Nutley Resident Justine Abrams Graduates LEAD New Jersey

NEWARK, NJ – December 12, 2019 – Justine Abrams, an Associate with Genova Burns LLC, one of the top law firms serving New Jersey and the greater northeast, recently graduated as a member of the LEAD New Jersey Class of 2019. LEAD New Jersey (LNJ) is a collection of professionals who are already leaders in their companies, organizations, communities, and career fields, but desire a forum to continue honing their skills and expanding their horizons.

LNJ incorporates various leadership development tools for the program’s Fellows, such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® and Boundary Spanning Leadership into its seminars throughout the year. In addition, the program explores new leadership development training tools that further enhance the program’s value for both the Fellows and their employers.

“We are so proud of Justine for completing LEAD New Jersey’s esteemed leadership training while balancing her growing level of responsibility here at the Firm,” said Angelo Genova, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, and Chairman of Genova Burns LLC. “We look forward to the opportunities to see her apply this new knowledge and leadership lessons to her work at Genova Burns.”

Currently a resident of Nutley, New Jersey, Abrams is an attorney in Genova Burns’ Employment Law & Litigation Defense Practice Group, Employment Law Counseling & Compliance Practice Group, and Cannabis Industry Group. She completed her bachelor’s degree study at Rutgers University, where she was an Eagleton Institute of Politics Undergraduate Associate. Abrams earned her law degree from Seton Hall Law.

Prior to joining Genova Burns, Abrams interned with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and clerked for the Hon. Joseph Paone. While with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Abrams was deeply involved with federal employment law issues, including the investigation of employment discrimination claims, compliance assessment, and preparation for depositions and court proceedings. She is a native of Voorhees, NJ.

Jennifer Roselle, Counsel in Genova Burns’ Newark office, has been accepted as a fellow for the LNJ’s Class of 2020. For Genova Burns, Roselle’s practice area focuses on management-side labor relations, fostering positive interactions between employers and their employees, with a focus on practical solutions. She frequently provides training on preventing discrimination and harassment in the workplace, bargaining obligations, and labor compliance. She is a member of Genova Burns’ Employment Law & Litigation, Labor Law and Human Resources Counseling & Compliance Practice Groups, as well as the Education and Cannabis Law Industry Groups.

About Genova Burns

Founded over 30 years ago, Genova Burns works with companies, individuals, and business interests regionally, nationally and internationally on matters in New Jersey and the Northeast Corridor between New York and Washington D.C. The Firm provides a comprehensive offering of exceptional legal services complemented by the responsiveness, resources and collective expertise often found at larger firms, all while serving clients in a personal, relationship-focused manner.

The Firm’s offices are strategically located across the region to meet and surpass clients’ needs. Genova Burns’ attorneys are admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut as well as in other jurisdictions. The attorneys embody the Firm’s long-term vision to have a law firm that provides unparalleled legal services to companies and individuals while being an active part of the business, political and philanthropic community at the state and local level. The Firm’s best resource is its people. Over the course of the past year alone, more than a dozen of Genova Burns’ attorneys, and the Firm as a whole, were recognized with more than 25 awards for their commitment to the legal profession and for service to the community. For more information, call 973-533-0777 or visit www.genovaburns.com.

About Lead New Jersey

Lead New Jersey (LNJ) was founded with a mission of convening leaders from various sectors and industries to address emerging issues facing the state and its residents. In recent years, the focus of LNJ’s programs has spanned affordable healthcare, criminal justice, economic development and transportation. Lead New Jersey educates, empowers and engages talented leaders to create systemic change around New Jersey's most challenging issues. LNJ opens challenging possibilities to a highly select group of Fellows to learn the cutting edge issues that shape our lives, to link directly with talented leaders who are improving New Jersey, and to lead as a champion of their own most cherished ideas and values. LNJ makes it happen for those unique individuals who are taking charge in our State. For more information, visit http://www.leadnj.org/, follow http://www.twitter.com/leadnj, or like http://www.facebook.com/leadnj.

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