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Richard P. Visotcky 
Manahawkin, New Jersey
Owner
phone (609) 597-6086
fax (609) 597-8531
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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 County Prosecutor's Office, Investigator


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


Assemblymen Visotcky and Hollenbeck, Legislative Aide


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