TANJ COMMITTEES 2024-2025

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1. Education: Melissa Baxter, Co-Chair
                          Matt Schiappa Co-Chair
                          John Gregory, Co-Chair

      Shawn Huber                 Ed Sponzilli

      Jodi Anne Hudson         Charles Stoia

      Chad Moore                   Corinne Trainor  

      James O’Hara                 Sheila Wiggins   

      Stephanie Reckord        

 

The Education Committee is responsible for scheduling and staffing the Back to Basics Seminar in the Fall, the Spring Seminar, the State Bar Meeting Seminar in the spring and recommending whether an additional TANJ Seminar should be scheduled, either as a sponsor or co-sponsor. The selection of TANJ speakers at any seminar is not limited to the members of the committee.

 

2. Membership: Joe Leone, Co-Chair

                              Jodi Anne Hudson, Co-Chair
                              Chad Moore, Co-Chair

      Susan F. Connors           Michelle O’Brien 

      Ana Rita Ferreira            James O’Hara

      Michael Heck                  John Salierno

      John Kearney                  Patricia Voorhis

      Lisa Marshall                  Mike Zerres

      Stephen Matthews        Mike Zogby

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The Membership Committee is responsible for increasing the membership of TANJ through a membership drive that should be conducted on an annual basis in accordance with the constitution, with a goal of signing up 50 new members this year. The date, time and method are left to the discretion of the committee.

 

3. Amicus: Stephanie Reckord & Emily Kaller, Co-Chairs

      Melissa Baxter           Chris Placitella

      Drew Britcher             Ryan Richman

      Daniel Epstein            Martin Schrama

      Jonathan Holtz           Annabelle Steinhacker

      Todd Leonard            

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      Advisory Board
      Hon. Dennis F. Carey, III

      Hon. John E. Keefe, Sr.

      Hon. Frank Ciuffani

      Hon. Jack Lintner

      Hon. Nicholas Stroumtsos, Jr.

               

The Amicus Committee will pro-actively look for amicus issues that are consistent with the TANJ mission. The committee is being asked to finalize a working procedure in order to effectuate our ability to review, vote and take action in a timely fashion.

 

4. Constitution/ByLaws: Ed Matthews, Co-Chair

                                               Stephen Matthews, Co-Chair

      Joseph Cobuzio

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Ed Matthews is our resident expert regarding the constitution, by-laws and working procedures of the organization ensuring TANJ operates according to the process set forth.

 

5. Website/Publicity: Sheila Wiggins, Co-Chair

                                         Patricia Voorhis, Co-Chair

      Melissa Baxter                Ryan Richman

      Joseph Cobuzio               John Salierno

      Ana Rita Ferreira             Mike Zerres

      Matthew Mendelsohn

               

This committee maintains and updates the website as well as sending out information to the membership. This includes advertising all of our TANJ events, posting notices to our membership on the website, maintaining the calendar of events, maintaining the trustee/officer list and current e-mails and updating Trial Bar Award recipients and photos. This committee is also charged with implementing the use of social media.

 

6. Programs (Trial Bar Awards, Professionalism Award):   Sheila Wiggins, Chair

    All Officers

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This committee formulates a working list in order to make recommendations to the Board for Trial Bar Award recipients and the State Bar Professionalism Award.

 

7. Public Position/Legislative:  Ben DiLorenzo, Co-Chair

                                                          Martin Schrama, Co-Chair

      Risa Chalfin                     Ryan Richman

      Drew Britcher                 Corrine M. Trainor

      Todd Leonard                 Mike Zogby

      Chris Placitella                

                                

This committee is an ad hoc committee for the purpose of taking public positions on issues that affect trial lawyers while at the same time promoting TANJ.   The committee periodically reviews Supreme Court Rule changes and Jury Charge changes.  The committee is expected to review matters of importance to the bench and bar and make a recommendation to the Board at each meeting to take a public position on the issue, and publish TANJ's position in the Law Journal and on our website. The public position can be written by a committee member or any other member of the organization that has interest.

 

8. Social:   James O’Hara, Co-Chair

                   Annabelle Steinhacker, Co-Chair

      Drew Britcher                 Joe Leone  

      Risa Chalfin                     Matthew Mendelsohn

      Ana Rita Ferreira            Greg Noble

      Jodi Anne Hudson          Ryan Richman

      Todd Leonard                 Patricia Voorhis                  

                       

This committee will plan social outings for the entire membership and/or Board. (ie. Golf Outing and Young Lawyer event.)