Girls on the Run

By Karen Mason | Published May 10, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The firm is a sponsor for the Girls on the Run – Central New Jersey chapter 5K race that will take place on Sunday, June 10, 2018 in downtown Somerville, New Jersey. Girls on the Run is a twice a year, 10-week program where trained coaches lead small teams of girls in 3rd-8th grades to Read More

Womanspace Honors L.Y. Marlow

By Karen Mason | Published May 2, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a sponsor for the May 24 Womanspace “Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award” event honoring L.Y. Marlow, founder and CEO of Saving Promise, a national domestic violence prevention organization. Womanspace is a non-profit organization that provides counseling and housing for women and their families who are impacted by family violence. Firm Director, Read More

Robbinsville Raises Funds for C.A.R.E.

By Karen Mason | Published May 2, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Robbinsville Township hosts its 2018 State of Robbinsville Township “Pay It Forward” event on May 8 to benefit C.A.R.E. (Community Addiction Recovery Effort). C.A.R.E., a program operated by the Robbinsville Township Police Department, offers treatment options for those suffering from opiate/opioid addiction. Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a sponsor of the event. For more information Read More

Ian Hammett Joins Firm

By Karen Mason | Published May 2, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The firm is pleased to welcome Of Counsel Attorney, Ian T. Hammett. Mr. Hammett has twenty-eight years experience in the areas of Estates & Trusts, Local Government Law and Real Estate Law.

Harrison Township Day

By Karen Mason | Published May 2, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

On Saturday May 5 (rain date May 6), the Township of Harrison hosts its annual family entertainment event at Ella Harris Park. Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a sponsor. For more information go to https://www.visitnj.org/nj-events/harrison-township-day.

Dottie’s House Golf Classic Fundraiser

By Karen Mason | Published May 2, 2018 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is a sponsor for the Golf Classic on May 14 in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Dottie’s House provides programs and services for survivors of domestic violence. For more information go to www.DottiesHouse.org.

Zuckerman Joins Firm

Elizabeth Zuckerman has been named Of Counsel to the Princeton law firm, Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C, and will lead its Employment Law section. Ms. Zuckerman received a J.D. from the University of California at Davis School of Law where she served as Executive Editor for the Law Review. In 1997, Ms. Zuckerman co-founded the employment law firm of Zuckerman & Fisher, LLC, focusing her practice on employee rights. Ms. Zuckerman is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, the Third Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She will continue to practice in the areas of employment law, employee rights and appellate practice. Ms. Zuckerman serves on the Executive Committee of the New Jersey chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association and is a member of the New Jersey State and American Bar Associations.
MG&P Celebrates 65th Anniversary

Mason, Griffin & Pierson is celebrating its sixty-fifth anniversary. Since its founding in 1955, the firm has evolved from a two-man general practice partnership to a mid-size professional corporation which continues a general practice but has developed specific areas of concentration. The firm has been an integral part of central New Jersey over the past sixty-five years. The firm's first municipal client, Princeton, remains a client today, along with other municipalities and governing bodies in Mercer, Somerset, Middlesex, Hunterdon, Camden and Gloucester counties. Two of the firm's attorneys have served as President of the Mercer County Bar Association and, in 2001, the firm received the Community Partner Award from Mercer County Bar Foundation. Four of the firm's attorneys have been honored with the Fred G. Stickel Award for Excellence in Municipal Law and Service to the Legal Profession.
Princeton Adult Education Class - Know Your Rights as an Employee

Elizabeth Zuckerman will be an instructor for the Princeton Adult Education course, Know Your Rights as an Employee. The 3-session course starts on February 11 and will explore topics including sexual harassment, discrimination, medical marijuana in the workplace, whistle-blower claims, NJ’s newly enacted Wage Theft Act, Federal and State family leave acts, and other laws that protect employees. Ms. Zuckerman has been practicing employment law for thirty years in Princeton and serves on the Executive Committee of the New Jersey chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association. For more information visit .princetonadultschool.org.
Welcome New Municipal Clients

MG&P starts the new year with new municipal clients. Kevin Van Hise has been appointed as the attorney for the West Amwell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment and Edwin Schmierer was recently retained by the Borough of Elmwood to serve as Special Counsel.
New Jersey Supreme Court Case

Elizabeth Zuckerman will be arguing in the NJ Supreme Court on February 3rd, in the case of Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc. The case involves the issue of whether an employee who uses medical marijuana can be terminated for failing a drug test. Ms. Zuckerman will be arguing on behalf of Amicus NELA-NJ.

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