New Visions for the New Executive Board of Camden Law Association
While the school year may have ended for Rutgers law students, a new term has just begun for the Camden Law Alumni Association Executive Board.
During the Rutgers Alumni Association inauguration dinner in May, the 2015-16 executive board was inducted into office. Elected as chancellor is Lloyd Freeman ’07 with Janice Heinold ’97 to serve as first vice chancellor; Kevin Miller ‘14 as second vice chancellor; Laura Ann Pontelandolfo ’09 as treasurer; Samantha Gross ’14 as recording secretary; and Andrew Kornblau ’05 as corresponding secretary.
Freeman, an associate in Archer & Greiner’s Haddonfield office, is the first African American chancellor and is also one of the youngest chancellors in the association’s history.
“It is a historic time for our law school, given the proposed merger with Rutgers Newark School of Law. As our alumni network expands from approximately 9,000 to over 20,000 legal professionals, I have lots of ideas to integrate our two communities and increase opportunities for all alumni,” says Freeman, who before being elected as chancellor served as first vice chancellor for the association.
In his role at the helm of the association, Freeman will preside over all alumni association meetings, events and sponsorships, while tackling issues important to the law school alumni, including networking, diversity and how to support and promote the law school.
Acting Dean of Rutgers Law–Camden John Oberdiek states, “Lloyd was a star as a student, and has been a star alumnus of the Rutgers School of Law in Camden. I am not at all surprised that he has been elected chancellor of our alumni association, and I could not be happier. Lloyd will undoubtedly bring the same energy, enthusiasm, and talent to his duties as chancellor that he brings to everything that he does, and I look forward to working with him.”
Highly active in civic and charitable causes throughout the region, Freeman practices litigation in state and federal courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He has experience in complex commercial litigation, litigation related to intellectual property and real estate transactions, and consumer fraud actions.
When asked about what issues he’ll focus on as chancellor of the alumni association, Freeman points to the law school’s presence in the city of Camden as a place for increased programs and activities.
“Each alumnus owes a great deal to the city as the place where we earned our law degrees and we should continue to give back through pro bono work and community services,” says Freeman, who moderated a panel at the law school last semester to educate Camden residents on civil rights in light of recent national incidents of police brutality. “As the first African American chancellor of the Alumni Association, I believe I can serve as a bridge between the law school community and the city, which is populated by a large percentage of diverse citizens.”
According to Freeman, now is an opportune time for law alumni to recommit to Rutgers and the alumni association. “The voices of our alumni are extremely important and we need their input to make sure our alma mater is moving forward in the right direction,” he says. “I can assure each alum that this will be an amazing term and everyone will have a part to play in achieving our success.”
For more information on the Rutgers Law Alumni Association, visit camlaw.rutgers.edu/alumni.