Municipal Court Defense

Ansell.Law Elevates Seth Rosenstein and Tara Walsh to Partners

Ansell.Law is pleased to announce that Seth M. Rosenstein and Tara K. Walsh have been elevated to partners. 

Seth enjoys a diverse practice handling litigation, controlled substances and regulatory law, and residential real estate matters. A savvy negotiator, Seth appears in state and federal courts and before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panels. He is licensed in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. 

Before Seth joined Ansell Grimm & Aaron, he practiced in the Manhattan office of a national litigation firm. He earned his Juris Doctor from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from American University.

Tara specializes in criminal defense and municipal court defense and has taken several cases through trial. She has also handled high-profile criminal cases before the Monmouth County Superior Court Criminal Division. Tara frequently speaks on municipal court defense and criminal defense developments. 

Dedicated to serving the greater New Jersey legal community, Tara is on the Monmouth Bar Association’s Municipal Court Committee and is an Inns of Court barrister. She also devotes significant time as secretary and board member of the Associate Board of Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children. Tara earned her Juris Doctor from New York Law School and her Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University.

NJSBA to Honor Judge Mellaci

The Honorable Anthony J. Mellaci, Jr., retired Superior Court Judge, currently serving as Of Counsel with Ansell Grimm & Aaron will be honored by the New Jersey State Bar Association as Monmouth County’s Daniel J. O’Hern Professionalism Award winner.

The O’Hern Award is presented annually to an attorney who is a well-respected member of the legal community and exhibits integrity, competence, high ethical standards, career achievement and service to the bar and/or community. The award is named for the Honorable Daniel J. O’Hern, a retired associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and lifelong Monmouth County resident, who was an advisor to the Commission from its inception in 1996 until his passing in 2009.

Judge Mellaci is slated to receive the award at the NJSB’s July 19 luncheon at the Forsgate Country Club, Monroe.

The Honorable Anthony J. Mellaci Jr. joins AGA

 Following a distinguished career on the bench as a New Jersey Superior Court Judge, and before that in the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, The Honorable Anthony J. Mellaci Jr. has joined Ansell Grimm & Aaron PC. You can find out more in the Asbury Park Press at:
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Brian Ansell, Pam Mulligan expand roles with County Bar Associations

On May 26th AGA Partner Brian E. Ansell will be installed as First Vice President of the Monmouth County Bar Association. AGA Counsel Pamela A. Mulligan will be installed as President of the Burlington County Bar Foundation and as Treasurer of the Burlington County Bar Association on June 3rd.

Mr. Ansell, based in the firm’s Ocean Township office, has been very active with the Monmouth County Bar Association and has been a trustee since 2008 and officer of the Monmouth County Bar Association since 2012. Mr. Ansell focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, criminal defense, municipal court, DWI defense, as well as general civil, criminal and chancery litigation including litigation related to wills and estates. Mr. Ansell is Chair of the Civil Practice, Judicial Appointments and Municipal Court Committees and has served on multiple other committees throughout his tenure with the Monmouth County Bar Association. Mr. Ansell’s installation will take place at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Ms. Mulligan currently serves as Secretary for the Burlington County Bar Association and Treasurer of the Burlington County Bar Foundation and has been active with the Burlington County Bar Association and Foundation since 2007. In 2011 Ms. Mulligan was awarded the Robert W. Criscuolo Award from the Burlington County Bar Association for her contributions to the Association and to the Community. Ms. Mulligan is currently the Chair of the Corporate Networking Committee and a member of the Due Diligence, Debtor/Creditor/Bankruptcy, Budget & Finance, CLE, and Women in the Profession Committees. Ms. Mulligan was previously co-chair of the Debtor/Creditor/Bankruptcy and Young Lawyers Committees. She has presented CLEs for the Bar Association on the topics of Bankruptcy and Foreclosure and has moderated other seminars for the Bar Association. Ms. Mulligan focuses her practice in the areas of real estate, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and intellectual property limited to copyright and trademark. Ms. Mulligan’s installation will take place at Kings Grant Community Center in Marlton, New Jersey.

Mr. Ansell may be reached via email at bea@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com or via his direct line at 732-643-5230.

Ms. Mulligan may be reached via email at pam@62q.f7d.myftpupload.com or via her direct line at 609-557-1045

 

Community Partnership Award

Congratulations to Mitchell J. Ansell, Esq. who will be receiving the 2014 Community Partnership Award presented by the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association, Local #308 at the Shrewsbury Inaugural Benevolent Ball on Friday, May 16th, 2014 at the Shadowbrook in Shrewsbury.