Recognizing Pro Bono Volunteer Contributions |
PROBONONJ appreciates and values the thousands of volunteers who spend vast amounts of hours each year assisting low-income New Jerseyans. Each participating organization has its own unique way of recognizing and acknowledging their volunteers. Here are some of the
recognitions given from the participnat organizations. |
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Attorney of the Month by Pro Bono Provider Organizations
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Sue Vinci
Verizon
Sue Vinci, Senior Managing Associate General Counsel at Verizon, successfully expunged the record of an individual who had been charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing the administration of law. The incident occurred while the client was grieving publicly after learning of her father’s death. Client pled guilty to an amended charge of disturbing the peace in violation of a municipal code, and the obstruction charge was dismissed. The client was concerned that this matter would be unfairly prejudicial to her search for employment. Ms. Vinci is part of a continuing pro bono project between Verizon and LSNJ assisting individuals in clearing their criminal records. This cooperative project, developed as part of Verizon’s corporate-wide pro bono criminal justice initiative, also involves several other attorneys from Verizon
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Ade Oremuso
Verizon
Senior Managing Associate General Counsel at Verizon, successfully expunged the criminal record of an LSNJ client. Mr. Oremuso was able to help the client expunge a disorderly persons conviction and another separate arrest, effectively clearing the client’s entire history of arrests. Notably, the conviction had previously been statutorily barred from expungement, but clearing that conviction was made possible after a recent change in the law. Mr. Oremuso is part of a continuing pro bono project between Verizon and LSNJ assisting individuals in clearing their criminal records. This cooperative project, developed as part of Verizon’s corporate-wide pro bono criminal justice initiative, also involves several other attorneys from Verizon.
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Danielle Hughes
Koster, Brady & Nagler, LLP
The SJLS Private Attorney Involvement Program would like to extend a sincere thanks Danielle Hughes, Esquire of Koster, Brady & Nagler, LLP in Red Bank for concluding a pro bono expungement case through our Expungement Project. The client, a low-income Camden resident, sought to expunge her record to be able to secure more stable employment. Ms. Hughes attended the expungement training event in our Freehold office in March 2019 and accepted this case pro bono. Thanks to Ms. Hughes’ quick resolution of the issues, the Expungement Order on this matter was granted on July 8, 2019. We are truly grateful for her assistance in providing this much needed service for our clients. For more information on Ms. Hughes, please visit the following website: http://kbn-law.com/attorneys/danielle-hughes/.
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