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The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Reveals the Heart and Soul of the British People
Maybe it took the Beatles to reunite America and England after the Declaration of Independence, but it happened and the two are together again. Today, few Americans view British culture as particularly exotic or foreign. Except for the British accent, which is even less pronounced than it used to be, most Americans consider the British […]
June 4, 2012
Lessons From Dewey & LeBoeuf: Five Reasons Why Law Firms Fail
Dewey & LeBoeuf’s seemingly rapid free fall has caught the attention of business analysts and bankers as much as the legal community. As a result, the legal industry today is undergoing the same scrutiny as the financial services industry did in 2008. While criminal allegations, lush multi-year contract guarantees and big debt dominate the Dewey […]
May 23, 2012
The Courts, Not President Obama, Will Decide Same-Sex Marriage
President Barack Obama grabbed the headlines last week in his support of same-sex marriage. The political pundits dominated the evening news with talk about the national political ramifications, and politicians defined each other’s position on the subject. However, few news accounts or talking heads considered the significant legal issues, or what might happen to people […]
May 23, 2012
Kwon’s Failure to Withdraw Makes History
Judicial nominees who withdraw their names when they know they don’t have the votes for confirmation are never remembered very long. Philip Kwon, on the other hand, has made his mark on New Jersey history by either becoming the first or one of very few nominees to the New Jersey Supreme Court who was rejected […]
May 17, 2012
Visiting the Bergen County Environmental Center in Wyckoff, NJ
One of my favorite parks in Bergen County, NJ is tucked away in a residential area of Wyckoff. I call it the bird museum but it is really called the James A. McFaul Environmental Center. It’s never crowded, and on a nice day, it is a well-maintained, safe and peaceful place to walk or read.The […]
April 18, 2012
The Whitney Biennial 2012 (New York City: March 1 to May 27, 2012)
Transparency, Institutional Critique and Performance Art dominate the 2012 Whitney Biennial. The curators of the Biennial attempt to take the pulse of the most current trends in American Art and put the snapshot on display in five floors of the Whitney Museum’s viewing space in New York City. Transparency is an art movement that continues […]
April 18, 2012
Archbishop Myers Dedicates New Church in Turks and Caicos
Archbishop John J. Myers dedicated the newly constructed Catholic church of Our Lady of Divine Providence at Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) on February 5, 2012. Damian Roderic Todd, the Royal Governor of TCI and over 700 people filled the new Church in Turks and Caicos, with Msgr. Peter Baldacchino presiding. Our Lady of […]
April 18, 2012
Coin of the Year Awards for 2010 Coins
By Donald Scarinci Israel won the coin of the Year for its 2010 Jonah in the Whale 2 Sheqalim coin. The coin had been selected as the “most artistic” category winner. Judges for Krause Publications nominated 95 coins issued in 2010 from around the world and selected winners in ten categories for its annual coin […]
April 9, 2012
Professional Vitae
Donald Scarinci, Managing Partner Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC 1100 Valley Brook Ave. P.O. Box 790 Lyndhurst, NJ 07071-0790 phone: 201-806-3386 Fax: 201-896-8660 Email: DScarinci@ScarinciHollenbeck.com City of Union City Hudson Cty Community College NJILGA Donald Scarinci is the founding partner of Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC. His practice focuses on Municipal Law, School Law, Litigation, Sports & Entertainment Law, Litigation […]
March 16, 2012
Non-Professional Vitae
Photography English Language & Literature Numismatics DONALD SCARINCI 201-806-3386201-806-3386 DonaldScarinci@Yahoo.com Donald Scarinci was born in Jersey City, NJ in 1956. His book, “David Brearley and the Making of the United States Constitution” received favorable academic reviews when it was published in 2005. The book was the first and only biography ever written about this […]
March 16, 2012