Category: Firm News

Neary Law continues to be a leader in the defense of driving while intoxicated cases in New Jersey’s municipal courts.

Founding attorney Brian J. Neary is again named in the 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in America – the nation’s premier resource for legal excellence – in driving while intoxicated defense. Learn more about the selection process for Best Lawyers. Mr. Neary is a founding member of the National College of DUI defense in Atlanta, GA (ncdd.org). He has also lectured on DWI issues for many years – including teaching both judges and lawyers.

Mr. Neary has received certifications on the administration of New Jersey’s alcohol breath test – the Alcotest – by Draeger, the instrument’s manufacturer. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Contact us at (201) 801-4334.

Attorney Brian J. Neary is a proud alumnus of the University of Notre Dame and is committed to giving back to the Notre Dame community both within and outside Indiana.

In June, Brian J. Neary and Neary Law helped to sponsor the 6th Annual Notre Dame Lawyers Reception at the Union League Club in New York. The reception featured speaker Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, and a 1984 graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School. Over 200 alumni, current students, and admitted students of Notre Dame attended to hear Mr. Moynihan’s remarks.

Notre Dame Alumni Volunteer In Trial Advocacy Program

More recently, Brian J. Neary returned to South Bend, Indiana, in August to participate in the University of Notre Dame Law School’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program for law students. Led by Law School faculty, the program is energized by the volunteer participation of several experienced and respected litigators and judges, many of whom are themselves alumni of Notre Dame.

During the trial advocacy program, 63 law students had the opportunity to receive constructive feedback from the professionals who witnessed their opening statements, direct and cross-examinations, presentation of evidence, and closing arguments. Following the one-week intensive, the students will participate in ongoing training and mock trials during the academic semester.

The program is available to rising second-and third-year law students, whether or not they intend to pursue a career as litigators. The trial advocacy program fosters skills critical for the success of all attorneys, including:

• the ability to critically analyze facts
• the ability to understand the interplay between the facts of a case and a client’s goals
• the ability to clearly and persuasively communicate ideas

Look Forward to the Future

The students are not the only ones to benefit from the program. Brian J. Neary observes,

“I love teaching at Notre Dame. I get to work with a national faculty of top advocacy teachers and students from all over the United States. This experience complements my advocacy program at Rutgers with new ideas and techniques.”

Neary looks forward to future opportunities to work with Notre Dame alumni, students, and faculty, whether in South Bend or beyond. Contact us at (201) 801-4334.

The New Jersey Bar Association Board of Trustees recently named its new appointees for the 2016-2017 term. Attorney Brian J. Neary was one of two attorneys newly appointed to the Board.

This appointment is the latest example of Brian’s involvement in State Bar activities, which include serving as a speaker at the Annual Convention, a member of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, and the State Bar’s representative on the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Committee on Judicial Education. He will be eligible to serve for up to eight one-year terms on the Foundation Board.

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation was founded in 1958 as the philanthropic and educational arm of the State Bar. The Foundation’s mission is to increase awareness and appreciation of the law and legal system among New Jersey residents of all ages, as well as to give attorneys an opportunity to serve the public. Through its efforts, the Foundation also strives to serve as the statewide resource for public education on the law and violence prevention.

Free Legal Education

More than 20,000 New Jersey residents benefit from the free legal education programs that the Foundation provides at various locations, including the New Jersey Law Center and at numerous public schools. Millions more have ready access to practical legal information online through the Foundation’s website.

Programs for school-age students include a highly-regarded statewide high school mock trial competition, as well as a Law Adventure program and Law Fair designed to interest middle school and elementary students in the law and how it affects them. The Foundation also provides training for school safety and climate teams on teasing and bullying issues and leads:

• conflict resolution
• peer mediation
• character education workshops

More About the Foundation

The Foundation’s services for the general public include the Senior Citizens’ Law Day Conference, a Foreclosure Defense Clinic, a Special Education Training Series, as well as programs on the estate and tax planning and law and disability.

The Foundation also prepares and distributes a variety of education publications on areas of the law that are of particular interest to the general public, such as domestic violence, starting a business, and serving on a jury. A longtime participant in legal education programs for students and the public, Brian looks forward to being active in the Foundation’s programs and serving the citizens of New Jersey. Contact us at (201) 801-4334.

Brian J. Neary loves to practice law as a criminal trial lawyer. As he celebrates his 40^th year as a lawyer, he continues to follow his other great passion in the legal profession – teaching the bench and bar on various criminal law and trial advocacy topics. This dedication burns brightest in teaching the next generation of trial lawyers at some of the nation’s top law schools.

Rutger Law School

For over 30 years, Brian has served as an adjunct law professor at Rutgers Law School in Newark. His courses have ranged from legal writing to trial presentation to criminal motions practice. He now teaches Intensive Criminal Trial Advocacy – a practice course for second and third-year students.

For five full days both the spring and fall of 2015, law students are first instructed – and then perform – various trial skills. A trial “boot camp”; the classes now join several generations of trial advocates taught by Brian – including:

• state and federal judges
• county prosecutors and their assistants
• public defenders
• private defense lawyers

Notre Dame Law School

Brian also serves the national legal community as an instructor at the Notre Dame Law School’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program. He returns to his undergraduate alma mater every summer and winter to participate and teach Notre Dame second and third-year students trial techniques.

Led by long time Notre Dame Professor (and internationally renowned) James Seckinger, Brian is scheduled to teach in snowy South Bend again in January 2016.

Continues to Teach

Brian continues to teach the legal community throughout New Jersey on various criminal law and advocacy topics.   This year’s course included:

• 2015 Criminal Trial Course presented by the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the American College of Trial Lawyers, Brian moderated a distinguished group of prosecutors and defense lawyers.
• Hudson County Bar Association.   Brian taught a course on criminal practice, moderated the annual Bench – Bar Conference, and will teach the annual Year-in-Law course in December

Brian has received the 2014 Distinguished Service Award for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Contact us at (201) 801-4334.

Brian has once again been named to the “Irish Legal 100” as awarded by the Irish Voice newspaper, a leading publication for news and issues on all things Irish. The ”Irish Legal 100” honors lawyers and judges throughout the United States of Irish-American descent who have distinguished themselves in the legal profession.

• The list includes a US Supreme Court justice, members of the United States Congress, the United States Ambassador to Ireland, and lawyers from across America.

On October 22, 2015, an award reception was held at the home of the Irish Ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Ambassador Ann Anderson, Brian joined the other honorees in celebrating their accomplishments.

• This year marks Brian’s fifth straight year as a member of the Irish Legal 100.
• Contact us at (201) 801-4334.