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NJ LAWS EMAIL NEWSLETTER E469
Kenneth Vercammen, Attorney at Law
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Greetings!
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In this Issue:
1. Reflections
on Memorial Day
2. Recent cases:
ALJ can Reduce Suspension Proposed by MVC.
3. Lawyer Had No
Duty to Disclose Client's possible Indictable Offense.
4. Ken V is a
Certified Municipal Court Law Attorney
5. If A Loved
One Is A Victim Of Nursing Home Abuse, We Can Help.
6. Next
community events:
7. For Rent
Coffee Shop/Deli- 2045 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, NJ 08817 Available
Immediately, Price Reduced
1. Reflections on
Memorial Day
Memorial Day used to be a solemn day of mourning, a sacred day of
remembrance to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms.
Stores and Businesses closed for the day. Towns held parades honoring the
fallen, the parade routes often times ending at a local cemetery, where
Memorial Day speeches were given and prayers offered up. People took the time
that day to clean and decorate with flowers and flags the graves of those the
fell in service to their country.
We need to remember with sincere respect those who paid the price for our
freedoms; we need to keep in sacred remembrance those who died serving their
country. We need to never let them be forgotten. However, over the years the
original meaning and spirit of Memorial Day has faded from the public consciousness.
"If it is considered a holiday, why is it so? I consider it to be
a national day of mourning. This is how we observe this day in our home.
Because of what that day represents the rest of the days of the year are our
holidays." -- F L Lloyd West Chester, Pa USA - February 26, 2000
I fly the Flag 365 days a year, wear a USA flag tie to court and
USA flag shorts to the running races. On Memorial Day we need to stop and pay
with sincere conviction our respects for those who died protecting and preserving
the freedoms we enjoy, for we owe those honored dead more than we can ever
repay.
2. Recent cases: ALJ
can reduce suspension proposed by MVC. Bamfo v. New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission App. Div. unreported docket
A-1110-13T2 decided Jan. 8, 2015
Bamfo appealed
from a final decision of the Motor Vehicle Commission suspending his driver's
license for 30 days because he was convicted of a moving violation while his
license was on probationary status as a result of prior violations. Affirming,
the panel found that the MVC had applied the applicable statutes and
regulations in determining that a suspension was required because of Bamfo's
record of moving violations and that the period of suspension, which had been
reduced from 90 days, was an appropriate accommodation of his hardship
request (that his job required that he drive and he might lose the job), and
that Bamfo had provided no ground for the court to disagree with the MVC's
decision. Daily Briefing is a member benefit of the NJ State Bar
Association. More benefits can be found atwww.njsba.com.
3. Lawyer Had No Duty
to Disclose Client's possible Indictable Offense. State v. Kane App.
Div. docket 12-07-0449 unreported decided February 17, 2015
A lawyer whose client
pleaded guilty in municipal court to the traffic offense of driving with a
suspended license was not obligated to inform the judge and prosecutor that
the client was subject to indictment and harsher penalties because her
license had been suspended for drunken driving, a New Jersey appeals court
has held. The court, however, faulted the lawyer, Steven Kaplan, for having
his client, Davi Kane, later withdraw the guilty plea without explaining to
her that she would lose her protection against double jeopardy and be exposed
to prosecution for a fourth-degree crime carrying a minimum half-year in
jail, which is what eventually occurred. Source New Jersey Law
Journal February 25, 2015
4. Ken V
is a Certified Municipal Court Law Attorney
Kenneth
Vercammen passed the test to be designated as a "Certified Municipal
Court Law Attorney" by the NJ Supreme Court. He is part of the first
group of attorneys ever been found qualified by the Board, and
authorized to designate themselves as Municipal Court Law Attorneys before the
public, the bar, and the courts of this State in accordance with the Rules of
this Court during their good behavior for a term of five years from the date
of this Order, as announced by Stuart Rabner Court Justice.
Metuchen Municipal
Court help: Ken also was sworn in again as Metuchen Public Defender. Court
typically sits Wednesday Night. If an attorney needs coverage Metuchen fax
our office 732-572-0030 and we will try to help.
5. If A Loved
One Is A Victim Of Nursing Home Abuse, We Can Help.
Over
1.5 million seniors live in nursing homes. Although they are entitled to
receive proper care, unfortunately many suffer from severe abuse and neglect,
including poor medical care, bad sanitation, and physical and verbal abuse.
If you
have a loved one in a nursing home make sure he or she is being treated
properly. If you think a loved one is being abused or neglected, call us. We
can contact persons to help stop the wrongful conduct and obtain damages for
it.
6. Next Community
Events:
May 22, 2015
Friday - "Start of Summer Happy Hour with the Legends of
Belmar" Join Ken V and friends the Friday night before Spring Lake
5 race for "Legends Night" in Belmar at D'Jais 5:30 PM free
food 1803 Ocean Ave, Belmar, NJ 07719 , then 7:30 Bar Anticipation
16th Ave Not a race, just social event
May 23, 2015 Spring
Lake 5 mile 8:30AM free food and reduced price drinks Bar A after
race benefiting Spring Lake Recreation
May 30, 2105 Avon 5k, 8:30 Avon, N.J. Sponsor Wakefern/
Shoprite
Reminders:
Free Cedar backyard
swing set w slide, tire swing and little clubhouse. We purchased the best
swing set around when my kids were young. My children are in college now. The
swing set has some years and needs some repairs, but still works. Email us if
interested. Pick up in North Brunswick.
7. For Rent
Coffee Shop/Deli- 2045 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, NJ 08817 Available
Immediately... Price Reduced
Great Store Front On
Corner Lot. Great Location For A New Deli, Coffee Shop Or other Personal
Service Business. New tile floor, freshly painted, and other recent
remodeling. Approximately 700 Sq. Ft. Reduced to $1575
per month. For more information or to schedule a time to see
space please contact:
Listed by:
Michael McDonald,
Realtor
Keller Williams Elite
481 Memorial Parkway
Metuchen, NJ 08840
732-429-8707
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