NEW BRUNSWICK – Craig J. Hubert was sworn in as secretary of the New Jersey State Bar Association at its Annual Meeting and Convention. He is on track to become president of the Association in 2029.
Hubert is co-managing partner at Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, PC and is a member of the Executive Management Committee. A distinguished trial attorney whose practice focuses on personal injury, he represents clients in complex litigation involving serious accidents, nursing home negligence, products liability, and unsafe premises, as well as victims of criminal acts, sexual assault and child abuse.
“After many years volunteering within the Association, it is a privilege to serve in a new capacity as NJSBA secretary. I look forward to the difference I can make in this role for the benefit of all legal professionals in New Jersey,” Hubert said.
Hubert previously served as an NJSBA trustee and has chaired many committees in the NJSBA. He was elected president of the Mercer County Bar Association in 2005. In 2016, the county bar named Hubert Lawyer of the Year and honored him with the bar’s highest recognition, the Michael J. Nizolek Award, in 2019. In 2004, the Mercer County American Inn of Court also award Hubert “Attorney of the Year,” for his efforts in advancing the fundamental tenets of ethics and civility in the legal profession.
Hubert is certified by the state Supreme Court as a civil trial attorney and criminal trial attorney, a certification fewer than 1% of all statewide attorneys obtain. Prior to private practice, Hubert was a trial attorney for the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. He has argued before the state Supreme Court and has handled numerous matters in the Appellate Division that resulted in published decisions. He also regularly appears in federal court. He is also the current municipal prosecutor for Pennington Borough.
Hubert is a graduate of Seton Hall Law School and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin.