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Katherine Hartman was awarded the Professional lawyer of the year award by the Women in the Profession subcommittee of the Burlington County Bar Association. The award recognized Hartman’s outstanding leadership, dedication, mentorship and service to the Bar Association and Burlington County. Hereafter, this award will be called the Katherine D. Hartman, Outstanding woman in the Profession Award...

On January 19th, Katherine Hartman will be recognized by The Women in the Profession Committee at the 3rd Annual Winter Reception. Please read more in the attached article from the Burlington County Bar Association’s Straight Word. We will be relocating to 68 E. Main Street on January 15th, 2016...

Katherine Hartman and Michael Mormando will be teaching at a day-long Continuing Legal Education event organized by the Burlington County Bar Association. The event is being held at the Double Tree Suites, 515 Fellowship Road North, Mt. Laurel, NJ and will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Katherine will be speaking on the topic of New Jersey Sentencing law. Michael, as co-chair of the Burlington County Bar Association Criminal Practice Committee, will be...

Katherine Hartman just obtained a settlement for a former Collingswood High School Coach who alleged he was terminated for objecting to racist comments and instructions from members of the administration, including the Athletic Director, High School Principal and Superintendent. Read More...

National Love Your Lawyer Day is a day in which lawyers and judges are celebrated for all the good they do, often thanklessly. On this day, the public is asked to let their favorite legal eagles know how much they love and appreciate them. “Call your attorney and say Happy Lawyer’s Day! or thanks for a doing a great job, or even send a gift, flowers or a card,” Anise says. “Lawyers are always painted...

Some of Frank Hartman’s colleagues may be surprised that more cases in which he’s litigated haven’t been made into books and movies. Many more are shocked that in roughly six decades, he was never named the Burlington County Bar Association’s Professional Lawyer of the Year — until now. Read More (Subscription Required)...

The New Jersey Supreme Court has now made it easier for police to conduct warrantless searches of vehicles. In State v. Witt, the court overturned the previous standard for searching vehicles which required the police to get a warrant in most circumstances because they found the was unworkable in practice. The warrantless search of a vehicle is permitted “when police have probable cause to believe that it contains contraband or evidence of a crime and where...

Expungements are like an eraser that can wipe your record clean. You can get an expungement after two years for a Municipal Ordinance Conviction, five years after a Disorderly Persons Conviction or ten years after you have completed probation or a prison sentence for an eligible indictable crime. Recently the court has been willing to entertain expungement applications earlier that listed above if certain conditions are met. In an apparent switch in their philosophy to...

In a unanimous decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court the court held that law enforcement cannot enter a disabled vehicle to gather proof of registration and insurance, without asking the driver for the information or asking permission. In the case, State v. Keaton, a state trooper was on I-295 when he was called to an accident. The driver had been taken from the car and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) were treating him. In order...

Governor Chris Christie is currently considering a Bill that will dramatically change DUI law in New Jersey. The Bill has already passed through both houses of the New Jersey Congress and proposes a change in the license suspension requirement following a conviction for DUI. Under current New Jersey law, a person with a BAC of 0.08% or greater, who operates a motor vehicle is considered to be driving under the influence. In addition to other...