Justin Walder (shown), a co-founder and senior partner at Walder Hayden in Roseland, N.J., has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 Daniel J. O’Hern Award in memory of the late justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. The O’Hern Award is presented annually by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law, a cooperative venture of the NJSBA, the state and federal judiciary, and New Jersey’s three law schools. It presents the O’Hern Award to a member of the bar who exhibits outstanding character and commitment to the highest ideals of professionalism. The award reflects the legal community’s respect for Walder’s integrity, competence, high ethical standards, career achievement and service to the bar and the community.

Defense Attorneys Hold Convention


The New Jersey Defense Association held its annual convention on June 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Resort in Cambridge, Md. Shown, from left: Chairman of the Board Michele Haas, Hoagland Longo Moran Dunst & Doukas, New Brunswick, N.J.; President Mario Delano, Campbell Foley Delano & Adams, Asbury Park, N.J.; President-Elect Gregory McGroarty, Wildenhain Crino, Warren, N.J. (Not pictured: Secretary/Treasurer Chad M. Moore, Hoagland Longo.)

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