Metuchen Public Defender & Edison Law Office Volunteer Internships Spring & Fall Semester for High School students

  Metuchen Public Defender & Edison Law Office Volunteer Internships Spring & Fall Semester for High School students

          The Public Defenders provide poor individuals charged with criminal or serious motor vehicle charges with free or limited cost legal defense. The Public Defender invites senior & junior high school students interested in law, criminal justice or a career in law enforcement to apply to serve as volunteer interns. Volunteer Law Clerk interns can also attend Wednesday evening 5:30 court sessions if they have a ride or a car. Please post this along to interested students. Minimum 6 hours per week.

          The Kenneth Vercammen & Associates Law Office in Edison also offers an “intro to law“ volunteer internship. Excellent for student interested in Pre-Law, Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement careers, Please post this position. General details on internships at http://www.njlaws.com/intern.html

          Interested students must mail or fax a cover letter indicating the internship they are applying for andresume. If no personal cover letter by student, the resume will not be considered. Not available in the summer.

                            Very truly yours,

                           KENNETH VERCAMMEN, Managing Attorney

Metuchen Public Defender Volunteer Internship Mentor Program Director

Guidance Office email address _____________________________

[Fax back to 732-572-0030] 

 VOLUNTEER LEGAL INTERNS NEEDED PUBLIC DEFENDER

Position available for High School Student Please post!

 Court times: WEDNESDAY 2:45pm PM [approx]- 7:30 PM, plus hearing preparation work on other days you are available.

Volunteer Internship Description:

-Make demands for Discovery on Prosecutor and review police reports

-Attend hearings and learn from experienced trial attorneys [You need a car or a ride from Edison to the Metuchen court]

- Add criminal law articles to Google, Linkedin Facebook and other media

-Add legal articles to the http://CriminalArticle.Blogspot.com/and other blogs

-Learn to add legal videos to YouTube, Tube Mogul and other video sites

-Add probate articles and senior citizen information to the NJ Elder Law blog

-Participate in Public Relations activities and help organize seminars

- Update Lists of Prosecutors, Judges and Attorneys  

-   - Revise criminal and traffic law Articles and submit to Law Journals and criminal law websites.

-   Add new criminal cases, criminal statutes and criminal articles to our Public Defender blog: http://criminal-jury.blogspot.comand other legal blogs and websites for use of clients and the general public.

-   Add Motor vehicle statutes, criminal court rules to websites to assist persons charged with criminal, traffic, DWI and municipal court complaints

- Prepare end of case letters to clients

- Act as formal witness to Wills, Power of Attorney and other legal documents if you are over 18

         Volunteer to help indigent people charged with criminal and motor vehicle offenses of magnitude.  Help people less fortunate than you who are down on their luck.

         Program lasts 12 weeks. Minimum time commitment September- May is six hours per week for senior and junior high school students. The program is not available in the summer.

This office is committed to excellence and service to clients and the community. Applicants must have attention to detail. We attempt to give assignments, which will be meaningful and memorable but, nevertheless, expect that interns will pitch in on whatever needs to be done. 

         Mail or fax cover letter and resume to

Kenneth Vercammen, Esq.

2053 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ 08817. Fax 732-572-0030

 After sending resume, call to schedule interview  732-572-0500.             

Ethics in Your Practice- NJ Bar Assoc Rome Italy

Ethics in Your Practice- NJ Bar Assoc Rome Italy [ &  Learn how to make more money by ethically marketing your practice... and staying ethically compliant!]

Tuesday, November 6^{th- -}The Westin Excelsior Rome

8:30-9:45

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Boncompagni room

Moderator/Speaker:

Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq., Past Municipal Court Attorney of the Year

Kenneth Vercammen & Associates, PC, Edison

Speakers:

Steven L. Menaker, Esq.

Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC, Secaucus

Thomas H. Prol, Esq, Past NJSBA President

Laddey Clark & Ryan, LLP, Sparta

Daniel Rosner, Esq. Past NIAJ President

Rosner Law Offices, PC, Vineland

    This is an Ethics program for Ethics credit.

The Westin Excelsior Rome

Like a great opera, avoiding ethics and malpractice issues your practice requires talent and finesse. This program will help you stay in tune so that you don’t become la Traviata – the fallen one.  

Ethics in Your Practice: How to Avoid Being La Traviata


  Proven techniques for promoting your practice while staying within the ethics rules, even if you handle cases other than Municipal Court.


       Learn everything you need to know to ethically promote your practice, including: 


• An overview of the ethics of marketing - a discussion of information that is and is not permitted to be communicated to potential clients. An overview of relevant RPC’s , ethics opinions and cases that refer to ethical communication with potential clients, including Opinion 39, 42 and 43 and RPC 7.1.


• Ethical websites - do’s and dont’s as to how your website can attract the most clients while staying within the ethics rules. Topics will include imagery, testimonials and design.


• The Ethical Considerations of Social Networking- a focus on how to ethically grow your practice through on-line networking.


https://www.facebook.com/pg/Kenneth-Vercammen-Associates-PC-Law-Office-Edison-NJ-08817-149816077985/events/?ref=page_internal

Top 20 Municipal Court Cases and Criminal cases in the past year the Foundation of the Municipal Court Attorney’s Arsenal

Top 20 Municipal Court Cases and Criminal cases in the past year

  the Foundation of the Municipal Court Attorney’s Arsenal

   

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Noon-1:40pm

NJ Bar NJICLE webinar

Featuring:

Kenneth A. Vercammen, Esq.

Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Municipal Court Law Attorney

Past Chair, NJSBA Municipal Court Practice Section

Past NJSBA Municipal Court Practitioner of the Year

Francis M. Womack, III, Esq.

Municipal Court Prosecutor Edison, Piscataway and Sayreville, Carteret

Law Offices of Francis M. Womack (Iselin)

Mayor- North Brunswick

David R. Spevack, Esq.

Municipal Court Prosecutor Edison and Woodbridge, Carteret

 Governor Murphy  Transition Team representative from Hispanic Bar Association

Donovan Bezer, Esq.

Municipal Court Prosecutor Metuchen, Jersey City

Chirag Mehta, Esq.

Municipal Court Prosecutor Irvington, Alternate Prosecutor Edison, North Brunswick and Morris Plains

                  

Do you know that there were over twentyNew Jersey decisions in 2018 alone that should be at your fingertips when you enter a Municipal Court in New Jersey? 

These cases deal with major issues confronting municipal court law practitioners in this state. Without a complete understanding of what these cases involve, you could be at a serious disadvantage when you bring your next municipal court matter to court. Don’t miss this opportunity to benefit from the expertise and experience of five of the state’s leading municipal court law practitioners as they analyze this year’s leading municipal court law cases.

Join us for a convenient luncheon webinar and become familiar with the newest key municipal court law cases that should be part of your legal arsenal, whether you are a municipal court prosecutor or defense attorney. 

·     Search and seizure

·     Assault

·     Disorderly person offenses

·     Domestic violence

·     DWI

o  Alcotest

o  Refusal

o  Blood test

o  Repeat offender

      …and more

https://tcms.njsba.com/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=1699&productId=31995522

https://www.facebook.com/events/630212247374687/

Discussion to include cases involving:

Top Municipal Court and Traffic Cases

• Municipal Court can stay DL suspension after DWI if appeal    State v. Robertson 228 NJ 138 (2017)

• School Zone map admissible if properly authenticated State v. Wilson     NJ 34 (2017)

• Defendant’s furtive movement after car stop justified removal of    Passenger State v. Bacome

• Not criminal harassment to publish rude flyers State v. Burkert 231    N.J. 257 (2017)

• Plain feel of bulge of rock cocaine permitted search    State v Evans __ NJ ____ (2018)

• Ordinary police video not subject to OPRA Paff v. Ocean County   Prosecutor’s Office

• Dash cam video in fatal shooting public record    North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v. Township of Lyndhurst

• Here if DWI plea vacated with PCR, no criminal DWS State v Faison    (App. Div 2017)

• DNA on towel not admissible without proper foundation and chain of    custody State v Mauti 208 NJ 519 (2017)

• No good faith exception for errors in search warrant of apartment     State v Boone __ NJ __ (2017)

• Mandatory DNA samples in serious Municipal court criminal

• New Criminal rules effective Jan 1, 2017    No more cash bail. Everyone with a Warrant gets to spend at least one    night in jail !!!

• Updated Expungement Law changes procedures for expunging    criminal records signed in 2017 taking effective October 1, 2018

• Warrantless blood draw permitted in fatal accident based on    exigency. State v. Zalcberg 232 N.J. 335 (2018).

• Police could not stop for only one broken taillight    State v. Sutherland 231 NJ 429 (2018)

• Hearsay is generally admissible in a VOP hearing    State v. Mosley (App. Div. 2018)

• Police have duty to preserve video and evidence    State v Richardson 452 N.J. Super 124 (App. Div. 2017)

• Evidence suppressed where no valid inventory search. State v.    Hummel 232 N.J. 196 (2018).

• Driver’s failure to provide registration here permitted limited search.     State v. Terry 232 N.J. 218 (2018).

• Consent to search voluntarily given here. State v. Hagans 233 N.J. 30    (2018).

• No weekend jail for third offender DWIs, must serve straight time    State v. Anicama

• Driver can be charged with criminal driving while suspended if they    had prior refusal and prior DWI State v Dougherty

• Later obtained search warrant does not correct prior illegal    warrantless search. State v. Atwood 232 N.J. 433 (2018).