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Governor Christie has signed a bill which will double the penalties for texting and driving. Previously you received $100 penalty if you were convicted of texting and driving. Now for a first offense the fines will be between $200 to $400. For a second offense the fines will between $400 and $600 and for a third offense between $600 and $800. If you are convicted of a third offense for texting and driving, the Judge...

Glenn Smyth, conviction in Palmyra Municipal Court was recently overturned by Judge Thomas Kelly in Burlington County Superior Court. The Judge found that the State had not proved that Glenn Smyth had any intention to annoy or alarm two high school students who he driven past several times. The Judge noted that it is the defendant’s motive, not the victim’s reaction, that is relevant to the analysis of whether the offense of Harassment occurred. In...

Katie recently attended the Bar Leader’s Institute sponsored by the American Bar Association in Chicago. The three day program was attended by more than five hundred President- Elects of State, County and Local Bar Associations. The Program was entitled “Ignite your Leadership Journey” and focused on increasing membership, ensuring the bars financial future, engaging membership and setting strategic direction. Katie will be installed as President of the Burlington County Bar Association on June 7, 2013...

Attorneys Hartman is proud to announce that Katherine Hartman has been appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to serve on the New Jersey Lawyer’s Fund for Client Protection. Ms. Hartman was appointed to a five year term effective January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017. The Lawyers’ Fund for Client was created by the New Jersey State Bar Association in 1961 and formally established by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in 1969. Its purpose...

Katherine Hartman will be conducting a Seminar on Expungements sponsored by the Burlington County Superior Court Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns on Wednesday November 14, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at the Burlington County Human Services Building, 795 Woodlane Road, Westampton, NJ 08060. There is no charge for the seminar and we will explain all issues relating to obtaining an expungment including who is eligible and how to apply...