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the Montclair State University  at Ceconi & Cheifetz LLC in and Reuters in June 2013, when
Summit, New Jersey.
Teaching in English program. He she argued before the New York 

has been an Associate Professor Supreme Court Appellate Division, 
Robert J. McDonald was re- in the Department of Political kathryn e. Freed was re-elected First Department, in favor of 
elected as a justice on the New 
Science and Law at Montclair as a judge on the New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s 
York State Supreme Court, Queens State University, in Montclair, Civil Court in Manhattan, 2nd 16-ounce limit on the size of

County,11th Judicial District, in New Jersey, for 34 years while Judicial District, in November soda sold in speciied venues. She 
November 2013.
maintaining a practice in Cliton, 2013.
is a senior counsel at the New 

New Jersey.
York City Law Department in 
Manhattan.
19811978
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Robert e. O’neill joined Freeh 
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Group International Solutions 
kenneth Citarella was elected to LLC as managing director in the Stephen e. erickson was named

serve as a member of the New York irm’s new Miami, Florida, oice James P. Pagano writes that he is to the 2014 edition of he Best 
City Bar Association’s Professional in April 2013. He was previously Lawyers in America 
the Co-Chair of the Bankruptcy in November 
Responsibility Committee for
United States Attorney for the Committee at the New York 2013. He is a founding partner of 
a three-year term beginning in Middle District of Florida.
County Lawyers’ Association and Pegalis & Erickson LLC in Lake 
September 2013. He was featured was on a panel of questioners at Success, New York. And for the 
in New York Business Journal Vincent Viola completed his 
purchase of the Florida Panthers the association’s public hearing
fourth consecutive year, the law 
under “People on the Move” in in December on the continuing irm was ranked Tier One, the top 
September 2013. He is managing professional hockey team in 
September 2013. His acquisition of impact of budget cuts on the ranking as a 2014 “Best Law Firm” 
director at Guidepost Solutions administration of justice. He is the by U.S. News – Best Lawyers.
LLC in New York.
the team was discussed in a number 
of publications, including Sports owner of James Pagano, Attorney 
at Law in New York.
Michael J. Soltis was recognized 
Andrew Patel was quoted in Illustrated, he Miami Herald, the by New England Super Lawyers for 
“‘Bribe Pol’ Claims Bharara’s Sun-Sentinel, Pantagraph.com, Gant 
his work in Employment and Labor / 
Pension Comments Will Prevent Daily, and he Washington Post. In 1976Employment Litigation: Defense in 
‘Fair Trial’” in he New York Post in addition, his home was featured in 
2013. His article, “Posts of Future 
November 2013. He is a criminal “Upper East Side Mansion: Lavish Openings Haunt Hospital in
he New York 
defense attorney in Manhattan. on Every Level” in Sybil Shainwald authored an Equal Employment Opportunity 
(he New York Post)
Times in December 2013.
Commission (EEOC) Americans 
article in the fall 2013 issue of the 
William & Mary Journal of Women with Disabilities (ADA) Suit,” was 
published in he National Law 
and the Law. he article is titled 19821983
“Reproductive Injustice in the New Review in December 2013. He is  
an oice managing shareholder
Millennium.”
at Jackson Lewis in Stamford, 
Herbert k. Sudfeld Jr. writes that Connecticut. (he National Law Telesforo Del Valle was appointed Brad L. Berman

he was elected to a three-year term Review)
in July 2013 to a panel reviewing joined the New York 
as many as 50 trial convictions oice of Norton
(2012-2015) as Zone 9 Governor 
(representing Bucks, Chester, involving a detective whose work Rose Fulbright 
1979may have sent innocent men to in October 2013 
Delaware, and Montgomery 
Counties) on the Board of prison. He is a senior partner at as shipping 
Del Valle & Associates in New inance partner.
Governors of the Pennsylvania 
Bar Association. In addition he James Charne was featured in York. (he New York Times)
He focuses his 
practice on maritime
serves as the Board’s liaison to
“he Magic of Magic Sam” in he Scott H. Greenield was quoted 
the Legal Services to the Public Wall Street Journal in November and corporate inance; 
in “Global Finance: Goldman ofshore incorporation, including
Committee and the Collaborative 2013. He is an attorney at he Ordered to Pay Legal Fees in 
Law Committee. He is a partner at Law Oices of James Charne
Marshall Islands and Liberian law; 
Code-het Case,” in he Wall and private wealth planning.
Curtin & Heefner LLP with oices in California. (he Wall Street Street Journal in October 2013. 
in Morrisville and Doylestown, Journal)
He is a criminal defense lawyer kenneth Rubenstein was elected 
Pennsylvania, where he practices
in New York, practicing as Scott president of the American 
in the areas of commercial real Cary B. Cheifetz was elected
a Diplomate in the American H. Greenield, Attorney and Technion Society, New York 
estate law, zoning and land Counselor at Law. He is also of Metropolitan Region, in October 
development, and liquor licensing College of Family Trial Lawyers in 
June 2013, a designation awarded counsel at Hull McGuire PC.
2013. He is co-head of the Patent 
and enforcement law.
to only 100 matrimonial lawyers in Law Group at Proskauer Rose LLP 
the United States. He is a partner
Fay S. ng was featured in the New in New York.
York Daily News, AM New York,





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