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Richard P. Visotcky 
Manahawkin, New Jersey
Owner
phone (609) 597-6086
fax (609) 597-8531
email

EMPLOYMENT

KELLY & VISOTCKY, L.L.C. LAW FIRM

Owner and attorney-at-law engaged in the general practice of law.  Fields of practice include real estate, municipal court, workers' compensation, land use, municipal government, personal injury, wills and estates and general litigation.  I have been practicing law in the Southern Ocean County area for over 25 years.

PRIOR EMPLOYMENT

MASCH, VISOTCKY & CEREFICE, Esq.

Partner and owner in general law practice.

BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

Investigator on the Trial Squad involving the preparation of criminal cases for trial in the Superior Court of New Jersey.

    BERGEN COUNTY NARCOTICS TASK FORCE

    Investigator and special assignment to the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force (Newark District Office).

    NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    Served as a Legislative Aide to Assemblymen Visotcky and Hollenbeck.

    PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

    OCEAN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

    Active member and previously served on the Board of Trustees.  Served on various committees and is current chairman of the Municipal Court Committee. 

    SUPREME COURT ETHICS COMMITTEE

    Served a four-year term on the Ocean County District of the Ethics Committee.  Served as Chairman and Vice-Chairman during my term on the Ethics Committee.

    NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

    Active member.

    SOUTHERN OCEAN ROTARY CLUB

    Past President, Vice-President and Secretary.  Recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award.

    STAFFORD TOWNSHIP

    Served as a member of the Stafford Township Business Park Commission.  Former Chairman of the Stafford Township Planning Board.

    EDUCATION

    SETON HALL SCHOOL OF LAW

    Juris Doctor degree in 1981

    WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

    B.A. degree in 1975.  Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (former Vice-President); member of "Mountain" ranking men's honorary at WVU and Student Government involvement.

    BERGEN COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY

    Basic Police Training Course completed in 1976.

    PARAMUS CATHOLIC BOY'S HIGH SCHOOL

    Graduated in 1971.

     

    Year Joined Organization:
    1983
    Areas of Practice:
    Land Use & Zoning
    Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
    Workers' Compensation Law
    Real Estate Law
    Business Organizations
    Wills
    Probate & Estate Administration
    Criminal Law
    Litigation Percentage:
    60% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
    Bar Admissions:
    New Jersey, 1982
    U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
    U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1982
    Education:
    Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1981
    Juris Doctor


    West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1975
    B.A., Political Science
    Honors: Inducted into Mountain-Highest ranking Honorary at West Virginia University


    Honors and Awards:
    Paul Harris Fellowship Merit Award, Southern Ocean Rotary Club


    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    Ocean County Bar Association
    Chairman, Municipal Court Committee


    Ocean County Bar Association, 1994 - 1999
    Member, Board of Trustees


    Ocean County Bar Association, 1995 - Present
    Member, Committee on Judicial Selection


    Ocean County Bar Association, 1993 - Present
    Member, Committee on Municipal Land Use


    Ocean County Bar Association, 1996 - Present
    Member, Professionalism Committee


    Ocean County Bar Association
    Attorney Coach, Pinelands Regional High School Moot Court Competition


    Ocean County District IIIA, 1992 - 1996
    Member, Committee on Ethics


    Ocean County District IIIA, 1995 - 1996
    Chairman, Committee on Ethics


    Ocean County District IIIA, 1994 - 1995
    Vice-Chairman, Committee on Ethics


    New Jersey State Bar Association
    Member


    New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
    Former Member


    Southern Ocean Rotary Club, 1983 - Present
    Member


    Southern Ocean Rotary Club, 1992 - 1993
    President


    Southern Ocean Rotary Club, 1991 - 1992
    Vice-President


    Southern Ocean Rotary Club, 1990 - 1991
    Secretary


    Southern Ocean Rotary Club, 1987 - 1988
    Member, Board of Directors


    Southern Ocean Rotary Club
    Chairman, Annual Red Cross Blood Drive


    Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, 1986 - 1993
    Member, Board of Directors


    Stafford Township Planning Board
    Former Member and Chairman


    Boy Scouts of America
    Chairman, Friendship District Program (Ocean County)


    Boy Scouts of America
    Member, Eagle Scout Board of Review


    Stafford Township Business Park Commission


    Past Employment Positions:
    Masch, Visotcky & Cerefice, Esqs., Partner and Owner


    Bergen Conty Prosecutor's Office, Investigator


    Bergen County Narcotics Task Force (Newark District Office), Investigator


    Assemblymen Visotcky and Hollenbeck, Legislative Aide


     
     




    Kelly & Visotcky, L.L.C.
    149 East Bay Avenue
    P.O. Box 536
    Manahawkin
    New Jersey 08050
    Phone: (609) 597-6086
    Fax: (609) 597-8531
    Email Us
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