The New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law congratulates the outstanding 2020 professionalism award recipients.
The commission’s most prestigious awards, the Daniel J. O’Hern Award, Charles J. Hollenbeck Award and the Lighthouse Award, honor individuals who uphold the profession’s highest ideals and who have accomplished significant career achievement.
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Joseph A. Hayden Jr.
Daniel J. O'Hern Award
Read Mr. Hayden's acceptance speech here.
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Sabrina G. Comizzoli
Charles J. Hollenbeck Award
Read Ms. Comizzoli's acceptance speech here.
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Honorable Paul W. Armstrong (Ret.)
Lighthouse Award
Read Judge Armstrong's acceptance speech here.
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2020 Professional Lawyer of the Year Awards
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The Professional Lawyer of the Year Awards are presented in cooperation with the bar associations across the state, to lawyers who are respected by colleagues for their character, competence and exemplary professional behavior.
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Melissa Rosenblum
Atlantic County Bar Association
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Honorable Brian R. Martinotti, U.S.D.J.
Bergen County Bar Association
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Alan H. Schorr
Burlington County Bar Association
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Steven K. Mignogna
Camden County Bar Association
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Carol N. Goloff
Cape May County Bar Association
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Charles J. Wettstein
Cumberland County
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Honorable Harriet Farber Klein (Ret.)
Essex County Bar Association
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Peter J. Celano Jr.
Gloucester County Bar Association
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Lisa Marie DeRogatis
Hudson County Bar Association
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Michelle M. Cresti
Hunterdon County Bar Association
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Denise M. Mariani
Mercer County Bar Association
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Honorable Frank Ciuffani, P.J.Ch. (Ret.)
Middlesex County Bar Association
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James N. Butler Jr.
Monmouth Bar Association
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Kathleen N. Fennelly
Morris County Bar Association
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John J. Foti Jr.
Ocean County Bar Association
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Salvatore Bellomo
Passaic County Bar Association
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Terry Bruce Stomel
Salem County Bar Association
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Joel G. Cohen
Somerset County Bar Association
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Megan MacMullin
Sussex County Bar
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Hon. Katherine Dupuis (ret.)
Union County Bar
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Jennifer L. Toth
Warren County Bar Association
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Andrew Sarrol
Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association
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Norma R. Evans
Association of Black Women Lawyers
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John A. Azzarello
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - New Jersey
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John B. Kearney
Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey
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Natalya G. Johnson
Garden State Bar Association
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Julia A. Lopez
Hispanic Bar Association
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Christopher M. Placitella
New Jersey Association For Justice
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Michael A. Malia
New Jersey Defense Association
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Rabiya S. Kader
New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association
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Evelyn Padin
New Jersey State Bar Association
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Dina M. Mastellone
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
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Rahil Darbar
South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey
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Michael R. Ricciardulli
Trial Attorneys of New Jersey
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