A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT K RISTIN J. E ISENHARDT , E SQUIRE SEPTEMBER 2017 2017-2018 Officers Kristin Eisenhardt President Matthew Robinson President Elect Deana Walsh VP of Fundraising Charles Coant Treasurer Chad Davis Secretary Board of Trustees Kim Barfield Tariq Chaudhri Abigail Holmes Anthony Imbesi Elizabeth Vogelsong Henry P. Zerella Jr. Trustee Angelica Carrasco Sr. Trustee Joseph Chiarello NJSBA Trustee Michael Testa, Jr. Immediate Past President Beth White Foundation Trustees Isabella Garofola William Gilson Steven Kernan Exectutive Director Carol Walker ET SEQ. MARK YOUR CALENDARS 9/27— Civil Bench Bar Conference 9/28– Judge McCaffrey’s Retirement dinner 10/12— State Bar Night 11/2— Professionalism Day I have officially been President of our bar association since July 1 st and we have already made progress in several areas that I have made a pri- ority. As my first official act, I happily participated in the annual Opening of the Courts program on September 5, 2017. During this time, we an- nually acknowledge those attorneys who have practiced in our commu- nity but have since passed away. On a more joyful note, we were also able to award the Stanley S. Brot- man Scholarship to Ms. Brooke Deckert Mills during the Opening of the Courts. Ms. Deckert Mills grew up in Millville, New Jersey and has always wanted to be an attorney. She attended the East Stroudsburg University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Ms. Deckert Mills continues to volunteer for Millville’s Police Youth Week and is a member of the Delaware Law School Student Ambassadors Program. I, again, congratulate Ms. Brooke Deckert Mills on her award and look forward to her returning to our community as a practicing attorney in the near fu- ture. Following the Opening of the Courts, members of our bar association at- tended the “meet and greet” with the new law clerks who recently began their clerkships in our county. It was a very nice evening had by all. To the new law clerks, I hope you felt welcome and know that we as an as- sociation are here to help you acclimate to your new roles. My best ad- vice to you would be to befriend and emulate the attorneys that appear before the Judges in our county. My year as a law clerk was an amazing experience, a year filled with not only an immense amount of knowledge bestowed upon me through the clerkship but also by the attorneys in this community. Please continue to attend our bar association events and participate as much as you are able! Cumberland County and Vicinage 15 also recently welcomed the appoint- ment of the Honorable Michael R. Ostrowski, Jr., J.S.C. The Swearing-In Ceremony for Judge Ostrowski is scheduled for September 14, 2017. Please join me in attending this event and formally welcoming Judge Os- trowski to our County. With Judge Ostrowski assigned to the Family Divi- sion, I have had the privilege of appearing before him and can attest to the fact that he has taken well to the bench and takes the responsibility of deciding matters seriously. Editor: Beth White, Esq.
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A M E S S A G E F RO M O U R P R E S I D E N T K R I S T I N J . E I S E N H A R D T , E S Q U I R E
SEPTEMBER 2017
2017-2018 Officers
Kristin Eisenhardt President
Matthew Robinson President Elect
Deana Walsh VP of Fundraising
Charles Coant Treasurer
Chad Davis Secretary
Board of Trustees
Kim Barfield
Tariq Chaudhri
Abigail Holmes
Anthony Imbesi
Elizabeth Vogelsong
Henry P. Zerella
Jr. Trustee
Angelica Carrasco
Sr. Trustee
Joseph Chiarello
NJSBA Trustee
Michael Testa, Jr.
Immediate Past President
Beth White
Foundation Trustees
Isabella Garofola
William Gilson
Steven Kernan
Exectutive Director
Carol Walker
ET SEQ. MARK YOUR CALENDARS
9/27— Civil Bench Bar Conference
9/28– Judge McCaffrey’s
Retirement dinner
10/12— State Bar Night
11/2— Professionalism Day
I have officially been President of our bar association since July 1st and
we have already made progress in several areas that I have made a pri-
ority. As my first official act, I happily participated in the annual Opening
of the Courts program on September 5, 2017. During this time, we an-
nually acknowledge those attorneys who have practiced in our commu-
nity but have since passed away.
On a more joyful note, we were also able to award the Stanley S. Brot-
man Scholarship to Ms. Brooke Deckert Mills during the Opening of the
Courts. Ms. Deckert Mills grew up in Millville, New Jersey and has always
wanted to be an attorney. She attended the East Stroudsburg University,
graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Ms. Deckert Mills
continues to volunteer for Millville’s Police Youth Week and is a member
of the Delaware Law School Student Ambassadors Program. I, again,
congratulate Ms. Brooke Deckert Mills on her award and look forward to
her returning to our community as a practicing attorney in the near fu-
ture.
Following the Opening of the Courts, members of our bar association at-
tended the “meet and greet” with the new law clerks who recently began
their clerkships in our county. It was a very nice evening had by all. To
the new law clerks, I hope you felt welcome and know that we as an as-
sociation are here to help you acclimate to your new roles. My best ad-
vice to you would be to befriend and emulate the attorneys that appear
before the Judges in our county. My year as a law clerk was an amazing
experience, a year filled with not only an immense amount of knowledge
bestowed upon me through the clerkship but also by the attorneys in this
community. Please continue to attend our bar association events and
participate as much as you are able!
Cumberland County and Vicinage 15 also recently welcomed the appoint-
ment of the Honorable Michael R. Ostrowski, Jr., J.S.C. The Swearing-In
Ceremony for Judge Ostrowski is scheduled for September 14, 2017.
Please join me in attending this event and formally welcoming Judge Os-
trowski to our County. With Judge Ostrowski assigned to the Family Divi-
sion, I have had the privilege of appearing before him and can attest to
the fact that he has taken well to the bench and takes the responsibility
of deciding matters seriously.
Editor: Beth White, Esq.
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I plan on continuing the tradition to acknowledge one of our colleagues monthly for his or her efforts at
promoting the law, helping with functions or just because. The acknowledgement is admittedly com-
pletely at the mercy of the President. In recognition of the hard work that this month’s Lawyer of the
Month performs, I want to acknowledge Bonnie Laube, Esquire. Bonnie has been an “unsung hero” in
many events, including assisting other attorneys when necessary. She often does this without expecting
any appreciation despite deserving the same. Bonnie also volunteers with several organizations
(including our own). I must say that Bonnie is the epitome of what I would hope each of us portrays to our
community. So I would like to personally thank her and acknowledge her as September’s Lawyer of the
Month.
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LAWYER OF THE MONTH
JUNE 2017
ANDREW CAFFREY, Jr., ESQUIRE
NAME: Andrew Caffrey, Jr.
FIRM: Law Offices of Me
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Virtually all.
Do you have any “guilty pleasure” TV shows?
Jeopardy
If you could have any superpower, what would you choose?
Wisdom of Solomon
If you wrote a memoir/biography, what would the title be?
“Travels of an Itinerant Glassblower”
What is your spirit animal?
Owl
Lawyer of the Month is selected by the Board of Trustees to honor a member of our association who has
gone above and beyond in service to the Bar and/or community within the past month.
Andy was instrumental in arranging President Eisenhardt’s
installation dinner with the Bait Box. Thank you! We also
wish him all the best in his Retirement, thank him for his
years of service to the community, and hope to see him at
future events!
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LAWYER OF THE MONTH
SEPTEMBER 2017
BONNIE LAUBE, ESQUIRE
NAME: Bonnie L. Laube
FIRM: Greenblatt & Laube, PC
AREAS OF PRACTICE: Matrimonial/Family, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, General Practice
Do you have any “guilty pleasure” TV shows?
Saturday Night Live
If you could have any superpower, what would you choose?
Ability to fly.
If you wrote a memoir/biography, what would the title be?
“The Importance of Friends!”
What is your spirit animal?
My Little AJ
Lawyer of the Month is selected by the Board of Trustees to honor a member of our association who has
gone above and beyond in service to the Bar and/or community within the past month.
Bonnie recently completed a term as Senior Trustee. Her wisdom,
guidance and friendship in that arena are unparalleled. She is very
active in the community, holding leadership positions in several organi-
zations. Her personality, professionalism and abilities often find her
providing assistance to our members when they find themselves at
their most vulnerable. We look forward to many more years of working
together. Thank you!
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INSTALLATION
DINNER OF
2017-2018
OFFICERS OF THE
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY BAR
ASSOCIATION
&
FOUNDATION
HANCOCK HARBOR
MARINA
BAIT BOX RESTAURANT
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Remembering William P. Doherty, Jr.
By Theodore H. Ritter,
Cumberland County Bar Historian
Blessed with a terrific sense of humor, William P. Doherty,
Jr., was an irreplaceable personality at the Cumberland County
Bar. Bill died unexpectedly, of a heart ailment, on September 28,
2012.
Bill served for more than seven years as our County Prose-
cutor and in each one of those years, Bill returned, to the County
Freeholders, unspent monies from the prosecutor’s budget allotment.
Bill was raised in Bridgeton, attended local schools, then LaSalle Military Academy,
next Haverford College, from which he received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, and fi-
nally the University of Chicago School of Law.
Bill began practicing law in 1962 as an associate in the office of David L. Horuvitz.
In 1968, Bill left Dave to start his own practice.
At 38 years of age, Bill was appointed, by Governor William T. Cahill, to serve as
Cumberland County Prosecutor. Even though Bill was a Republican, he named a Democ-
rat, N. Douglas Russell of Millville, to serve as his First Assistant.
Bill successfully faced many challenges during his service as the County Prosecutor.
Armed with a search warrant, he ended a highly publicized Ku Klux Klan rally,
scheduled to occur in Millville, before it ever took place.
Bill was confronted with the illegal police eavesdropping of an attorney client confer-
ence which enormously complicated the prosecution of Dr. Harry Sugar, whose wife’s
body was discovered buried under the Sugar’s backyard picnic table.
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Also, while Bill was Prosecutor, a large chunk of his staff’s time was consumed by
the investigation and prosecution of a seaborne marijuana smuggling case, involving 16
defendants, the fishing trawler Maverick and a sailing sloop, “the Wind in the Willows”.
Another provocative event that Bill had to address, while County Prosecutor, involved
the fatal shooting of a speeding, teenage, Vietnamese immigrant motorist, in Upper Deer-
field Township, by an on duty New Jersey State Trooper.
Bill was the last part time Cumberland County Prosecutor. This status allowed him
to simultaneously maintain a successful private law practice, which largely focused on his
role as local defense counsel for Allstate Insurance Company. Bill’s busy private practice
law office had files stacked on his desk, on chairs and on the floor lining the walls.
Bill was a Fellow of the American College of Trial Attorneys. He was also a Bridgeton
Hospital and Glassboro State College Trustee and he served a term as a Commissioner of
the Delaware River and Bay Authority.
Bill was a past president of our County Bar Association. A regular attendee at our
Bar meetings, his dry, comical observations often caused eruptions of laughter from his
tablemates.
In his last years, as Bill was winding down his law practice, due to health issues, he
would stop in at various Court House and law offices for conversation and coffee. He al-
ways had an insightful comment or quip about the day’s events.
Bill was survived by son Adam, daughters Megan and Deirdre and Bill’s two brothers,
Doug and Don.
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OPENING OF THE COURTS
& MEMORIAL SERVICE
BRIDGETON—Vicinage XV, in conjunction with the Cumberland
County Bar Association, celebrated its annual Opening of the
Courts ceremony and Memorial Service on September 5, 2017.
The ceremony, which took place at the Cumberland
County Courthouse, marked the traditional start of the court year
and recognized the recently deceased members of the CCBA.
The tradition began when the courts would recess for the
summer and reopen in September. While there is no longer a
summer recess, the CCBA renewed the tradition in 2006. It is a
wonderful way to acknowledge out rich history while celebrating
the dedication of our judges, staff and members of our legal com-