Stephen Roseman is named 2006 lawyer of the year

Newton - Newton attorney Stephen Roseman was among the recipients when the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law presented the 2006 Professional Lawyer of the Year Awards on Oct. 13 at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. The Professional Lawyer of the Year Award is given annually to those attorneys who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to professionalism throughout their careers in the law. A partner at Roseman & McGovern in Newton, Roseman is past president of the Sussex County Bar Association, has served as a member of both the ethics and fee arbitration committees as well as a member of the Supreme Court Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, and is past president of Newton Memorial Hospital and Newton Country Club. The New Jersey Commission on Professionalism is a cooperative venture of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the state judiciary and the three New Jersey law schools. The commission’s goal is to enhance the spirit of professionalism among the lawyers of New Jersey, stress the traditional values of the bar and promote public confidence in the bar and the justice system.