2023-2024 Committee Directory

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Janet Lurie, Chair
(201) 802-9202
jblurie@mfmclaw.com

Hon.l Evelyn J. Marose (ret.)
Hon. Danielle Pasquale

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Hon. Harry Carroll (ret)., Co-Chair
(201) 240-9283
hcarroll@mfmclaw.com

Linda Spiegel, Co-Chair
(201) 489-1001
lfsesq@aol.com

Farooq Bsharat
Hon. Terry Paul Bottinelli (ret.)
Hon. Harry Carroll (ret).
Hon. James DeLuca (ret).
Felicia Farber
Suzanne Frankland
Gregory Hoffman
Armando Horta
Ira C. Kaplan
Hon. Ellen L. Koblitz (ret.)
Cathy Pollak
Karen Reis
Patricia Powers-Simonelli
Hon. Menelaos Toskos (ret.)
Laura Van Tassel
Richard Zimmerman

ANNUAL DINNER

Laura C. Sutnick, Chair
(201) 342-8555
Laura.sutnick@sutnicklaw.com

Farooq Bsharat
Jacqueline Choi
Sheila O’Shea-Criscione
Ariana LoGiudice
Geoffrey D. Mueller
Cynthia A. Petrowsky
Linda H. Schwgaer
John Shahdanian II

ARBITRATION SCREENING

Donald Caminiti, Co-Chair
(201) 342-4014
dcaminiti@breslinandbreslin.com

Cynthia Petrowsky, Co-Chair
(732) 306-4503
cpetrowsky@wfitzula-law.com

Richard Schnoll
Andrew G. Toulas

BANKING LAW

Alan Philibosian, Chair
(201) 924-6501
aphilibosian@harwoodlloyd.com

Farooq Bsharat
David Edelberg
Megan Kilzy

BUDDY SYSTEM

David Robertson, Chair
(201) 925-0367
drobertson@harwoodlloyd.com

Craig Becker
Richard Oldfield

BY-LAWS

Kelly Castor, Co-Chair
(201) 257-8797
kelly@callcastor.com

Jason Finkelstein, Co-Chair
(201) 280-3972
Jfinkelstein@coleshotz.com

Asaad Siddiqi, Co-Chair
(973) 327-0242
asiddiqi@trenkisabel.law

Faudia Clemenza
Jason E. Foy
Omid S. Irani
Michelle Marose
Eileen P. Mulroy
Brian Shea

CIVIL PRACTICE

Adam Boyle, Co-Chair
(973) 345-6300
aboyle@fronzutolaw.com

Yongmoon Kim, Co-Chair
(201) 273-7117
ykim@kimlf.com

Tyler Avon
Frances E. Barto
Donald Bonomo
Farooq Bsharat
Donald Caminiti
Kelly Castor
Dermot Doyle
Micheal J. Epstein
Erica Fields
Jordan Goldsmith
Brendan Greve
Greg Hazley
Gregory Hoffman
Richard Joel, Jr.
Thomas Kim
Robert E. Laux
Jeffrey Marchese
Christopher Massaro
Nicole McDonough
Jan Meyer
Jill Horton-Miller
Rachel Mongiello
Geoffrey D. Mueller
Arthur Neiss
Richard Oldfield
Cynthia A. Petrowsky
Arthur “Scott” Porter
Seth Rosenstein
Matthew Ross
Richard Schnoll
Jason Shafron
Linda Spiegel
James Suozzo
Valerie Vladyka
Richard H. Weiner

COMPUTER/INTERNET LAW

Victoria Brown, Co-Chair
(201) 567-6144
vbrown@brownllc.com

Andrew Bolson
Farooq Bsharat

CONSTRUCTION LAW

Adrienne Isacoff, Co-Chair
(201) 843-5858
aisacoff@floriolaw.com

Jason Shafron, Co-Chair
(201) 343-7200
jshafron@shafronlaw.com

Linda Spiegel, Co-Chair
(201) 489-1001
lfsesq@aol.com

Robert Dowd
Felicia Farber
Jared Lans
Jeffrey Marchese
Adam Sklar

CONSUMER LAW

Yongmoon Kim, Chair
(201) 273-7117
ykim@kimlf.com

Donald Bonomo
Farooq Bsharat
Michelle Fine

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Elton Bozanian, Co-Chair
(201) 947-1500
elton@bozanian-mcgregor.com

Brian Shea, Co-Chair
(201) 802-9202
bshea@mfmclaw.com

Andrew Bolson
Donald Bonomo
Linda Spiegel

CORPORATE & BUSINESS LAW

Conrad Olear, Chair
(201) 445-9001
cmo@strasserlaw.com

Paul Ambrose
Frances E. Barto
Farooq Bsharat
Howard Davis
Megan Kilzy
Jared Lans
Rachel Mongiello

CREDITOR/DEBTOR RELATIONS

Donald Bonomo, Co-Chair
(201) 820-2033
donald@pbnjlaw.com

David Edelberg, Co-Chair
(201) 896-7701
dedelberg@sh-law.com

Farooq Bsharat
Ronald I. LeVine

CRIMINAL PRACTICE

Chris DiLorenzo, Co-Chair
(201) 739-9285
cdilorenzo@dilorenzo-rush.com

Deepa Jacobs, Co-Chair
(973) 747-8941
djacobs@bcpo.net

Tamra Katcher, Co-Chair
(201) 488-1234
tkatcher@remlawgroup.com

Eric Sarraga, Co-Chair
(201) 457-0071
esarraga@foyseplowitz.com

Ron Bar-Nadav
Craig Becker
Paul Brickfield
John Bruno
David Calviello
Jacqueline Choi
Jason E. Foy
Jessica Gomperts
Christine Gorzelany
Omid S. Irani
Megan Kilzy
Nathan Kittner
Paul Kreisinger
Francis Leddy, Jr.
Michael Maher
John L. Molinelli
David Molk
Scott Mooney
William Quirk
Joseph Rem, Jr.
Kurt Resch
Leigh Saltiel
Lee Schaer
James Seplowitz
Pia Shepard
Jeffrey Steinfeld
Laura C. Sutnick
Anthony Talarico
John Weichsel
Jordan Yuelys

DIVERSITY IN THE PROFESSION

Faudia Clemenza, Co-Chair
(201) 220-8566
faudia@gmail.com

Angela Kim, Co-Chair
(201) 441-9056
akim@hdrbb.com

Omid  S. Irani, Co-Chair
(201) 342-8555
Omid.irani@sutnicklaw.com

Francis Yook, Co-Chair
(201) 647-3337
fyook@walsh.law

Angela Barker
Jacqueline Choi
Deepa Jacobs
Matthew C. McGregor
Evelyn Nissirios
Gloria Oh
Marcia Werner
Amanda Yu

E-DISCOVERY

Susan Usatine, Chair
(201) 525-6219
susatine@coleschotz.com

Megan Kilzy
Matthew Ross

ELDER LAW

Elton Bozanian, Co-Chair
(201) 947-1500
elton@bozanian-mcgregor.com

Brian Shea, Co-Chair
(201) 802-9202
bshea@mfmclaw.com

Michelle Fine
Jane Grinch
Janet Lurie
Geoffrey D. Mueller
Michael Sluka
Linda Spiegel

EMERGENCY PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE

David Robertson, Chair
(201) 925-0367
drobertson@harwoodlloyd.com

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Daniele Cervino, Chair
(201) 799-2125
dcervino@beattielaw.com

Howard Davis
Robert E. Laux

ERISA/DISABILITY LAW

Barbara B. Comerford, Co-Chair
(201) 444-4493
bcomerford@barbaracomerfordlaw.com

Michael Quiat, Co-Chair
(201) 342-7100
mquiat@uqur.com

ESTATE PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION

Jane Grinch, Co-Chair
(201) 488-1300
jgrinch@cullenllp.com

Lawrence Joel, Co-Chair
(201) 599-0588
ljoel@joelandjoel.com

Paul Ambrose
Elton Bozanian
Andrew J. Cevasco
Richard J. Contant
Dermot Doyle
Gregory Hoffman
Kevin Kelly
Thomas Kim
Sheryl Koomer
Paul Kreisinger
Jared Lans
Janet Lurie
Corinne Maloney
Christopher Massaro
Joseph L. Mecca, Jr.
Geoffrey D. Mueller
Ron Ofeck
Victoria Pekerman
Brian Shea
Linda Spiegel
Warren Stroedecke

FAMILY LAW

Bruce E. Chase, Co-Chair
(201) 343-6555
bchase@chaseandchase.com

Jhanice Domingo, Co-Chair
(201) 274-4443
jdomingo@pashmanstein.com

William Heimbuch, Co-Chair
(201) 489-0300
wjh@h-slawfirm.com

Nancy Horta, Co-Chair
(201) 308-5256
nancy@nhortalaw.com

Laura Nunnink, Co-Chair
(201) 612-1005
lnunnink@nnnlaw.com

Linda H. Schwager, ESP Liaison
(201) 841-0240
lin822@aol.com

Gale Weinberg, Co-Chair
(201) 280-6290
Weinberg717@gmail.com

Tyler Avon
Angela Barker
Genevieve Blazini
Hon. Terry Paul Bottinelli (ret).
Elton Bozanian
Katelyn M. Brack
Joseph Cadicina
Hon. Harry Carroll (ret).
Faudia Clemenza
Alexandra Coglianese
Kevin Cooke
Suzanne Frankland
Rosemary Gushiken
Armando Horta
Sarah Gloates-Horta
Richard Joel, Jr.
Ira C. Kaplan
Beatrice Kandell
Angela Kim
Thomas Kim
Hon. Ellen L. Koblitz (ret).
Danielle Konzelmann
Sheryl Koomer
Paul Kreisinger
Dale Krouse
Francis Leddy, Jr.
Corinne Maloney
Michelle Marose
Mark P. Marotta
Thomas McConnell
Nicole McDonough
Christopher McEvilley
Matthew C. McGregor
Evelyn Nissirios
Stephanie O’Neill
Erika Piccirillo
Cathy Pollak
Arthur “Scott” Porter
Hon. Ronny Jo Siegal (ret).
Patricia Powers-Simonelli
Michael Sluka
Linda Spiegel
Geri Landau Squire
Hon. Edward Torack (ret.)
Kali Trahanas
Laura Van Tassel
John Weichsel
Richard H. Weiner
Helayne Weiss
Marcia Werner
Adriana Wos-Mysliwiec
Amanda Yu

FEDERAL PRACTICE

Matthew Gately, Chair
(201) 845-9600
mfg@nglawfirm.com

David Calviello
Greg Hazley
Yongmoon Kim
Nicole McDonough
Francis Yook

GENERAL EQUITY

Geoffrey D. Mueller, Co-Chair
(201) 569-2533
gmueller@gdm-lawl.com

Conrad Olear, Co-Chair
(201) 445-9001
cmo@strasserlaw.com

Jason Shafron, Co-Chair
(201) 343-7200
jshafron@shafronlaw.com

William I. Strasser, Co-Chair
(201) 445-9001
wis@strasserlaw.com

Paul Ambrose
Frances E. Barto
Andrew Bolson
Elton Bozanian
Hon. Harry Carroll (ret).
Andrew J. Cevasco
Hon. Robert Contillo (ret).
Hon. James DeLuca (ret).
Brendan Greve
Jane Grinch
Richard Joel, Jr.
Kevin Kelly
Robert Knee
David Lafferty
Jared Lans
Christopher Massaro
Thomas McConnell
Nicole McDonough
Jan Meyer
Rachel Mongiello
Victoria Pekerman
Arthur “Scott” Porter
Brian Shea
Hon. Menelaos Toskos (ret).

GOLF & TENNIS OUTING

Jason Finkelstein, Chair
(201) 525-6293
jfinkelstein@coleschotz.com

Ryan J. Byrnes
Sheila O’Shea-Criscione
David Edelberg
Kevin Kelly
William Quirk
John Shahdanian II
Hon. Menelaos Toskos (ret).

HEALTH & HOSPITAL

Jordan Goldsmith, Chair
(201) 845-9600
jgoldsmith@goldsmithlegal.com

E. Drew Britcher
James Suozzo

IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION

David Nachman, Co-Chair
(201) 670-0006
david_nachman@visaserve.com

William Quirk, Co-Chair
(201) 968-0800
wquirk@quirklawllc.com

Jeffrey Steinfeld
Adriana Wos-Mysliwiec

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Anthony Davis, Chair
(201) 674-6097
adavis@ogcsolutions.com

Megan Kilzy
Steven Schechter

INSURANCE LAW

Erica Fields, Co-Chair
(201) 527-5319
efields@geico.com

Valerie Vladyka, Co-Chair
(201) 225-2729
vav@spsk.com

Dermot Doyle
Victoria Pekerman

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

Andrew J. Cevasco, Co-Chair
(201) 694-8565
acevasco@archerlaw.com

Michael J. Epstein, Co-Chair
(201) 845-5962
mjepstein@theepsteinlawfirm.com

Kelly Castor – 2025
Andrew J. Cevasco – 2026
Michael J. Epstein – 2025
William Heimbuch – 2024
Diane Lucianna – 2024
Conrad Olear – 2026
Hon. Sandra Ann Robinson (ret). – 2025
Gerald R. Salerno – 2026
Laura C. Sutnick – 2025
Andrew G. Toulas – 2026

JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE

John Shahdanian II, Chair
The Association’s President makes confidential appointments to this Committee each year.

JUDICIAL SELECTION

Jessica Gomperts, Co-Chair
(201) 226-5813
jgomperts@bcpo.net

Cynthia A. Petrowsky, Co-Chair
(732) 306-4503
cpetrowsky@wfitzula-law.com

John Shahdanian II, Co-Chair
(973) 327-0242
jshahdanian@trenkisabel.law

Carmine Alampi
Vartan Asatrian
Ron Bar-Nadav
Hon. Terry Paul Bottinelli (ret).
Antimo Del Vecchio
Chris DiLorenzo
Jhanice Domingo
Erica Fields
Jason Finkelstein
Matt Gately
Jordan Goldsmith
Tamra Katcher
Nicole McDonough
Evelyn Nissirios
Richard Oldfield
Conrad Olear
Cynthia A. Petrowsky
Cathy Pollak
Gail L. Price
Jason Roth
Jason Shafron
Brian Shea
Andrew Toulas
Kali Trahanas
Valerie Vladyka
Adriana Wos-Mysliwiec
Richard Zimmerman

JUVENILE PRACTICE

Karen Gwynn, Co-Chair
(201) 646-2300
kgwynn@bcpo.net

Armando Horta, Co-Chair
(201) 375-3975
Law.horta@gmail.com

Ron Bar-Nadav
Paul Brickfield
David Calviello
Paul Kreisinger
Linda Spiegel

LABOR/EMPLOYMENT LAW

Robert E. Laux, Co-Chair
(201) 807-5801
rlaux@bcua.org

John Shahdanian II, Co-Chair
(973) 327-0242
jshahdanian@trenkisabel.law

Farooq Bsharat
Sheila O’Shea-Criscione
John L. Molinelli
Steven Schuster

LANDLORD TENANT

Donald Bonomo, Co-Chair
(201) 396-9037
donald@pbnjlaw.com

Patricia Powers-Simonelli, Co-Chair
(201) 400-6254
ppslaw@verizon.net

Farooq Bsharat
Paul Kreisinger
Francis Leddy, Jr.
Geoffrey D. Mueller
Ron Ofeck

LAND USE LAW

Antimo Del Vecchio, Co-Chair
(201) 573-1810
adelvecchio@beattielaw.com

Gail L. Price, Co-Chair
(201) 391-3737
gprice@pricemeese.com

Gerald Salerno, Co-Chair
(201) 487-4747
gsalerno@aronsohnweiner.com

Carmine Alampi
Wendy Berger
Ben Cascio
Richard J. Contant
Louis D’Arminio
Howard Davis
Greg Hazley
Kevin Kelly
Robert E. Laux
Stuart Liebman
Joseph L. Mecca, Jr.
Jan Meyer
John L. Molinelli
Arthur Neiss
Gloria Oh
Alan Philibosian
Gail L. Price
Robert Regan
Matthew Rogers
Jordan Yuelys

LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT

Richard Joel, Jr., Chair
(201) 599-0588
rjoeljr@joelandjoel.com

Ron Bar-Nadav
Donald Bonomo
Kevin Cooke
Paul Kreisinger
Helayne Weiss

LAWYER REFERRAL

E. Carter Corriston, Jr., Chair
(201) 342-4014
eccjr@breslinandbreslin.com

Donald Bonomo
Jason T. Komninos
Jeffrey Marchese

LEGISLATION

Donald Bonomo, Chair
(201) 396-9037
donald@pbnjlaw.com

MEDICAL LEGAL LIASION

James Suozzo, Chair
(201) 287-2494
James.suozzo@rivkin.com

E. Drew Britcher
Robert B. Hille

MEMBERSHIP/RETENTION

Nicole G. McDonough, Co-Chair
(201) 317-9685
nmcdonough@archerlaw.com

William Quirk, Co-Chair
(201) 968-0800
wquirk@quirklawllc.com

Cynthia A. Petrowsky
Kali Trahanas
Amanda Yu

MENTAL HEALTH

Elton Bozanian, Chair
(201) 947-1500
elton@bozanian-mcgregor.com

Katherine Beilin
Paul Kreisinger
Matthew C. McGregor
Evelyn Nissirios

MILITARY/VETERANS LAW

Scott Mooney, Chair
(201) 414-6733
scott@mooneylaw.biz

MUNICIPAL COURT

Adam Boyle, Co-Chair
(973) 345-6300
aboyle@fronzutolaw.com

Frank Carbonetti, Co-Chair
(201) 342-9090
carbonettiesq@gmail.com

William Quirk, Co-Chair
(201) 968-0800
wquirk@quirklawllc.com

Jordan Yuelys, Co-Chair
(201) 996-0056
jdyuelys@hotmail.com

Ron Bar-Nadav
Donald Bonomo
Paul Brickfield
John Bruno
Elsbeth J. Crusius
Chris DiLorenzo
Dermot Doyle
Adam Herbst
Omid S. Irani
Richard Joel, Jr.
Tamra Katcher
Nathan Kittner
Paul Kreisinger
Francis Leddy, Jr.
Michael Maher
Joseph L. Mecca, Jr.
Jan Meyer
David Molk
Scott Mooney
Gloria Oh
Joseph P. Rem, Jr.
Kurt Resch
Steven Schuster
Linda H. Schwager
James Seplowitz
Jeffrey Steinfeld
Laura C. Sutnick
John Weichsel
Adriana Wos-Mysliwiec

MUNICIPAL LAW

David Lafferty, Co-Chair
(201) 965-5651
Dsl@huntingtonbailey.com

Robert Regan, Co-Chair
(201) 664-3344
rtregan@rtreganlaw.com

John Bruno
Antimo Del Vecchio
Greg Hazley
Adam Herbst
Kevin Kelly
Robert E. Laux
Matthew Rogers
Steven Schuster
John Shahdanian II

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Jason E. Foy, Chair
(201) 457-0071
jfoy@foyseplowitz.com

MEMBERS
Eileen P. Mulroy
Joseph A. Maurice
Andrew J. Cevasco
Thomas Loikith
Joseph L. Mecca, Jr.
John L. Molinelli
Gail L. Price
Bruce E. Whitaker

ALTERNATES
Jason R. Finkelstein
Jessica A. Gomperts (alternate)
Kevin P. Kelly (alternate)
Sheila O’Shea-Criscione

PROBATE LITIGATION & GUARDIANSHIP

Andrew J. Cevasco, Co-Chair
(201) 498-8501
acevasco@archerlaw.com

Victoria Pekerman, Co-Chair
(201) 488-3900
vpekerman@shapiro-croland.com

Brian Shea, Co-Chair
(201) 802-9202
bshea@mfmclaw.com

Tyler Avon
Andrew Bolson
Elton Bozanian
Hon. Robert Contillo (ret).
Hon. James DeLuca (ret).
Brendan Greve
Ira C. Kaplan
Kevin Kelly
Robert Knee
Sheryl Koomer
Paul Kreisinger
Jared Lans
Janet Lurie
Corinne Maloney
Toni Ann Marabello
Christopher Massaro
Thomas McConnell
Geoffrey D. Mueller
Matthew Ross
Steven Schuster
Michael Sluka
Hon. Menelaos Toskos (ret).

PRODUCTS LIABILITY

Adam Boyle, Co-Chair
(973) 345-6300
aboyle@fronzutolaw.com

James Suozzo, Co-Chair
(201) 287-2494
James.suozzo@rivkin.com

PROFESSIONALISM IN THE LAW

Andrew J. Cevasco, Co-Chair
(201) 694-8565
acevasco@archerlaw.com

Nicole G. McDonough, Co-Chair
(201) 317-9685
nmcdonough@archerlaw.com

David Robertson, Co-Chair
(201) 925-0367
drobertson@harwoodlloyd.com

Craig Becker
David Calviello
Kelly Castor
Faudia Clemenza
Sheila O’Shea-Criscione
Michelle Fine
James Seplowitz
Anthony Talarico
Marcia Werner

REAL PROPERTY

Kevin Kelly, Co-Chair
(201) 923-2591
kkelly@kkmtlegal.com

Matthew Rogers, Co-Chair
(201) 857-3700
msr@mrogerslaw.com

Tyler Avon
Dana Cobb
Richard Joel, Jr.
David Lafferty
Jared Lans
Robert E. Laux
Toni Ann Marabello
Christopher McEvilley
Jill Horton-Miller
Ron Ofeck
Alan Philibosian
Linda H. Schwager
Linda Spiegel
Warren Stroedecke
Jordan Yuelys

ROLL OF FAME/MEMORIAL SERVICE

Cynthia A. Petrowsky, Chair
(732) 306-4503
cpetrowsky@wfitzula-law.com

Charles J.X. Kahwaty
Eileen P. Mulroy
Kali Trahanas
Marcia Werner

SOCIAL SECURITY

Steven Gaechter, Chair
(201) 288-0055
sgaechter@gaechterlaw.com

Janet Lurie
Patricia Powers-Simonelli

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LAW

Douglas Anton, Chair
(201) 487-2055
douganton@aol.com

Farooq Bsharat
Ariana LoGiudice
Christopher McEvilley
Steven Schechter

TAX LAW

Scott Novak, Chair
(973) 228-9900
scott.novak.taxlaw@gmail.com

Paul Ambrose
Farooq Bsharat

WORKERS COMPENSATION

Joyce Parisi, Chair
(201) 343-9000
jparisi@parisigerlanc.com

Donald Bonomo
Thomas Kim
Jordan Yuelys

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

Matthew M. Nicodemo, President
(201) 498-8558
mnicodemo@archerlaw.com

Bogdan Kachur, President-Elect
Randy T. Pearce, Vice-President
Omid S. Irani, Treasurer
Caroline Braga, Secretary
Immediate Past President
Gregory C. Ein