2025- 2026 HCBA Committees

Membership / New Lawyers / Young Lawyers

Chairperson Charles Rifici
crifici@kearnsrotololaw.com

Kasia Zielinski
kasia@mezlawyers.com

Members

Adam Eisenhut

Caitlin Toker

Neil Brazer

Taylor DeSantis

Marisa Baker

David Culley

Christopher Vaccaro

Stephanie Fulton

Bench/Bar Liaison Committee

Chairperson John Macce
john@maccelaw.com

Alisa Grossman
AGrossman@lsnj.org

Members

Robert L. Alexander

Anthony Murgatroyd

Hon. Peter A. Buchsbaum, JSC (ret.)

Hon. Stephen B. Rubin, JSC(ret.)

Patricia Garity Smits

Alison Dyer Trofimov

Hon. Peter G. Verniero (Former SC Justice)

Hon. Ann R. Bartlett, JSC(ret.)

Hon. Michael F. O'Neill, J.S.C. (ret.)

Nicholas J. Lochetta, II

Hon. Haekyoung Suh, P.J.Chancery

Prosecutor Renee Robeson

By-Laws

Chairperson Allison Roberts
aroberts@amrlawyers.com

John Macce
john@maccelaw.com

Members

Alison Dyer Trofimov

Michelle Cresti

Charles Rifici

Joseph Novak

James Lance

Adam Eisenhut

Civil Practice

Chairperson Joseph Siclari
jsiclari@njlawyers.com

Bhaveen Jani
bjani@stark-stark.com

John Macce
john@maccelaw.com

Members

Hon. Michael F. O'Neill, J.S.C. (ret.)

Jacob A. Papay

Joseph Trinity

Donald F. Scholl, Jr.

Judith Collins

Kevin M. Kilcommons

Hon. Peter A. Buchsbaum, JSC (ret.)

Michael P. O’Grodnick

Robert V. Fodera

Nicholas Pellitta

Anne Mohan

Criminal Practice/Municipal Court Oversight

Chairperson Jenna Casper Brown
cvaccaro@kearnsrotololaw.com

Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renee Robeson


Jada Mayson


Members

Steven C. Lember

Hon. Stephen B. Rubin, JSC (ret.)

Anthony Kearns

Allison M. Roberts

David Culley

Jennifer Toth

Scott Wilhelm

Hon. Gerard Shamey, PJMC

Michael O'Grodnick

Donald F. Scholl, Jr.

Hyun Lee

Stanely J. Troy

Robert Alexander

Hunterdon County Bar Association Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee

Chairperson Mary Ann Bauer
maryann@bauerkarchlaw.com

Members

John Macce

Allison Roberts

Kevin Kilcommons

Leslie Parikh

Anne Mohan

Michael O'Grodnick

Lisa Pezzano

Family Practice

Chairperson Mary Ann Bauer
maryann@maryannbauerlaw.com

William P. Rudnik
BRudnik@GKLEGAL.COM

Taylor DeSantis
TDeSantis@stark-stark.com

Charles Rifici
crifici@kearnsrotololaw.com

Members

Erin DeGeorge

Adam Eisenhut

Debra S. Forman

Diana Fredericks

Jennifer Vorhies

Nicholas J. Lochetta, II

Hon. David Issenman, J.S.C. (ret.)

Daniel Tune

Neil Brazer

Charles Rifici

Kara Krysinski

Stephanie Fulton

Patricia Garity Smits

John Thatcher

Caitlin Toker

Alison Dyer Trofimov

Marisa Baker

Franklin G. Whittlesey

Hon. Stephen Rubin, J.S.C.(ret.)

Allison Roberts

Hyun Lee

Hon. John Burke, III, PJ Family

Blake Rush

Kasia Zielinski

Michelle Cresti

Steven Karch

Linny Kosensky

Joyce Harrington

Christina Ludwig

Hon. Matthew Fedor, J.S.C.

Hon. Douglas Singleterry, J.S.C.

David Bialy, Law Clerk

Belinda Dennerlein, Law Clerk

General Equity / Chancery: Trust, Estate, Probate & Elder Law

Chairperson Michelle Cresti
michelle@maccelaw.com

Daniel Makoski
DSMakoski@pbnlaw.com

Members

Robert L. Alexander

James W. Lance

William S. Wolfson

Hon. Stephen B. Rubin, JSC(ret.)

Robert J. Shanahan Jr.

John W. Thatcher

Carol Perez

Erin Calpin

Law Day / Court Night

Chairperson David Culley


Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renee Robeson


Ryann Siclari
rmsiclari@pbnlaw.com

Members

Lawyer Referral

Chairperson Daniel Tune
dtune@tunelawgroup.com

Members

Lisa Pezzano Mickey

William S. Wolfson

Mock Trial Competition

Chairperson John C. Macce
john@maccelaw.com

Anne Mohan
amohan@RIKER.com

Members

Susan O’Connor

Hon. Peter Buchsbaum, J.S.C.(ret.)

Marisa Baker

Benedict Valliere

Bhaveen Jani

Hon. David Issenman, J.S.C. (ret.)

Nominating

Chairperson Lisa Browning
lisa@lisabrowninglaw.com

Members

David Culley

Allison Roberts

John Thatcher

Kasia Zielinski

Awards & Scholarship Oversight Committee

Chairperson Michelle Cresti
michelle@maccelaw.com

Members

Seminars/Sponsorships

Chairperson Anne Mohan
amohan@RIKER.com

Allison Roberts
aroberts@amrlawyers.com

Members

Michelle Cresti

Mary Ann Bauer

John R. Lanza

Stephanie Fulton

Workers’ Compensation

Chairperson Lisa Pezzano


Members

Carol L. Perez

Diversity and Inclusion

Chairperson Bhaveen Jani
bjani@stark-stark.com

Members

Real Estate, Zoning & Planning

Chairperson Michael O'Grodnick
ogrodnick@centraljerseylaw.com

Members

David Bunevich

Michelle Cresti

Lee Roth

Kara Kaczynski

Judge Peter Buchsbaum

John Thatcher

Robert McNally

Mark Yaros

Lawyer Wellness

Chairperson Allison Roberts


Members

Alisa Grossman

William Wolfson