SOMERSET COUNTY ATTORNEY REAPPOINTED TRUSTEE OF NEW JERSEY STATE BAR FOUNDATION

 

            Miles S. Winder III, a solo attorney from Bernardsville, was reappointed as a trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting law-related education and giving all New Jersey residents a basic understanding of the legal system.

            He was recently elected treasurer of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), an organization he has been a member of since 1972.  He first joined its Board of Trustees in 2003.  Mr. Winder is on track to become NJSBA president in 2015.

            He has a long history of activity in the legal community. He is a former chair of the NJSBA's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and currently serves on the section's Board of Consultors.  Mr. Winder is a past president and current trustee of the Somerset County Bar Association and is a member of the Colorado, Florida and American (ABA) bar associations.  He is member of the Board of Trustees of Northwest Jersey Legal Services. In addition, he is the past president of the Somerset County Bar Foundation.

            Mr. Winder was a member of the New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission and was formerly chair of both the District XIII Fee Arbitration and Ethics committees.  He serves as a special master for complex ethics matters for the New Jersey Supreme Court and is a counselor to the Joseph Halpern Inn of Court.

            Additionally, Mr. Winder is an adjunct associate professor at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg.

            He practices estate litigation, estate planning and administration, contracts, real estate and commercial law. He received his law degree from the University of Denver.

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