Doctors Usha Avva, Nina Gold and Kathleen Reichard were the oldest full-time pediatricians employed in Hackensack University Medical Center's emergency department when they were the terminated and escorted off property on Feb. 17, according to a complaint filed in Essex County Superior Court.

Michael Cross joins Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC in its West Orange headquarters.

Patricia Costello will oversee the law firm's 285 employees, including 175 attorneys who bring in $90 million in revenue to offices in New Jersey and New York.

Philip Sellinger is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and federal judicial clerk with more than 30 years of trial experience.

Peter Torcicollo will replace Patrick Dunican, who will assume the role of executive chairperson after two decades in the dual role.

The 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, which surveyed more than 27,000 people in the United States, found that almost one-third of trans folks who showed an identity document with a name or gender marker that conflicted with their perceived gender were harassed, denied benefits or services, discriminated against or assaulted.

Shifra Tarica's practice is concentrated on education law.

Christine O’Hearn boasts 30 years of legal experience at Brown & Connery, where she became a partner in 1992.

David O’Sullivan brings more than 15 years of litigation and transactional experience to the firm.

Shareholder Tommie Ann Gibney will join the team in Marlton, where she'll continue to handle personal injury work related to motor vehicle collisions, slips, trips and falls, construction and worksite accidents, nursing home neglect and other acts of negligence.

With a history of collaborating on client matters, attorneys Henry Klingeman and Ernesto Cerimele come on board as of counsel to the Morristown firm, formalizing their relationship and allowing both organizations to expand services.

John Mininno joins the firm's Cherry Hill office, returning to the practice of law after building The NHCAGroup, a startup focused on uncovering Medicare fraud.