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2023-2024 Committees/Directors

Best Practices

Ashley Brinn
ashley.brinn@blankrome.com
Blank Rome LLP
300 Carnegie Center
Suite 220
Princeton, NJ 08540
609.750.7701

Rachel M. Dikovics
rdikovics@lowenstein.com
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive, Roseland, NJ 07068
973.597-2494

Sheila Raftery Wiggins
SRWiggins@duanemorris.com
Duane Morris LLP
1037 Raymond Boulevard
Suite 1800
Newark, NJ 07102-5429
973 424 2055

Diversity

Clarissa Gomez
gomezc@gtlaw.com
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
500 Campus Drive
Suite 400
Florham Park, NJ 07932
973.443.3290

Vivian Isaboke
visaboke@bressler.com
Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
325 Columbia Turnpike
Suite 301
Florham Park, NJ

Sharina Rodriguez 
SRodriguez@nfclegal.com
Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C.
26 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
973-507-7664

Sharon Small
sharon.small@novartis.com
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
One Health Plaza, 145
East Hanover, NJ 07936-1080
201-704-8497

Endorsements

Catherine P. Kelly
ckelly@meyner.com
Meyner and Landis LLP
One Gateway Center
Suite 2500
Newark, NJ  07102
973-602-3423

Kristin Sostowski
ksostowski@gibbonslaw.com 
Gibbons P.C.
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102-5310
973-596-4855

Gala Committee Co Chair

Grace Byrd
gbyrd@sillscummis.com
Sills Cummis & Gross, P.C.
One Riverfront Plaza, Newark, NJ 07102
973-643-6792  

Natalie S. Richer
nricher@lernerdavid.com
Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik LLP
600 South Avenue West
Westfield, NJ 07090

Grants/Charitable Giving

Victoria Cioppettini
Victoria.cioppettini@thomsonreuters.com
Thomson Reuters – Practical Law

Erin Drew
edrew@OGCSOLUTIONS.COM
OGC Solutions/ Santomassimo Davis LLP
1 Gatehall Drive
Suite 100
Parsippany, NJ 07054
201-712-1616

Brett R. Harris
bharris@wilentz.com
Wilentz, Goldman, & Spitzer, P.A.
90 Woodbridge Center Drive
Suite 900
Woodbridge, N.J. 07095
732-855-6122

Katherine Suell
Katherine.Suell@catalent.com
Catalent Pharma Solutions
14 Schoolhouse Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
732-537-6517

In House

Marisa R. Kussoy
marisa.kussoy@rwjbh.org
RWJBarnabas Health
95 Old Short Hills Road
West Orange  NJ 07052
973-322-4805

Elena McDermott
Elena.McDermott@pacira.com
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
5 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054
973-254-4365

Rose Reyes McKiernan
rrmckiernan@gmail.com
Star Kay White, Inc.
151 Wells Avenue
Congers, NY 10920
845-268-2600 x209 201-982-2035

Karen Stringer
karen.stringer@syneoshealth.com
Syneos Health
500 Atrium Drive
Suite 100
Somerset, NJ 08873
973-845-0912

Renada Williams
RWilliams@Kennethcole.com
Kenneth Cole

Judicial Outreach

Harriet Derman, P.J.S.C. (Ret.)
hdermanlaw@gmail.com
Harriet Derman, Esq., LLC
732-261-0501

Harriet F. Klein, J.S.C. (Ret.)
harriet.klein@wilsonelser.com
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
200 Campus Drive
Florham Park, NJ 07932-0668
973-735-5744

Jessica Brennan
jessica.brennan@faegredrinker.com
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
600 Campus Drive, Florham Park, NJ
973-549-7164

Jessica M. Carroll
jcarroll@greenbaumlaw.com
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis
75 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ  07068
973.577.1910

Michelle Sekowski
MSekowski@herrick.com
Herrick, Feinstein LLP
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102
973.274.2070

Marketing

Alexandra Loprete
Alexandra@FredsonStatmore.com
Fredson Statmore Bitterman
200 Broadacres Drive
Suite 180 Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973-777-8600

Elizabeth (Betsey) Dietz
Elizabeth.Dietz@amtrustgroup.com
Padovani & Capotorto / AmTrust North America
200 Hudson Street
Suite 800
Jersey City, NJ 07311
201-575-1066

Rachel Mongiello
rmongiello@coleschotz.com
Cole Schotz P.C.
25 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ  07601
201.525.6222

Chinsu Shajan
cshajan@stark-stark.com
Stark & Stark
100 American Metro Boulevard
Hamilton, NJ 08619
609.219.7447

Programming/Sponsorship

Jennifer Borek
jborek@genovaburns.com
Genova Burns LLC
30 Montgomery Street, Floor 11
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
973-533-0777 x1142

Diane L. Cardoso, Esq.
Dcardoso@bbr-law.com
Brady, Brady, & Reilly
241 Kearny Avenue
Kearny, New Jersey 07032
(201) 997-0030

Irina Elgart
ielgart@weingartenlaw.com
The Weingarten Law Firm, LLC
1260 Stelton Rd, Piscataway NJ 08854
973 943 8253

Laura Siclari
lsiclari@OGCSolutions.com
OGC Solutions/ Santomassimo Davis LLP
1 Gatehall Drive
Suite 100
Parsippany, NJ 07054
201-712-1616

Public Policy

Jaimee Katz Sussner
jsussner@sillscummis.com
Sills Cummis & Gross, P.C.
One Riverfront Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102
973-643-6281 

Public Policy Amicus Committee Co-Chairs

Maria Fruci
mfruci@genovaburns.com
Genova Burns LLC
494 Broad Street
Newark, NJ  07102
973.646.3262

Beth Haiet Meyer
bethaietesq@gmail.com
Beth Haiet Meyer, Esq.
P.O. Box 852
South Orange, NJ 07079-0852

Cassandra Neugold
cneugold@gibbonslaw.com
Gibbons P.C.
One Gateway Center
Newark NJ 07102
973.596.4875

Solo/Small Firm

Jillian T. Stein
jstein@klugerhealey.com
Kluger Healey LLC
521 Newman Springs Road
Suite 23
Lincroft, NJ
732-852-7500

Claudia Reis
creis@newjerseyemploymentattorneys.com
Lenzo & Reis, LLC
360 Mount Kemble Avenue
Suite 1004
Morristown, NJ  07960
973- 845-9922

Marla Moss
marla@mossmediation.com
Marla J. Moss, Esq.
973-420-8894 

Women’s Leadership

Cara Ann Fialkoff
CFialkoff@OGCSolutions.com
OGC Solutions/ Santomassimo Davis LLP
1 Gatehall Drive
Suite 100
Parsippany, NJ 07054
201-712-1616

Elyse Wolff
Elyse.Wolff@catalent.com
Catalent Pharma Solutions
14 Schoolhouse Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
732-537-5964

Valerie Weiss
Valerie.Weiss@IFF.com
International Flavors & Fragrance
732-642-4261

Penny Venetis
venetis@law.rutgers.edu
Rutgers Law School
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102-3026
973-353-5687

Megan Monson
mmonson@lowenstein.com
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-597-2570

Young Lawyers

Melanie Chernoff
mchernoff@lernerdavid.com
Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik LLP
20 Commerce Drive
Cranford, NJ 07016
908-518-6384

Danielle Schweizer
dschweizer@wilentz.com
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.
90 Woodbridge Center Drive
Suite 900, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
732.855.6189

Rachael Segal
rsegal@cmg.law
Coughlin Midlige & Garland
350 Mount Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ  07962
973-631-6023

Trustees at Large

Nancy Lottinville
nancy@primelaw.com
North Jersey Office, Prime & Tuvel
1 University Plaza
Suite 500
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201.883.1010 ex 1056;
973.960.2810

Kathleen Barnett Einhorn
keinhorn@genovaburns.com
Genova Burns LLC
494 Broad Street, Newark, NJ  07102
973-535-7115

Angela Iuso
aiuso@connellfoley.com
Connell Foley LLP
85 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
973-533-4243

Past Presidents

Kirsten Scheurer Branigan
kirsten@ksbraniganlaw.com
Law Office of Kirsten Scheurer Branigan, P.C
105 Grove Street
Suite 10-2
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-542-8096

Desha Jackson
djackson@dljlawgroup.com
Desha Jackson Law Group, LLC.
200 Daniels Way, Suite 200
Freehold, New Jersey, 07728
732-414-6663

Lynne Anne Anderson
lynne.anderson@dbr.com
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
600 Campus Dr.
Florham Park, NJ 07932
973 549-7140

Lynda Bennett
lbennett@lowenstein.com
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
One Lowenstein Drive
Roseland, NJ  07068
973 597 6338

Wendy Johnson Lario
lariow@gtlaw.com
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
200 Park Avenue
Florham Park, NJ 07932-0677
973.443.3274

Galit Kierkut
kierkutg@gtlaw.com
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
500 Campus Drive
Suite 400
Florham Park, NJ 07932-0677
973-443-3292

Suzanne Cerra
scerra@nfclegal.com
Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C.
Chatham Executive Center
26 Main Street, Suite 301
Chatham, NJ 07928
973-665-9100 x17

Randi W. Kochman
rkochman@coleschotz.com
Cole Schotz P.C.
25 Main Street
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
201.525.6309

Loren Pierce
lpierce@mlpierce@bressler.com
Bressler Amery & Ross, P.C.
325 Columbia Turnpike
Suite 301
Florham Park, NJ 07932
973-514-1200, ext. 2239

Annmarie Simeone
asimeone@ogc.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University
Office of General Counsel

Michelle Schaap
mschaap@csglaw.com
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi P.C.
One Boland Drive
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-530-2026 
973-979-4693

Linda G. Harvey
lharvey@greenbergdauber.com
Greenberg Dauber Epstein & Tucker P.C.
One Gateway Center, Suite 600
Newark, New Jersey 07102
973-643-3700
973-425-8730

Executive Director

Colleen Skinner
cskinner@njwla.org
372 Franklin Avenue, Suite 713
Nutley, NJ  07110
973-819-9488

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