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Earlier this year, New Jersey instituted major changes to the DWI laws. Most notably, plea bargaining was no longer prohibited. Additionally, the law was amended to include certain advantages to installing an interlock device prior to the disposition of the matter. This panel will discuss the implications of the new law from the perspective of the Court, as well as a prosecutor and defense attorney. Finally, there will be a live demonstration of the interlock device by an interlock company.
This in-person seminar is approved for 2.0 NJ CLE credits.
Lunch will be served.
Speakers
Mr. Mecca is an attorney at law with an office in Paramus, New Jersey.He is a graduate of Rutgers College and Seton Hall University School of Law, and has been a member of the New Jersey Bar since 1986.His practice of law includes a concentration in residential and commercial real estate and zoning matters, business law, estate planning, family law, and municipal court practice.He has served as the attorney for the Hackensack Board of Adjustment and has been the attorney for the Hackensack Planning Board since 2003.He has also served at the chief judge of the Paramus Municipal Court from 2005 through 2010.Mr Mecca is a past president of the Paramus Chamber of Commerce, and of the Greater Paramus Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation.He has served as a volunteer attorney for the Bergen County Domestic Violence Legal Advocacy Project and has served on the Supreme Court District IIA Ethics Committee Panel.He is a member of the Bergen County Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Linda H.
Schwager
Attorney at Linda H. Schwager, Esq.
Mr. Sutnick has been practicing law since 1991. He is admitted to the federal and state bar in New Jersey and New York. Mr. Sutnick is experienced in both criminal and civil litigation and is a certified municipal court trial attorney. Mr. Sutnick specializes in defending DUI/DWI matters and has handled thousands of cases throughout New Jersey and New York.
Before entering private practice, Mr. Sutnick was counsel at Morgan Stanley in New York City and Vice President at PaineWebber in Weehawken, New Jersey. He has lectured globally on the topics of money laundering and financial crimes.
Mr. Sutnick was a senior trial attorney in the Homicide Bureau of the Kings County District Attorney's Office in Brooklyn, New York where he worked from 1991 to 1997.
Mr. Irani practices criminal law in New Jersey Municipal, Superior and Appellate courts. Specifically, Mr. Irani focuses on representing clients in cases involving sex crimes, drug/narcotic charges, firearm cases, juvenile matters, shoplifting, civilian complaints and traffic tickets. Additionally, Mr. Irani has successfully represented numerous clients in domestic violence disputes, including Temporary/Final Restraining Order trials and mediations. Mr. Irani’s experience with criminal law was refined during his tenure as law clerk to the Honorable Sohail Mohammed, P.J.Cr. of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic Vicinage.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Irani was a civil litigator at a Morris County law firm where he represented plaintiffs in a wide range of matters, including Federal and State civil rights litigation, personal injury matters, Landlord/Tenant disputes, Workers’ Compensation claims and also defended companies in asbestos litigation.
Mr. Irani received his Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was a published member of the Seton Hall Law Legislative Journal. During law school, Mr. Irani completed a judicial externship with the Honorable James J. Deluca, J.S.C. of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen Vicinage. Mr. Irani also worked as a law clerk at Piro, Zinna, Cifelli, Paris & Genitempo, LLC, where he drafted discovery-related motions in wrongful death suits, wrote briefs pertaining to employment discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, and prepared mediation statements for pending suits regarding the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. Mr. Irani was also elected to various executive committees and served as a student liaison for the law school’s admissions committee.
Prior to law school, Mr. Irani received his B.A. in Political Science and earned a double minor in History and Middle Eastern studies from Seton Hall University.
Mr. Irani is fluent in Persian/Farsi.
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