inthetrenches”.Whereelsecanyou indaPJthatisasconscientiousandopentotheneedsandconcernsofthepracticinglawyersinhervicinage?
IcoulddrawananalogytothebasketballGOAT,MichaelJordan(sorryLeBron),asJudgeHappasdidleaveusbrie lytoascendotheAppellateDivision-onlytomakehertriumphant,Jordan-esquereturntoherhomecourtastheAll-StarPJofCivil.PerhapsamoreaproposanalogywouldbetofootballGOAT,TomBrady.Lovehimorhatehim,youcannotarguewithhisaccomplishments;3leagueMVP’s,6SuperBowlrings,4SuperBowlMVP’sand14-timeProBowlerwiththemostplayoffappearancesofanyQBinthehistoryofthegame.Thisyear,forthe irsttimeinhiscareer,Bradychangeduniforms,leavingtheteamwithwhichheamassedthoseimpressiveaccomplishmentsandinhis irstyearinthenewuniformhe’salreadybackintheSuperBowl.
AlthoughJudgeHappasmaybechanginguni-formsandhangingupherblackrobeforgood,muchlikeBrady,sheisnotretiringfromthepracticeoflaw.Whatevernew“jersey”sheelectstodon,Iamcon identshewillbringthesamelevelofenthusi-asmandexcellenceshedidthesepast20yearsandremainatthetopofhergame.JudgeHappas,whileIamcon identyoursuccessor,JudgeCresitello,willbetheSteveYoungtoyourJoeMontana,youwillbemissedmorethanyoucouldeverimagine.Iwishyoucontinuedsuccess,happiness,andgoodhealthasyouembarkonthenextexcitingchapterofyourcareer.IknowIspeakforallcivilpractitionerswhohaveappearedbeforeyouthesepasttwodecadeswhenIsay,youhaveourvotefor irstballotHallofFamer.
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What’s Inside Calendar of Events………… 2 Six Tips to Help You Design Your Brief for Maximum Effect by Hon. Robert Jones, JSC …. 3 NJDEP Extends Environmental Remediation Deadlines by Phoebe Youhanna and Joanne Vos ………………... 5 Hon.Jamie Happas, PJ, Cv Farewell Remarks …………. 6 Proposed By Laws Amendment ………………. 6 Provident Bank Customer Spotlight …………………… 9
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February4–Thursday@4:00p.m.REALESTATELAWCLE(2Credits)–18thAnnualRealEstateLawReview.Speaker:ThomasJ.Denitzio,Jr.,Esq.Cost:$25-MCBAMembers;and$50-Non-MemberAttorneys.February5–Friday@12:15p.m.BOARDOFTRUSTEESMEETING–BarMembersarewelcometoattendviawebcast.ToRSVPpleasesendemailtojcowles@mcbalaw.cominadvance.February10–Wednesday@9:00a.m.ELDERLAWCOMMITTEEMEETING-TheCommitteewilldiscusscurrentpractice-relatedissuesandCLEprogramideasforthecomingyear.Thereisnocosttoattend.ToRSVPandgetalinktothemeetingsendanemailtojcowles@mcbalaw.com.February12–Friday@10:00a.m.CIVILTRIALPRACTICECLE(2Credits)–TryingVirtualCivilCasesUnderCOVID-19Restrictions.Speak-ers:Hon.MichaelToto,AJSC;Hon.JamieHappas,PJCv;Hon.MichaelCresitello,Jr.,JSC;andHon.ThomasMcCloskey,JSC.Moderator:GeorgeShamy,Jr.,Esq.Cost:$35-MCBAMembers;and$65-Non-MemberAttorneys.February18–Thursday@3:00p.m.ATTORNEYTRUSTACCOUNTSCLE(1.5EthicsCred-its)–Speakers:RobertChal in,JD,CPA;GregDittrich,Sr.VP,ProvidentBankandElyseGoldstein,CLM,PHR,SHRM-CP,FirmAdm.,RebenackAronow&Mascolo,LLP.Moderator:CraigAronow,Esq.Cost:$20-MCBAMembers;and$40-Non-MemberAttorneys.February23–Tuesday@9:00a.m.TAXATIONCOMMITTEEVIRTUALCLE(1.5Credits)–Topic/Speaker:TBA.Cost:$10.February23–Tuesday@3:00p.m.CRIMINALTRIALPRACTICECLE(2EthicsCredits)–EthicalDo’s&Don’tsforOpeningandClosingArgu-ments.Speakers:Hon.AndreaCarter,JSC;MCPOAs-sistantProsecutorThomasCarverandMichaelRob-erts,Esq.Moderator:JosephBenedict,Esq.Cost:$25-MCBAMembers;and$50-Non-MemberAttorneys.March11–Thursday@3:00p.m.FAMILYLAWCLE(1.5Credits)–JurisdictionalIssuesinFamilyLaw.Speakers:LaurenMiceli,Esq.andEliza-bethRozin-Golinder,Esq.Cost:$20-MCBAMembers;and$40-Non-MemberAttorneys.March16–Tuesday@5:30p.m.YOUNGLAWYERSST.PATRICK’SDAYVIRTUALCOCKTAILPARTYW/SOURCEBREWERY–Cost:$35-MCBA/MCBAYoungLawyers;$45-MCBA/MBAMembers;and$75-AllOthers.(Thiseventislimitedtothe irst50RSVPs.)
March18–Thursday@3:00p.m.MUNICIPALCOURTPRACTICECLE(1.5Credits)–Topic:DWIAdvocacy.Speakers:Hon.SperoKalamba-kas,JMC;PeterLederman,Esq.;MarkCintron,Esq.;andJoshuaAltman,Esq.Cost:$20-MCBAMembers;and$40-Non-Members.March18–Thursday@4:15p.m.16THANNUALPRACTICEAREAAWARDSVIRTUALRECOGNITIONEVENT–Annualawardstoattorneysinthefollowingpracticeareas:Civil,Criminal,MunicipalCourt,Transactional,Chancery,ProBonoandYoungLawyer.Thereisnocosttoattend.Seepage7fordetails.May26–Wednesday@6:00p.m.ASSOCIATION&FOUNDATIONANNUALINSTALLA-TIONOFOFFICERS&TRUSTEES–TheParkChateau,EastBrunswick.Installationof2021-22BoardsofTrus-tees.2021DavidPavlovsky“ServicetotheBar”Award.October4–Monday,11:30a.m.ANNUALGOLFOUTING–RoyceBrookCountryClub,Hillsborough.CostTBA.
AlleventswillbeheldviaZoomunlessotherwiseindicated.TheMCBAisanapprovedproviderofcontinuinglegaleducationinNewJerseyandallCLEprogramslistedabovewillmeettherequirementsoftheBCLEoftheSupremeCourtofNJ.
NominationsSoughtforthe2021DavidPavlovsky
“ServicetotheBar”AwardPurpose:Createdin2001,theDavidPavlovsky"ServicetotheBar"Awardisgivenouttocom-mendonebarmemberforhisorherunsel ishrenderingofcontinuous,outstandingand/oruniqueservicetotheMCBA.Itsigni iesunusualandextraordinaryhelpandassistancethathasbeengivengenerouslyandinaspiritofself-sacri ice.Itwillbeawardedtomemberswhotrulyexemplifythecharacteristicsthatotherlawyersadmire,respectandhonor.DavidPavlovskywasthequintessential"MiddlesexCounty"attorney,dedicatedtohisfamily,hisprofession,hiscommunityandtheAssociation.ThePavlovskyAwardispresentedtoalawyerwhocarriesonDavid'scommitmenttoservicetotheAssociationandtheProfession.Eligibility:AttorneymembersofMCBA.Deadline:Entriesareacceptedonarollingbasisandshouldbesentviaemailtoadmin@mcbalaw.comorregularmailto:MiddlesexCountyBarAssociation,87BayardStreet,NewBrunswick,NJ08901.AwardPresentation:TheawardpresentationismadeatanupcomingGeneralMembershipDinnerMeeting.
Somereadersmaythinkit’sawasteoftimetoworryabouthowabrieflooks—it’sdesign.Yeteventhemostwell-writtenbriefcanbeundercutbyapoordesign.Forexample,hard-to-readtextcandetractfromabrief’sreadability,whichinturn,makesthereader’sjob
harder—notsomethingyouwantwhenyourgoalistopersuadethereader.
Apartfromthis,gooddesignactuallyenhancesyourpersua-siveness.Readabilitymatters:Ithelpsyouholdthereader’sat-tentionandhelpsyoucommunicatemoreeffectively.Thesetwothingsarevitalwhentryingtopersuadeabusyjudge.
Thisleadsmetothetopicforthismonth’scolumn,namely,howtodesignyourbriefformaximumpersuasion.Herearesixtips.1. Embraceheadingsandsubheadings
WhenI irststartedwritingbriefs,Iresistedthisadvice.Withexperience,though,Ieventuallyrealizedhowheadingsandsubheadingscouldhelpmywriting.Whenusedright,theymakealongdocumenteasiertoreadandunderstand.Why?Studiesshowthatreaders inditeasiertoabsorbinformationinchunks.2Justlikeyoudon’teataBigMacinonebite,youdon’twanttoinundateyourreaderwithonelongstreamoftext.
Here’showitworks.Headingsandsubheadingsactasroadsignsthatguideyourreaderstepbystepthroughalongdiscus-sion.Byusingthem,youcantakealonganalysisorcomplicatedfactpatternandbreakitintosmallbitesthereadercaneasilyswallow.Thisaidscomprehension.Asonewritingexpertex-plained,“Logicallychunkedcontenthelpspeoplemoreef icientlyprocesswhatispresented(inworkingmemory)andintegratenewinformationintowhatisalreadyknown(inlong-termmemory).”3
Butthere’salsoasecondbene it:Headingsandsubheadingsprovidevisualrelief.Imagineanewspaperwithoutthehead-lines.Orabookwithoutthechapters.Therowsofunbrokentypewouldbeunbearable.Headingsandsubheadingsgivethereaderarestingplace—somewheretotakeabreather.Beyondthis,theactofpreparingthemforcesyoutoorganizeyourthoughtsandpresentthemlogically.This,inturn,allowsthereadertoseewhereyourargumentisheadingandfollowtheroadmapyoucreated.
Thelesson?Pepperyourbriefswithplentyofheadingsandsubheadings.2. CreateanInvitingTableofContents
Ifyou’vedoneagoodjobwithyourheadingsandsubhead-ings,yourtableofcontentswillreadlikeasummaryofyourar-gument,makingitanothertooltohelpyoupersuadethejudge.Thekey,though,isusingargumentativeheadingsandsubhead-ings,notsimplylabels.InhisbookTheWinningBrief,legal-writingexpertBryanGarnertalksaboutwaystocraftheadingsandsubheadingsthatencapsulateyourargumentandworkper-fectlyinatableofcontents.4Iurgeyoutoreadthisadvice,whichgoeswellbeyondthescopeofthisshortarticle.
Also,don’tmakethemistakealltoomanybriefwriter’smake,thatis,designingyourtableofcontentsinawaythatturnsthereaderoff.Forexample,don’tsetyourtableinall-capsorinitial-caps,whicharedif iculttoread.5Also,don’tlitterthetablewithboldfaceandunderlining,whichalsoreducereadability.6Makethetablereader-friendly.3. Usebulletedandnumberedlists
Bulletedandnumberedlistsfunctionmuchthesamewayasheadingsandsubheadings.Theycreatevisualimpactandboostcomprehension.
Bulletsworkwellwhenyouwanttohighlightalaundrylistofinformationwithoutgoingintodetailabouteachitem.Thesameinformationpresentedinparagraphformwouldbemonot-onousandhardtoabsorb.Butifyouputtheinformationinabulletedlist,younotonlymakeiteasiertocomprehend,youhighlightit.Here’sabefore-and-afterexample:
Before:PolicerecovereddrugsandotheritemsthatshowSmithwasnotjustusingdrugsbutalsodealingdrugs.Theitemsinclude iveouncesofcocaine,100bricksofheroin,3,500Xanaxpills,sixcellphones,twoscales,twocasesofbabyformula(whichisoftenusedtocutheroin),adozenrazorblades,andeightcartonsofbaggiesusedtopackageco-caine.
After:PolicerecovereddrugsandotheritemsthatshowSmithwasnotjustusingdrugsbutalsodealingdrugs: iveouncesofcocaine, 100bricksofheroin, 3,500Xanaxpills, sixcellphones, twoscales, twocasesofbabyformula—oftenusedtocutheroin, adozenrazorblades,and eightcartonsofbaggiesusedtopackagecocaine.
Numberedlistsworkmuchthesamewayasbulletedones.
Aslawyers,weusenumberedlistsallthetimewhensettingoutlegaltests(liketherequirementsforcollateralestoppelortovacateaplea),butweshouldalsoconsiderthemwhenwepre-sentourarguments.Ratherthanjustlistyourarguments(orworse,gostraighttothemwithoutanyintroduction)setthemoutinanumberedlist.Then,organizeyouranalysisinthesameorder.Thisallowsyoutoguidethejudgethroughyourargu-ments,anditletsthejudgeseeaheadoftimewhereyou’regoing,whichboostscomprehension.
One inal piece of advice on bulleted and numbered lists:Justlikeanywritingtool,theycanbeoverused.Butwhenusedintherightspots,theyareaneffectivetool.4. Watchparagraphlength
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HowtoSayIt:LegalWritingThatPersuadesSixTipstoHelpYouDesignYourBriefforMaximumEffectbyHon.RobertJ.Jones,J.S.C.1
OnMarch9,2020,GovernorMurphyissuedExecutiveOrder103(“EO103”),whichdeclaredaPublicHealthEmergencywithintheStateofNewJerseyasaresultoftheonsetofthenovelCoronavirus(COVID-19)andauthorizedagencyheadstowaive,suspendormodifyanyrulethatmightbedetrimentaltopublichealth,ifsuchrulesweretobeenforced.NotingthatEO103impactspublicandprivatepartiesbylimit-ingtheirabilitytoconductregulatedenvironmentalremedia-tionactivities,andthatthecontinuedmanagementofreme-diationactivitiesremainsinthebestinterestofpublichealthandtheenvironment,theNewJerseyDepartmentofEnviron-mentalProtection(the“DEP”orthe“Department”)issueda“NoticeofRuleWaiver/Modi ication/SuspensionPursuanttoExecutiveOrderNo.103”therebyallowingforcertainreme-diationtimeframestobeextended.Thisrule,referredtohereinasthe“April2020TemporaryRule”,extendedcertainremediationtimeframesby90days.Foremergentsituations,however,theApril2020TemporaryRulereservedtheDe-partment’srighttoextendtimeframesbeyondthe90daysona“siteandsituation-speci icbasis”forthedurationofEO103.OnAugust17,2020,theDepartmentissuedtherulethatisreferredtohereinasthe“August2020TemporaryRule,”furtherprotractingthetimeframes;speci ically,theAugust2020TemporaryRulecontinuestoallowforthewaiverofcertainAdministrativeRequirementsfortheRemediationofContaminatedSites(ARRCS),N.J.A.C.7:26C,aswellascertainTechnicalRequirementsforSiteRemediation(“TechnicalRequirements”),N.J.A.C.7:26C. SinceMarch,GovernorMurphyhascontinuedtorenewthePublicHealthEmergencybyissuinganExecutiveOrderevery30days.Inresponseto,andconsistentwith,GovernorMur-phy’scontinuedPublicHealthEmergencyextensions,theDEP’sAugust2020TemporaryRuleextendedthetimeframesforcompliancewiththeremediationactivitiessetforthintheARRCSandtheTechnicalRequirementsto270days(inclusiveoftheoriginal90-dayextension).The270-dayex-tensionperiodalsoappliesiftheaffectedregulationsaresetforthinanAdministrativeConsentOrder(“ACO”).Onthere-mediatingparty’srequest,theDEPwillalsoconsiderfurthertimeframeextensionsonasite-speci icbasis.However,itisimportanttonotethattheAugust2020TemporaryRuleex-presslyprovidesthattheextensiononlyappliestoreportingrequirementsandnotto“timeframesforthemitigationofimmediateimpactstohumanreceptors.”Speci ically,theAu-gust2020TemporaryRuleappliestotheremediationactivi-tiesassociatedwiththereportingrequirementsfor:prelimi-naryassessmentsandsiteinvestigationsundertheIndustrialSiteRecoveryAct;siteinvestigationsundertheUndergroundStorageofHazardousSubstancesAct;1initialreceptorevalu-ationreports;2ImmediateEnvironmentalContaminantSourceControlReports;3lightnon-aqueousphaseliquid(LNAPL)interimremedialmeasurereports;4remedialinves-tigationreportsforcontaminatedsites;5andremedialactionreportsforcontaminatedsites.6
NJDEPExtendsEnvironmentalRemediationDeadlinesforCertainAdministrativeRequirementsandTechnicalRequirements
By:PhoebeYouhanna,Esq.andJoanneVos,Esq.
Inaddition,expeditedsite-speci ictimeframessetbytheDepartmentappeartobesubjecttotheextendedtimeframes.7However,whilethetimeframesunderN.J.A.C.7:26C-3.4maybeextended,theDe-partment’sreasoningfortheexpeditedre-mediationmaydisqualifycertainremedia-tionactivitiesfromeligibilityforextendedtimeframesundertheAugust2020Tempo-raryRule.N.J.A.C.7:26C-3.4(a)providesthat
theDepartmentmayestablishexpeditedsite-speci icremedi-ationtimeframesdependingon:“1.Therisktothepublichealthandsafety,ortotheenvironment;and2.Thecompli-ancehistoryofthepersonresponsibleforconductingtheremediation.”Asnotedearlier,theAugust2020TemporaryRule,unliketheApril2020TemporaryRule,speci iedthatextensionsdonotapplyto“timeframesforthemitigationofimmediateimpactstohumanreceptors.”Thus,iftheDepart-menthaddeterminedthattheexpeditedsite-speci icremedi-ationtimeframeswereneededduetotherisktopublichealthandsafety,thepersonresponsibleforconductingtheremediation(PRCR)wouldberequiredtocomplywiththeexpeditedsite-speci icremediationtimeframes. MuchliketheARRCS,theAugust2020TemporaryRulefur-therextendedthetimeframesforcertainremedialactivitiesintheTechnicalRequirements.Speci ically,theAugust2020Tem-poraryRuleappliestodeadlinesforremediationactivitiesasso-ciatedwith,interalia:thediscoveryofcertaincontaminantsincertainquantities;8 inalremediationdocumentsforPRCRswhocompleteunrestricteduseremedialactions;9initialreceptorevaluations;10preliminaryassessmentsandsiteinvestigationreportsforsiteswithnocontaminatedareasofconcernidenti-ied;11preliminaryassessmentsandsiteinvestigationreportsforsiteswhereacontaminatedareaofconcernisfound;12remedialinvestigationreports;13andremediationoffreeproduct.14Asnotedabove,theAugust2020TemporaryRulewillremaininplaceuntilEO103isnolongerineffect.Although,pursuanttoN.J.S.A.26:23-3(b),PublicHealthEmergenciesautomaticallyter-minateafter30days,theGovernorhasbeenrenewingEO103everymonthsinceMarch.Despitetheextendedtimeframescur-rentlyineffect,theextensionscanonlybeguaranteedtoremainineffectfor30daysatatime,i.e.,fromthelatestexecutiveorderextendingEO103.ThelatestExecutiveOrderwasissuedonDe-cember21,2020.15Therefore,deadlinesforremediationactivi-tiessetforthintheARRCS,N.J.A.C.7:26C,aswellasactivitiessetforthintheTechnicalRequirements,N.J.A.C.7:26E,thatwouldhaveexpiredduringthePublicHealthEmergencyarenowex-tendedforatotalof270days.Inotherwords,aPRCRthatwouldhavebeenexpectedtomeetcertaindeadlineswhichnowfallwithinaPublicHealthEmergencyperiod(i.e.betweenMarch9,2020andnowJanuary20,2021,basedupontheExecutiveOr-ders)willhaveuptoanadditional270daystocompletetheirtasks.Insodoing,theDEPprovidesreprievetoremediatingpar-tiesstrugglingtomeettheirobligationduringthependencyoftheCovid-19pandemic.
However,asnoted,noteverydeadlinemaybeextended.(Continuedonpage8)
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HON.JAMIEHAPPAS:FarewellRemarks IwakeupeverymorninggratefulfortheopportunitybestoweduponmeonApril6,2001,thedayIwassworninasaSuperiorCourtjudge.Becomingajudgewasmychildhooddream.Iamoftenaskedwhatpromptedmetoembarkuponalegalcareer.
Initially,Irespondedthatmyninth-gradecivicsclasspiquedmyinterestinlaw.IlearnedthiswasnottotallyaccuratewhenIfound“MySchoolYears”book.ThisbookhadanenvelopeforeachyearofschoolwhereIplacedmyreportcardandan-sweredquestionsaboutmyinterests,friends,andaspirations.Oneofthequestionsaskedwas“Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”InfourthgradeIanswered“lawer”--yes,Ispelleditwrong.In ifthgradeIwrote“judge.”Nowtheseca-reerchoiceswouldnotseemoddformyson,whosemotherandfatherwenttolawschool,butmyfatheronlyhadaneighth-gradeeducation,andIwastheonlyoneinmyfamilytoem-barkuponthepathofhighereducation.Withtheloveandsup-portofmyfamily,Iful illedmydream.
Whenitwastimeformetoapplytocollege,IknewIhadonlytwochoices--RutgersorMiddlesexCountyCollege--sincebothinstitutionswouldallowmetocommutefrommyhomeinPiscataway.IwasfortunatetobeacceptedtoRutgersCollege,mybelovedalmamater(assomeofyouknowgiventhedecorinmychambers).Aftergraduating,Ideferredenroll-menttoSetonHallLawSchoolforoneyear,becauseIhadre-ceivedaFellowshiptoattendandreceivemyMAinpublicpoli-cyfromtheEagletonInstituteofPoliticsinNewBrunswick.Upongraduatingfromlawschool,IclerkedfortheHonorableHermanL.Breitkopf,theassignmentjudgeinMiddlesexCoun-ty.Asyearspassed,JudgeBreitkopfbecamenotonlymymen-tor,butmyfriend.Ilearnedmanylessonsfromhimincludingtheimportanceofbeing irmbutfair.IonlyhopethatItoo
havebecomethatfriendandmentortomywonderfullawclerks.
Aftermyclerkship,IjoinedtheHoaglandlaw irmonPat-ersonStreetwhereIstayeduntilIwasappointedtotheBenchin2001.Anyoneseeapatternhere?Yes,NewBrunswickhasbeenafocalpointofmuchofmylife.MayIaddthatmymothergrewuponHiramStreetinNewBrunswick,wheretheHyattandTheFrogandthePeachnowstand.MybrotherandIwouldspendeverySaturdayatmyYiaYia’s(grandmotherinGreek)apartmentonHiramStreetwhilemymotherworkedatalady’sdressstoreonGeorgeStreet.Soyes,NewBrunswickhasbeennearanddeartomyheartforalongtime.
Inthepasttwentyyears,Ihavebeenfortunatetoworkwithsomanyintelligent,hardworking,kind,anddedicatedindividualshereattheMiddlesexCountyCourthouse.Toallthejudges,staff,andlawyersIhaveworkedwithovertheyears,Isaythankyou.Thankyouforsupportingmeandal-waysbeingtheretodowhatisrightandjustfortheresidentsandlitigantsofthisCountyandtheStateofNewJersey.
IhaveservedasthePresidingJudgeofthecivildivisionforelevenyearsandImustadmitIlovemyjobandalwayshave.However,thetimehascomeformetoturnthepage.MuchhashappenedinmylifesincethatspecialdayIwassworninasajudge;InowfollowthewordsofC.S.Lewis,“Youarenevertoooldtosetanothergoalortodreamanewdream.”IknowIamgoingtomissmycourthousefamily,butIamexcitedtopursuesomeofmyotherdreamsandaspirations.Asweareallaware,lifeistooshortandfragile.ToborrowthewordsofmylatehusbandDoug,“Iwishyouallsuf icientgracetoalwaysbeabletotakethankfullythepast,gratefullythepresentandfaithfullythefuture.”
ProposedBy-LawRevisionoftheMiddlesexCountyBarAssociation
TheproposedamendmenttoArticleIX,Section1seekstocre-ateanewstandingcommitteeoftheBarAssociation.Thepro-visionstobeamendedareasfollows(additionsunderlinedanddeletionsstruckthrough):
PROPOSEDAMENDMENTTOARTICLEIX,SECTION1
ARTICLEIX–CommitteesSection1.StandingCommittees:ThefollowingstandingCommitteeswillbeappointedannuallybythePresidentbyJuly1:appointedannuallybythePresident,willeachconsistofatleastthreememberstoservefortheensuingyear:ArbitratorSelection;JudicialandProsecutorialAppointments;MeetingsandPrograms;Nominating;Membership;Publications.;andBoardfortheAdvancementofRacialEquityandSocialJustice.
ThePresidentwill designateappoint aChairof for eachStanding Committee, annually and will notify the Com-mittee’sChairandthemembersof theirappointmentnolaterthanJuly1stofeachyear.subjecttoanyotherpro-visionoftheBylaws.MCBABy-LawsmaybeamendedatanyregularmeetingoftheAssociationuponatwo-thirdsvoteofthemem-bersoftheAssociationpresentandvoting,providedthatthemembershiphasbeenadvisedoftheproposedAmendmentatleasttendaysbeforetheregularmeetingatwhichtheAmendmentistobepresentedforavote.Inlightofthepandemic,thisyear’smeetingwilltakeplacevirtuallyandwillnotbealiveevent.Therefore,thevoteontheproposedAmendmentabovewillbeheldelec-tronicallyandallmembersingoodstandingwillreceiveanemailonorafterFebruary10thaskingfortheirvote.
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16th Annual Practice Area Awards Recognition Thursday, March 18, 2021
MCBA Practice Area Awards Virtual Meeting - 3/18/2021
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Therefore,itisrecommendedthatanyPRCRcurrentlyunder-takingaremediationconsultwiththeirLicensedSiteRemedia-tionProfessional(LSRP)todeterminewhetheranyapplicabletimeframescouldbeeligibleforanextensionundertheabove-referencedTemporaryRules.1N.J.A.C.7:26C-3.3(b)1.2N.J.A.C.7:26C-3.3(b)2.3N.J.A.C.7:26C-3.3(b)3.4N.J.A.C.7:26C-3.3(b)4.5N.J.A.C.7:26C-3.3(b)5.6N.J.A.C.7:26C-3.3(b)6.7See,N.J.A.C.7:26C-3.4.8N.J.A.C.7:26E-1.10(c).9N.J.A.C.7:26E-1.12(b).10N.J.A.C.7:26E-1.12(c).11N.J.A.C.7:26E-3.14(a)1.12N.J.A.C.7:26E-3.14(b)1;see,N.J.A.C.7:26E-3.4(requiringPRCRstoconductsiteinvestigationswhenareasofconcernareidenti iedduringapreliminaryassessment,anundergroundstoragetankexistsonthesite,oracourt,ortheDepartment,ordersthatasiteinvestigationbeconducted).13N.J.A.C.7:26E-4.10(a)1–3.14N.J.A.C.7:26F-3.2.15See,ExecutiveOrderNo.210,onlineathttps://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-210.pdf,lastaccessedonJanuary15,2021.AbouttheAuthors:PhoebeYouhannaisanassociateatMarazitiFalcon,LLPandfocusesherworkonenvironmentallaw,namelyincontamination,complianceandtransactionalworkandlocalgovernmentlaw,aswellasenvironmentallitigation.JoanneVosisapartneratthe irmandfocusesherpracticeonenvironmentallaw,includingcompliance,redevelopmentandtransactionalmattersaswellasenvironmentallitigation.
(Continuedfrompage5) LisaGorabNamedPresidentandManagingDirectoratWilentzGoldman&Spitzer Wilentz,Goldman&Spitzer,P.A.hasannouncedthatLisaA.GorabhasbeenelectedasthePresidentandManagingDirectorofthecentury-oldlaw irm.Gorabisthe irstwomanattorneytoleadthe irmandhasservedonitsManagementCom-
mitteeforoveradecade,followingherelectionasits irstfemaleOf icer.GorabsucceedsBrianJ.Molloy,whohasservedintherolesince2008andwillserveasChairmanoftheBoardandcontinuetofocusonhiscommerciallitigationpractice. “LisaisanaccomplishedleaderwhohasmadeexceptionalcontributionstotheevolutionofWilentzandthepremierser-viceweprovidetoourclients.Wearecon identthatLisawillcontinuetoadvanceWilentz’sstrategicplanandwelookfor-wardtoourcontinuedgrowthunderhervisionandleadership,”saidMolloy. OvertheyearsatWilentz,Gorabhasservedinseveralseniorleadershipcapacities,includingasTreasurer,VicePresident,andChairoftheDiversityCommittee.Mostrecently,sheservedasAssistantManagingDirector,wheresheplayedaleadingroleinnavigatingtheimpactsoftheCOVID-19publichealthemer-gencyonthe irmanditsclients.“Thepandemiccontinuestotestusinnewways,”Gorabcommented,“Butseeingourdedi-catedpeoplecometogethertoserveourclientshasbeeninspir-ingandwecontinueourpassiontoprovidethehighestlevelofservice,despitethisnewnormal,”sheadded.
CustomerSpotlight:WaltronBull&RobertsJonGuyisPresidentandCEOofWaltronBull&Roberts,acompanythatspecializesinsteamandwaterchemistrymanagement.KeithBuscio,VicePresident,DirectorofPublicRelations,ProvidentBank,spokewithJontolearnmoreaboutthecompany’ssuccessandtodiscusshowProvidenthelpedWaltronduringoneofthetoughestyearsthecompa-nyhaseverfaced.KB:TellusaboutyourbusinessJG:Foundedin1903bychemistsIrvingBullandAlfredRoberts,Wal-tronhasalonghistoryofexpertiseinwaterchemistrymanagement.Thecompanystartedasananalyticalandconsultinglaboratoryinlow-erManhattaninNewYorkCity–aperfectlocationtosample,analyze,andmakerecommendationsfortheboilerwaterofthemanysteam-shipsthatcalledintothemajorseaportthere.Infact,ourcompanypio-neeredthe irstmodernboilerwatertreatmentprogram,includingtheirstnuclearwaterchemistryprogramonacommercialship,andatonepointhadnearlyhalfoftheUSmerchant leetundercontract. Thecompanywassoldin1984.Atthatpoint,thecompanyfocusedonanalyticalinstrumentsandrebrandedasWaltron.Theseinstru-mentswouldhelpanalyzethebalancebetweenwaterandsteamforcompaniesandbusinessesthatneededwatertobepure.Forexample,powergenerations,industrialprocesses,andsemi-conductors.Toputitintoperspective,Waltron’ssodiumanalyzercanmeasureagrainofsaltinanOlympic-sizedpool. In2014,Iassumedownershipofthebusinessandrealizedtheorigi-nalnamewasstillavailable,soImergeditwithitscurrentnameandloandbehold,WaltronBull&Robertswasborn.KB:Howhasyourbusinessbeenaffectedbythepandemic?JG:Wehavebeenmonitoringthepandemicsincetheveryearlystages.In2016,weopenedasalesof iceinChina.Whenthepandemichit,ourChinesesalesdirectorwasonlockdownfromtheChineseNewYear,whichtookplacemid-January2020.WhilewekeptintouchwithourChinesemarket,weanticipatedthatoursalesinChinawouldtakeahit,andtheydid.WehadmajordealsthatweresettotakeplaceinthemonthsofFebruaryandMarchof2020.ThesedealswerepushedintoAprilandMay.WhileChinabegantoclimboutoftheworstpartofthepandemic,wesawtheEuropeanmarketsbegintofeeltheimpact.WehadpartnersinEuropewhowerejustbeginningtoseetheworstoftheirCoronavirusnumbersatthattime. Wenowhadahighdemandforsuppliescomingfromcustomersandnowaytoproducetheproductsfastenoughtomeetdemand.Atthistime,webegantofeelanimosityandanxietyaboutwhetherwewouldbeputintothesamerestrictionsasourforeignbusinesspartners. Shortlyafter,astheworrybegantosetin,wereceivedaletterfromtheNAVYthatstatedwewilloperateandremainopen,undernocir-cumstancesshouldweclose.Weneverskippedabeat.Ouremployeeskeptworkingandwewereabletokeepourdoorsopenforbusinessthroughoutthepandemic.KB:Whataresomeofthechangesyou’vehadtomaketoyourbusinessthatyouneverwouldhaveanticipatedthistimelastyear?JG:Thesalesthatwecoordinatetypicallyrequireemployeestogooff-site.Wehavedistributorsaroundtheworld.Whileservicesdriedupforashortperiodoftimeduringallofthis,welearnedtobecomemorecreativewhenitcametokeepingourcustomersengaged.Ourcustom-ersareessentialbusinesses,forexample,powerplants.Whilepowerplantsneedtoremainopentooperate,itdoesnotmeantheyalways
needtobuynewinstrumentstooperate.Thisiswhenwestarteddoingmorevideoconferencing,videosforsalestraining,and“howto’s”forcustomers.KB:Howhaveyouhelpedsomeofyourcustomersduringthepandemic?JG:Fromthebeginning,wewantedtomakesurethatiftherewerechal-lengesgettingsuppliestoourcustomers,wehadsolutionstoovercomethem.Thegoalwastoensurewehadaplanbeforedisasterhit.Wewereabletohelpourcustomersbykeepingouremployeesworking,ourdoorsopen,andprovidingvirtualwaystohelpourcustomers.KB:Whataresomeofthebiggestchallengesyou’vefacedduringthepandemic?JG:Whenyou’reasmallbusinessowner,thereisn’talotofroomforerror.Duringthepandemic,wehadtomakeourmovescarefullyandaccurately,orrisklosingitall.Personally,myrisktoleranceisdifferentfromthatoftheaverageperson.Thatcomeswithbeingabusinessown-er.IhadtolearnthatnoteveryonehasthesamerisktoleranceasIdo.Ineededtomakesuremyemployeesfeltsafewhileworking,andtoad-dresstheirconcernsforsafetyandhealth.Whenpossible,employeeswereabletoworkremotely.Thenagain,everyoneinthemanufacturingindustryhasthecapabilitytoworkremotely.So,itwasimportanttocommunicatetomyemployeesthatwhileworkingremotely,stayingfocusedandremainingproductivewerekey.KB:Howhasthepandemicchangedhowyouwilldobusinessmovingforward?JG:Wepreparedourselvestoseekadditionalfundingandresourcesonceweknewhowbadthiswasgoingtobe.Mymainconcernwaskeepingouremployeesworking.TheSBAteamatProvidentBankwasextraordinary.Withoutadoubt,Provident’sattentiontodetailandcom-mitmenttoitscustomersprovedtobesuccessfulformybusiness.TheprocessofreceivinghelpfromtheSBAteamwiththePaycheckProtec-tionProgramwas lawless.BecauseofProvident’ssuperiororganiza-tion,attentivenesstoclients,andmyearlydocumentpreparation,injustafewdayswereceivedthefundingweneededfromthePaycheckProtectionProgram.Movingforward,Iwillalwaystakethoseextrastepswithregardtopreparation.Preparednesshashelpedmybusinesspushthroughthehardestofdayssuccessfully.TheworkingcapitalhashelpedmebringoperationsbacktotheUnitedStates,sowearelessdependentonforeignbusiness,whichprovedtobeathreatwhentheglobalpandemichitChinaandEurope.ThePaycheckProtectionPro-gramsavedmybusiness.KB:HowhasProvidentBankhelpedyourbusinessthroughthepandemic?Howhavetheydemonstratedtheircommitment?JG:ThecommunicationfromtheSBAteamatProvidentBankwasout-standing.MattFlanneryandhisteamwereincrediblyresponsiveandhelpedtoshareinformation.TheywerealwaysabletoexplainnewinformationregardingthePaycheckProtectionProgramthoroughlyandclearly.Ihadthecon idenceofknowingthatProvidentBankhadmybackandknewhowtoaccuratelyhandlethesituation.ThisiswhatseparatesProvidentBankfromotherbanks.ImadesuretosharemyexperiencewithChrisMartin,Provident’sChairmanandCEO,andex-plainhowmuchMattFlannery’steamhelpedmybusiness.Iwantedhimtoknowhowproudheshouldbeofhisteam.Evenwhentheworldistumblingdownonyouandonyourbusiness,ProvidentBankhastheresourcesandstrategiestohandleit,andtheydoiteffortlessly.That’sCommitmentyoucancounton!
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Ifyouthinkbacktohighschool,youprobablylearnedthataparagraphshouldbelimitedtoasinglepoint—agroupofsen-tencesorganizedaroundasingleidea.Whenyouwriteapara-graph,ideallyyoushouldmakeyourpoint,startanewpara-graph,andthenmakeyournextpoint.English101.
Butthere’savisualaspecttoparagraphstoo.AsBritishgrammarianH.W.Fowlerexplained,“[p]aragraphingisalsoamatteroftheeye.Areaderwilladdresshimselfmorereadilytohistaskifheseesfromthestartthathewillhavebreathing-spacesfromtimetotimethanifwhatisbeforehimlookslikeamarathoncourse.”7Newparagraphsprovideabreak,arespite.
Conversely,fewerparagraphbreaksandlongerparagraphsleadtofatigue.I’msureyou’veencounteredthis:Youstartread-ingaparagraph,onlyto lipthepageandseethatittakesuptheentirepage.You’reprobablyexasperatedatthispoint,soimag-inehowajudgefeelswhenencounteringthesamething.
Ideally,paragraphlengthshouldvary.Somesayaparagraphshouldbebetweenthreeandeightsentences8—butitreallyde-pendsonyourwritingstyleandthepointyouwanttomake.Thelessonisthis:Useparagraphlengthtoimproveyourbrief’sread-ability,andinturn,holdthereader’sattention.5. Considerdiagrams,charts,andpictures
Ashumans,we’revisual.Informationisofteneasiertoab-sorbwhenitcomesintheformofadiagram,chart,orpicture.Yetbriefwritersdon’tusethesethingsnearlyenough.Notthatlongago,itwasnexttoimpossibletoinsertthesetypesofdevic-esintoabrieforcerti ication.Thattimehaslongpassed.
Granted,youdon’twanttooverusethesetypesofdevices—noteverybriefcallsforthem,letalonemorethanone.Andyoumuststaywithintheboundsofthecourtrules(forexample,makesuretheyareproperlycerti ied).Butwhenyou’rehavingahardtimecommunicatingtonsofdata,complexfacts,orelusiveideas,considerwhetheradiagram,chart,orpicturemightbehelpful.Iplantodevotenextmonth’scolumntothistopic,butinthemeantime,trytothinkvisual.
6. Chooseareadablefont
Readabilitycomestotheforefrontwhenyouhavelotsoftext,likeinabook,article,or(forourpurposes)abrief.Youwantthetexttobeeasytoread.9Inotherwords,itshouldbeeasyontheeyesandmakethereaderwanttocontinuereading,notstopreading.Severalfactorsmakeafontreadable,andwhileentirebooksexplorethistopic,I’lltrytodistillsomekeypoints.
Forstarters,chooseaserifedtypeface.Serifsarethelittlestrokesattheendofaletterorothercharacter.
Researchshowsthatserifedtypefacesareeasiertoread.10ExamplesincludeTimesNewRoman,Garamond,and(myfavor-ite)Georgia.Ifyoulook,you’llnoticethatmostbookschooseoneofthesethreefontsorsomethingsimilar.Bycontrast,sans-seriftypefaces—thosewithoutserifs—aredif iculttoreadandarebettersuitedforheadlinesandothershortburstsoftype.Soskipsans-seriffontslikeArial,Calibri,andFranklinGothic.They
(Continuedfrompage3) makeyourreader’sjobharder.Next,avoidornatefonts.Script,calligraphy,grungeandoth-
erdistinctivetypefacesmaylookimpressiveinanad,buttheyaredistractingandranklowonthereadabilityscaleforlongtext.ImaginetryingtoreadanentirebriefinOldEnglish.Igetaheadachejustthinkingaboutit.
Finally,avoidCourier—afontreminiscentoftheSmith-Caronatypewriter.Courierisamonospacedtypeface,meaningeachcharactermeasuresthesamewidth.Monospacedfontsarehardertoreadwhencomparedtofontswithproportionalspac-ing.That’swhymostbookpublisher’schoosefontslikeTimesNewRoman,Garamond,andGeorgia.They’reproportionallyspaced,makingthemeasiertoread.NextMonth:Howyourbriefcanbene itifyouthinkvisually.1Thankyoutomyformerlawclerk,SamHowie,Esq.,forhishelpwiththisarticle.2PattiShank,WhatResearchTellsUsAboutChunkingContent,https://elearningindustry.com/chunking-content-what-research-tells-us(accessed12/30/20).3Id.4BryanA.Garner,TheWinningBrief:100TipsforPersuasiveBrie inginTrialandAppellateCourts403(3ded.).5Seeid.at430-31;RobertJ.Jones,FourWaystoAddEmphasis—WithouttheGimmicks,TheMiddlesexAdvocate(December2019).6Id.7H.W.Fowler,ADictionaryofModernEnglishUsage(2ded.)8WordCounter.net.HowManySentencesinaParagraph?https://wordcounter.net/blog/2015/11/30/10988_how-many-sentences-in-a-paragraph.html(accessed1/4/2021).9RobinWilliams,TheNon‐Designer’sTypeBook33(2ded.).10Id.at35.
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