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.

The Middlesex County Bar Associa on 87 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 www.mcbalaw.com 732.828.3433

Upcoming Events Young Lawyers St. Patrick’s Day

Virtual Cocktail Party Tuesday, March 16th

Go to mcbalaw.com for details

16th Annual Practice Area Award

Virtual Recognition Event Thursday, March 18th

See page 7 for details

107th Annual Installation Dinner

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

Message from the President . . . By Eugene Wishnic, Esq.

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The Middlesex Advocate 87 Bayard Street

New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Phone: (732) 828-3433

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Newsletter Editor

Megha R. Thakkar, Esq.

Letters to the Editor We welcome letters from MCBA members responding to recent articles or to events or issues of general concern to the bar. Commentary Articles Bar members are invited to submit “op-ed” articles, not longer than 750 words, which take affirmative or negative positions on matters of interest to the bar. Practice-Oriented Articles We welcome the submission of substantive law articles, to be limited to 2,000 words or less. News About People & Firms MCBA members are invited to submit announcements and photographs of new firms, new hires, promotions, awards, celebrations and other notewor-thy events. Obituaries Obituaries about Middlesex County lawyers may be submitted and should be 300 words or less. Content Review/Proofreading Provided by Linda Lashbrook, Esq. since 1995. Materials submitted for publication should be sent to jcowles@mcbalaw.com and may be edited for style or abridged due to space limits. Photographs

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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.

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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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Cost for Pre-Event CLE: $25 - Members; and $50 - Non-Member Attorneys. All others free. No charge for Awards Event. RSVP online at www.mcbalaw.com or send payment to Middlesex County Bar Association; 87 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Zoom Meeting instructions will be sent to all who register in advance.

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DWI Advocacy Webcast

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Cost to Attend Municipal Court Webcast: $25-MCBA Members and $50-Non-Member Attorneys | No cost to attend the Recognition Event (Law Clerks, Law School Students, Paralegals and Legal Secretaries are Free.)

This program has been approved by the BCLE of the Supreme Court of NJ for 1.5 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.5 hours of credit towards municipal court certification. (Recognized for NY CLE Credit.)

Municipal Court Practice Webcast @ 3:00 p.m.

DWI Advocacy: Getting Results

Peter Lederman, Esq. Lomurro Law

Mark Cintron, Esq. Prosecutor

New Brunswick

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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

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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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