2026- 2027 HCBA Committees
Membership / New Lawyers / Young Lawyers
Adam Eisenhut
Caitlin Toker
Neil Brazer
Taylor DeSantis
Marisa Baker
David Culley
Christopher Vaccaro
Stephanie Fulton
Bench/Bar Liaison Committee
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
Alison Dyer Trofimov
Michelle Cresti
Charles Rifici
Joseph Novak
James Lance
Adam Eisenhut
Civil Practice
jsiclari@njlawyers.com
Bhaveen Jani
bjani@stark-stark.com
John Macce
john@maccelaw.com
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
Steven C. Lember
Hon. Stephen B. Rubin, JSC (ret.)
Anthony Kearns
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
John Macce
Kevin Kilcommons
Anne Mohan
Michael O'Grodnick
Lisa Pezzano
Joseph Siclari
Adam Eisenhut
Family Practice
maryann@bauerkarchlaw.com
Taylor DeSantis
taylor@rgfamilylaw.com
Charles Rifici
crifici@tunelawgroup.com
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.)
Hyun Lee
Hon. John Burke, III, PJ Family
Blake Rush
Kasia Zielinski
Michelle Cresti
Steven Karch
Linny Kosensky
Christina Ludwig
Hon. Matthew Fedor, J.S.C.
Hon. Douglas Singleterry, J.S.C.
General Equity / Chancery: Trust, Estate, Probate & Elder Law
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
Lawyer Referral
Lisa Pezzano Mickey
William S. Wolfson
Mock Trial Competition
Susan O’Connor
Hon. Peter Buchsbaum, J.S.C.(ret.)
Marisa Baker
Benedict Valliere
Bhaveen Jani
Hon. David Issenman, J.S.C. (ret.)
Nominating
David Culley
John Thatcher
Awards & Scholarship Oversight Committee
Seminars/Sponsorships
Michelle Cresti
Mary Ann Bauer
John R. Lanza
Stephanie Fulton
Diversity and Inclusion
Mary Ann Bauer
Real Estate, Zoning & Planning
David Bunevich
Michelle Cresti
Lee Roth
Kara Kaczynski
Judge Peter Buchsbaum
John Thatcher
Robert McNally
Mark Yaros