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Super Lawyers

Published: November 14, 2007

Karen Meislik and Ira Meislik have each been selected to be listed among the New Jersey Super Lawyers listing to be published inside the April 2008 issue of New Jersey Monthly magazine. Ira Meislik has been included in the Real Estate category each year since the Super Lawyer’s designation first appeared in New Jersey. Karen Meislik, first designated in 2007, is listed among her Family Law colleagues.

These selections are the result of a rigorous multistep selection process. After candidates are nominated in a statewide peer selection process, others are added following a review of legal trade publications and professional databases. Then, each candidate is evaluated based on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, including: transactions, experience, honors and awards, pro bono activity, scholarly lectures and writings, and bar activities. Then, blue ribbon panels in more than 70 areas of practice evaluate candidates. After background checks are completed, the final list represents less than 5% of the attorneys in New Jersey.

2007 Partners In Hope Award Goes To Karen Meislik

Published: April 29, 2007

Karen Meislik, a principal in Meislik & Meislik, specializing in family law, received the prestigious 2007 Partner in Hope award from Partners for Women and Justice. This award is given annually to individuals who have generously lent this non-profit organization their expertise and, in doing so, challenged Partners for Women in ways that have helped that organization make its programs stronger.

Partners for Women and Justice is dedicated to effecting positive changes in the lives of low income and abused women. It supports the empowerment of women by promoting equal access to justice in family law and related matters, by promoting financial competence, and by advancing policies that make our society more responsive to the issues facing vulnerable and underserved women.

Karen Meislik volunteers at mPower Legal Clinics, providing advice and support to abused and underserved women, guiding them through the custody, divorce, separation, and support systems and judicial process. In addition to her work with Partners for Women and Justice, Ms. Meislik volunteers with Volunteer Lawyers for Justice and Women’s Resource Center – Ask a Lawyer program, as well as with St. Barnabas Hospital Hospice.

Ira Meislik Receives NJICLE’s Distinguished Service Award

Published: April 29, 2007

Ira Meislik has received the 2007 “Distinguished Service Award” from the New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education. In the words of the Institute, this is a “noteworthy achievement, which reflects [his] outstanding support of the Institute’s educational mission.” The award was presented on June 4, 2007 at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

The New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) was created in 1962 to help lawyers and judges increase their general professional competence, keep abreast of developments in the law, and become more proficient in selected areas of practice. A non-profit, completely self-supporting organization, ICLE is a joint venture of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Rutgers/The State University of New Jersey, and Seton Hall University. ICLE presents more than 300 seminars each year throughout the State, publishes a wide variety of materials, and administers the Skills and Methods Course on behalf of the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Mr. Meislik is a frequent speaker at ICLE seminars, covering topics in the areas of business law and real property law. On February 26, 2008, he will be presenting his Eleventh Annual review of New Jersey Business and Real Property Case Law covering decisions rendered in 2007. He organized the New Jersey Business Law Symposium and served as its program coordinator for five years. The Seventh Annual Symposium will take place in March, 2008.

Steven and Judy Gellerstein to Receive 2007 Service Award

Published: April 23, 2007

Steven Gellerstein and his wife Judy have been honored with the 2007 Service Award at the 31st Annual Journal Dinner for Congregation Beth Aaron of Teaneck, New Jersey which took place on Sunday, May 13, 2007. Their Award is in recognition of their dedication and service to the synagogue and involvement in numerous programs serving the congregation and community. Among other committee participations, Steven is Vice President of the Men’s Club and has previously served as its Secretary. He is responsible for several fundraisers on behalf of the synagogue. He also spearheads the synagogue’s participation in Teaneck’s annual “Clean and Green” weekend during which township residents dedicate one weekend each year to clean-up and beautify the township’s parks and public areas.

Insurance Primer for Real Property Lawyers Presented by Ira Meislik

Published: April 19, 2007

Some of New Jersey’s most authoritative real estate practitioners participated in the 2007 Annual Real Estate Conference in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Meislik & Meislik’s Ira Meislik presented an insurance primer for real property lawyers. Accompanying his presentation was his brand new “mini-treatise” explaining liability insurance coverage to real property lawyers. Named partner, Ira Meislik, has extensive experience in commercial leasing and real property matters and has written and spoken about many aspects of commercial leasing, real property law, alternative entity law, and legal ethics.