An Essex County judge has appointed a receiver to take over management of 75 Prospect Street in East Orange, New Jersey. Members of the 75 Prospect Street Tenant Association demanded a receiver in two separate lawsuits due to the Weiss Property Group’s well-documented history of neglect, including pervasive leaks, mold, and dysfunctional elevators. Effective December 7, 2023, the receiver, who was proposed by Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), is charged to take immediate control of the building and to hire contractors to make repairs. The court’s order bars the building’s owner and members, including Mordechai Weiss, from entering the building and collecting rents. 

Rutgers Law School’s Power of Attorney (POA) podcast has been named as a Finalist in the “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Podcast or Audio” category of the third annual Anthem Awards.

Rutgers Law Professor J.C. Lore is the inaugural recipient of the Jo Ann Harris Public Service Award from the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA). This award recognizes faculty members who demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and supporting public service programs, which are designed to improve the skills of lawyers who help underserved communities. NITA made the announcement on December 1.

“I chose to attend Rutgers University Law because of its commitment to diversity and inclusiveness,” said Diana Pasculli RLAW‘12, Executive Director at the NJ Department of Education. “At Rutgers, I benefited from incredible professional mentors and a network of civic-minded peers, and the institution emphasized the importance of paying it forward.”

“Before law school, I had never stepped inside a law office,” said Rutgers Law first-year student Louis Juliano of Hamilton, New Jersey (NJ). “I went on four different law office trips. I learned that lawyers are always learning how to learn.”

More than 170 alumni, faculty, students, and guests gathered to honor three outstanding Rutgers Law Camden alumni at the Governor James J. Florio Scholarship Benefit and Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony. The event was renamed this year in honor of the late former governor of New Jersey and alumnus of Rutgers Law who passed away last year. More than 30 law students also attended the gala, widely known as the “DAAC,” on November 9 at The Merion in Cinnaminson.

Veterans Day is a yearly reminder to celebrate and pay tribute to those who have proudly served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Meet some of our Rutgers Law veterans who have served our nation and who continue to serve.

The Rutgers Law National Trial Team won the championship title at the elite invitational Puerto Rico Trial Advocacy Competition in San Juan this past weekend. Trial Team members Paula Echeverria, Livie Ruhl, Elizabeth Weinman, and Melanie Zelikovsky competed. Elizabeth also won the award for Best Advocate in the Competition. 

The Rutgers Law National Trial Team began its 2023-24 season by placing as a semi-finalist in the invitational Peter James Johnson National Civil Rights Trial Competition held during the last weekend of October. The team bested some of the most competitive teams in the country. They were edged out in the semi-final round by Cornell Law, who went on to win the Competition.

This year’s Mary Philbrook honoree began helping others create change in public interest long before she earned her law degree at Rutgers in 2002. In 1988, Jodina Hicks created the StreetLeader program as part of her work with UrbanPromise. The teen employment and leadership initiative has resulted in employment for 2,000 Camden teens and has since been replicated in 18 cities and countries.

Rutgers Law School is committed to improving access to legal education, and a new scholarship will ensure that this commitment continues for years to come. Funded by donations from Flaster Greenberg, PC, a law firm based in West Windsor, New Jersey, the scholarship is named in memory of Laura B. Wallenstein, a 1977 graduate of Rutgers Law School and the first woman to ever hold a shareholder position at the firm.

Key donors within Fox Rothschild partnered with clients to create an endowment through Rutgers University Foundation to honor our treasured friend and partner, Harry S. Jackson III, who tragically passed in an automobile accident on July 29, 2022, two days before his 34th birthday.