Sterns & Weinroth Supports the Local Community

Joel H. Sterns and Richard K. Weinroth  founded Sterns & Weinroth in 1969, with the idea of offering quality legal services, providing personalized attention, and supporting the local community. After 40 years, the Firm continues to draw on the diversity and unique talents of its lawyers, paralegals and support personnel to provide legal services to a broad range of significant clients, and it never forgets its community responsibilities.
This holiday season, for the 13th year, Sterns & Weinroth attorneys, staff and friends served as “Santa” to brighten the holidays for some of the area's underprivileged children through the CLAUS (Children Loved by Another Understanding Santa) Project. The Project, coordinated by Mercer County Social Services, was founded in 1991 and assists in fulfilling the wishes of hundreds of Mercer County children who may not otherwise receive holiday gifts. The Program requests gift donations that are provided to the children’s parents, to allow them to serve as Santa Claus. Sterns & Weinroth, together with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services of Trenton, NJ, provided gifts to over 60 children. The Firm also collected and delivered 15 bags of non-perishable goods and hygiene products to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) during this year’s Holiday Collection Drive.
Throughout the year, individuals and the Firm continue to support others in need. Several times throughout the year, the Firm’s attorneys, employees, friends and family donated their time by baking brownies and cookies, making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and packing over 400 brown bagged lunches that were delivered to TASK. These donations help to provide an extra meal to those in need.
As we enter the new year, with uncertain economic conditions, our commitment to supporting the local community will become even more important. Sterns & Weinroth encourages all employees to participate in the Firm’s support of our local community and the individual efforts to support local and national charities.

Sterns & Weinroth Employees, Friends and Family Help to Bring Holiday Cheer to Local Families

The firm celebrated the season in true holiday spirit by giving to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) and Children Loved by Another Understanding Santa (CLAUS). Employees, friends and family donated their time by baking brownies, making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and packing 200 brown bagged lunches that were delivered to TASK, along with 10 bags of non-perishable food. These donations helped to provide an extra meal to those in need during the holiday.

Sterns & Weinroth also partnered with Langan Engineers to fulfill the wishes of 94 local children through the CLAUS project. CLAUS was founded in 1991 and assists in fulfilling the wishes of hundreds of Mercer County children who may not otherwise receive holiday gifts. This is the twelfth consecutive year that Sterns & Weinroth has donated to CLAUS.

Sterns & Weinroth Proudly Sponsors Lambertville - West Amwell Girls' Softball Champs, for Second Consecutive Year

Sterns & Weinroth proudly served, once again, as sponsor for the Fast Pitch Recreational Girls' Softball team for the Lambertville - West Amwell Youth Baseball & Softball Association. The team clinched its second Division Championship title in the Hopewell Valley Girls' Softball Association Senior Division. Pictured with the team are Head Coach Jim Smiegocki, Sterns & Weinroth's Heidi Smiegocki, who served as Assistant Coach with Rich Assad and Chris Nielsen.

The CLAUS Project

For the 11th year, Sterns & Weinroth attorneys, staff and friends served as "Santa" to brighten the holidays for some of the area's underprivileged children through the CLAUS (Children Loved by Another Understanding Santa) Project. The Project, coordinated by Mercer County Social Services, was founded in 1991 and assists in fulfilling the wishes of hundreds of Mercer County children who may not otherwise receive holiday gifts. The Program requests gift donations that are provided to the childrens' parents, to allow them to serve as Santa Claus.

Special thanks to Langan Engineering & Environmental Services of Trenton, NJ and Westrum Development Company of Ft. Washington, PA, who made it possible for us to provide gifts to 73 children. Pictured (from left to right) are Sterns & Weinroth attorneys Frank J. Petrino and Andrea Dobin, along with Sterns & Weinroth staff, Tara Williams, Mercer County Social Worker Rita Lavender, and Sterns & Weinroth staff, Mary O'Brien.

Children's Book Drive for Trenton-area Schools

Sterns & Weinroth participated in a Children's Book Drive, sponsored by the Mercer County Bar Association. New and used children's books were collected by the firm to be distributed to Trenton-area public schools. For more information, contact Karen Weiss at kweiss@sternslaw.com.

Sterns & Weinroth Sponsors the Ewing Kiwanis' "Safety Town"

The Ewing Township Kiwanis, with the assistance of the Ewing Township Police Department and the Ewing Township Board of Education, teaches preschoolers rules of the road, school bus safety, stranger safety, how to dial 911 and accident prevention, through the construction of a miniature "Safety Town," complete with roadways, buildings and stop signs. Sterns & Weinroth proudly served as a 2006 sponsor of this annual event. For more information, contact Edgar Alden Dunham at edunham@sternslaw.com.

Sterns & Weinroth Serves as Sponsor for Girls Softball Team

Sterns & Weinroth is proud to serve as a team sponsor for the Fast Pitch Recreational Girls Softball for the Lambertville - West Amwell Youth Baseball & Softball Association.  Pictured with the team are Head Coach Jim Smiegocki, Assistant Coach and Sterns & Weinroth's Heidi Smiegocki, and Assistant Coaches Mike Stoy and Chris Nielsen.

Sterns & Weinroth Sponsors "A Celebration of Ireland"

Sterns & Weinroth proudly served as a sponsor of "A Celebration of Ireland," presented at the Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University on March 17, 2006. The musical event featured a world premiere composition, "St. Patrick's Breastplate," by local composer Tim Keyes. The piece, a culmination of more than ten years of Mr. Keyes' work, was performed by the Tim Keyes Consort.  The firm's Graig Corveleyn performed as a member of the Consort. 

Sterns & Weinroth Contributes to Hurricane Relief

Like millions of other people throughout the world, our hearts go out to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. "We are all saddened by the human suffering caused by Hurricane Katrina. It is truly overwhelming," said Managing Director William J. Bigham. Sterns & Weinroth, P.C., has encouraged its attorneys and staff to contribute to the hurricane relief efforts, and has committed to match 100% of their monetary contributions through donations to the American Red Cross or other charitable organizations providing hurricane relief.

Firm Attorney Leads Stuart Country Day School's Mock Trial Team to Semi-Finals

Jeffrey Posta served as the attorney-coach for the Stuart Country Day School's Mock Trial Team at the New Jersey State Bar Association's Mock Trial High School Competition on January 29. Fourteen teams participated in the Mercer County competition. Mr. Posta's Stuart Country Day School team was one of four that made it to the semi-finals before losing to Lawrence High School, which advanced to the final round with West Windsor-Plainsboro High School.

Each year the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, in cooperation with New Jersey's County Bar Associations, sponsors the Vincent J. Apruzzese Mock Trial Competition. The purpose of the competition is to stimulate and encourage a deeper understanding and appreciation of the American legal system. The competition is a statewide event, with contests held in every New Jersey county. County winners advance to compete for the state title, and state winners advance to a national competition.

The CLAUS Project

Attorneys and staff helped make the holidays a bit brighter for underprivileged area children during the holiday season through their participation in the CLAUS Project, a program designed to provide Mercer County children in need with gifts from Santa Claus. CLAUS (Children Loved by Another Understanding Santa) Project was founded in 1991 and helps fulfill the wishes of hundreds of area children who may not otherwise receive holiday gifts. The program's primary goal is to enable the children's parents to be Santa for their child, rather than to credit an unknown person.

At the firm, dozens of wrapped gifts were collected in preparation for holiday distribution. Each gift had two tags: one removable tag with the child's name and gift request, and a blank gift tag for the child's parents to complete. This is the ninth year the law firm has participated in the program. Pictured (from left to right) are attorneys Frank Petrino and Karen Confoy with Sterns&Weinroth staff Maryann Rousseau and Karen Weiss.

Richard Weinroth Honored by Newark Museum

For his significant work as an advocate on behalf of the Newark Museum and its programs throughout the State, Richard Weinroth was honored with a Commemorative Medal Award at the Museum's recent "Baubles Bangles & Bling Bling Ball." A member of the Newark Museum's Board of Trustees since 1995, Mr. Weinroth has been instrumental in affirming the continuation of funding for the arts in NewJersey, enabling the Museum to continue offering creative art and natural science programs to the region's residents. To review a copy of the Newark Museum press release, click here.

Mobile Meals of Trenton

Sterns & Weinroth was a Gold Sponsor of the Mobile Meals of Trenton/Ewing 12th Annual Golf Outing and Awards Dinner. The event featured the presentation of the Ed and Ellen Baker Award for service and volunteer contributions to Bloomberg L.P. and volunteers Evelyn and Moreland Houck. Pictured (from left to right) are Ed and Ellen Baker with Sandra Iammatteo, Mobile Meals Board member, and Karen Confoy, Board President.

Habitat for Humanity of Trenton, Inc.

The bronze sponsorship of Sterns & Weinroth  helped make the 2nd Annual Trenton Waterfront 5k, held on June 16, 2004, a  huge success. the race began at Katmandu Waterfront Grille in Trenton with Mayor Douglas Palmer firing the starting shot, and ended at Katmandu with music, food and awards for sponsors and participants. More than 20 Mercer County businesses participated in the event, which raised over $22,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Trenton and the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce.  

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