Lawrenceville Attorney Named President Of County Bar Association

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — Robert Lytle, Esq., Partner of the Lawrenceville-based law firm Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C., has been named the president of the Mercer County Bar Association (MCBA) for 2017.

Lytle was named to the position during the association’s annual Officers Installation Dinner at the Trenton Country Club earlier this month.

Lytle has been an active member of the MCBA for over 20 years, and served for many years as a Trustee before becoming an Officer in 2013. He concentrates his legal practice on complex civil litigation and criminal defense in both state and federal court.

His civil practice includes business and commercial litigation of various types, consumer class actions, representing victims of asbestos-related diseases, the prosecution of civil rights claims, the defense of professionals at administrative hearings and environmental litigation.

He focuses his criminal practice on the representation of individuals, corporate officers and corporations who are subject to both traditional and white collar prosecutions.

He’s served as the Chairperson of the Statewide Panel for the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character and was also appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a member of a Special Committee on Attorney Ethics and Admissions.

Lytle is a recipient of the Professionalism Award from MCBA and was recognized in 2014 by Legal Services of New Jersey with the Equal Justice Award for his pro bono work.

“Bob is exceptionally qualified to be President of the Mercer County Bar Association,” outgoing MCBA President Colleen Crocker, Esq., said. “With over a decade of active involvement in MCBA, Bob has shown his unique strength of character and dedication to our legal community. He is the consummate professional who has demonstrated the necessary experience, commitment and compassion that will lead us into a successful 2017. Most importantly, Bob is a really good guy.”

“The MCBA has, over the course of its 115 year history, promoted its mission of service to its members, as well as to aid and instruct the public in matters pertaining to the law, the practice of law and the legal system, while at the same time advancing the equal administration of justice in Mercer County, the State of New Jersey and the United States of America,” Lytle said. “I am honored to serve as President of the MCBA and I intend to lead the organization in a manner consistent with its rich history and worthy mission.”

Lytle is licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Districts of New Jersey and Connecticut; as well as the United States District Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He has a Masters of Law in Environmental Law from Pace University School of Law and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law.