Bar Activity and Public Service

Bruce D. Greenberg was reappointed as co-Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Class Actions Committee. He has served as co-Chair since 2008. Mr. Greenberg succeeded Allyn Z. Lite, who served as co-Chair for four years.

Victor A. Afanador was named to the transition team for Newark's Mayor Cory Booker. Mr. Afanador was a member of the Real Estate and Land Use Policy Group. Among other things, that Group's mission was to identify important real estate and land use issues to be dealt with in the Mayor's first 100 days, and to develop long-term goals for the areas of redevelopment, real estate and land use in Newark.

Bruce D. Greenberg completed a two-year term as Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee. He has served on that committee for more than ten years.

Jason E. Macias was appointed Deputy Regional President for Region III of the National Hispanic Bar Association.

Allyn Z. Lite served as Chairman of the Visual Arts Steering Committee for "A Celebration of Lawyers in the Arts" at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Mr. Lite was also an exhibitor at that event.

Victor A. Afanador coached two Seton Hall University School of Law moot court teams to victory in the regional competition of the 2006 American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition by winning the regional best brief and best oralist awards. In the national finals in Chicago, one of Mr. Afanador's teams reached the final round and were awarded second best brief and fourth best oralist in the nation. Seton Hall Law School Dean Patrick Hobbs publicly recognized Mr. Afanador for his work, and called the results "beyond fantastic."