Christine Amalfe, chair of the Employment & Labor Law Group of Gibbons P.C., has been named president of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA).
In her role, Amalfe will be instrumental in advancing the NJSBA’s mission to advocate for the legal profession, promote access to justice, and support the independence and integrity of the judicial branch.
Over the past three decades as an NJSBA member, Amalfe has served the association in various capacities, including as an executive committee member of the Labor & Employment Law Section, trustee of the Women in the Profession Section, and member of the Higher Education, Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments, Judicial Administration, Legislative, Amicus, and Pro Bono Committees, in addition to six years as an at-large trustee and, more recently, secretary, treasurer, second vice president, first vice president, and, immediately preceding her future role, president-elect.
“Assuming the presidency of the NJSBA is truly an honor,” Amalfe said. “I look forward to the year ahead, carrying on the mission of this longstanding and venerable organization and serving its valued members.”
“We congratulate Christine on her rise to President of the NJSBA,” Peter Torcicollo, Gibbons’s Managing Director. “Given her strong leadership at both the firm and in the broader legal community, coupled with her unwavering dedication to the law, we have no doubt she will make a significant impact at the NJSBA.”
At Gibbons, Amalfe represents corporations in the areas of employment law and litigation, while managing a team of more than 20 lawyers and overseeing legal, administrative, and business development functions for one of the firm’s most active business units.
As an advocate for women in the legal profession throughout her career, Amalfe co-founded the internationally recognized Gibbons Women’s Initiative, has served as President of the National Association of Women Lawyers Foundation, and is a member of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.
