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O’Hara, Cromie and Randall Named to Leadership Posts at USLAW Network

Roseland, NJ, October 17, 2007 Jeffrey L. O'Hara, John D. Cromie and Karen Painter Randall have all been named to leadership posts at USLAW NETWORK.  Mr. O’Hara serves as a member of its board of directors; Mr. Cromie has been appointed Vice Chair of the Transactional Practice Group; Ms. Randall has been named Chair of USLAW Network’s Professional Liability Practice by the organization’s board of directors.  Mr. Cromie’s and Ms. Randall’s posts were announced at the organization’s annual membership meeting, which was held in Washington, D.C.

 Mr. O’Hara is a member of a number of Connell Foley’s practice areas, including Business Litigation and Professional Liability.  The Supreme Court of New Jersey recertified Mr. O'Hara as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney in 2006—a recognition he has enjoyed since 1999.  As of 2007, Mr. O'Hara has handled over 60 jury trials in a plethora of subject areas, with 46 verdicts.  Mr. O'Hara supervises major claims investigation and general litigation efforts nationally for a publicly-traded power and energy company.  He is the engagement partner for the National Counsel Program with a publicly-traded franchisor.  Currently, Mr. O'Hara manages litigation venued in federal and state courts throughout the United States.  He serves as Connell Foley’s primary contact with USLAW, and was originally elected to its Board of Directors in 2006.   

Mr. Cromie is a member of several Connell Foley practice groups including Real Estate Law and Land Use and Corporate Law and Transactions.  Before joining the firm, he was a Law Secretary to the Hon. Daniel J. O'Hern, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey (1987-1988).  Mr. Cromie has been an Adjunct Law Professor of Legal Writing and Research at Seton Hall University since 1991.  He is the author of States May Selectively Authorize Regional Bank Holding Company Acquisitions, which appeared at 17 Seton Hall Law Review 106 (1987).

Ms. Randall serves as Chair of the firm’s Directors and Officers Litigation Defense Division.   In addition, she is Co-Chair of the Professional Liability and Tort Law Department.  Ms. Randall also shares her expertise in the day-to-day management of Connell Foley – as a member of our Strategic Planning; Summer Associate and Law Clerk Selection; Long Range Planning; Business Development; Associate Mentoring; and Marketing Committees.  In August, 2005, the New Jersey Law Journal listed Ms. Randall as a prominent leader among women and minority attorneys in the State of New Jersey.

 

 

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