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 participant organizations. |
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Carl Archer, Esq.
Archer Law Office
Legal Services of New Jersey is honored to recognize Carl Archer and his outstanding legal team for their extraordinary contributions to our pro bono program and their remarkable service provided on behalf of Legal Services clients. Archer Law Office has five New Jersey offices and specializes in elder law and estate planning, focusing on the legal needs of seniors, those with disabilities, veterans, and their caregivers. Carl agreed to take referrals from LSNJ for clients who had recently received long-awaited settlement awards from the Department of Justice class action lawsuit, specifically those who needed assistance setting up special needs trusts. (Read more)
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Lee M. Perlman
From his Cherry Hill law office, Perlman and his team help consumers and businesses with bankruptcies, and financial and debt restructurings. Perlman has been accepting referrals from LSNJ since 2015 and has assisted dozens of clients, many of which he welcomed during the pandemic. Understanding the difficult impact of the pandemic on our most vulnerable clients, Perlman graciously offered to help every single client we referred to him in the South Jersey area. In addition to his legal expertise and savvy, Perlman is known for his patience with Legal Services clients. We often get feedback from clients extending personal thanks to Perlman and his office for their empathy, professionalism and persistence, in addition to extremely valuable expert legal assistance. (Read more)
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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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