CJ Griffin Included in NJBIZ “2025 Law Power 50” List
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. is proud to announce that CJ Griffin, partner and director of the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center, has been included in NJBIZ’s 2025 Law Power 50 List. According to NJBIZ, the annual Law Power 50 list “highlights the 50 most influential leaders of New Jersey’s legal profession.” Griffin, along with the other honorees, are recognized “for their professional accomplishments and public service. Each list identifies individuals who, through their efforts, are helping to make New Jersey a better place to live, work and do business. Honorees are not necessarily better at their jobs than others in their profession, but they have contributed meaningfully to the advancement of the public interest through their work and/or community service.” Griffin was recognized for her ongoing work with the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center.
Read more about what NJBiz had to say about CJ Griffin:
“Griffin is a partner at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC where she has served as director of the firm’s Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center since its 2019 inception. Her work centers on issues of transparency and public records – advising clients on First Amendment matters involving free speech and media law. And Griffin’s efforts have led to significantly expanded access to law enforcement records such as dash cameras, body-worn cameras, use of force reports and police misconduct records. Under her leadership, the Stein Public Interest Center has been at the forefront of public interest litigation and appellate advocacy that advances social, racial and economic justice – as well as safeguards civil liberties and constitutional rights; protects democracy; and promotes open, transparent and accountable government. She recently argued before the state Supreme Court in a police transparency suit on behalf of States Newsroom Inc., the nonprofit publisher of the New Jersey Monitor. “Transparency is very important to the public, trusting the police,” Griffin told justices during the oral argument. “And the public often feels that police are given special treatment, that they cover up for each other, that the internal affairs unit doesn’t hold their fellow officers accountable. … And I’ve personally seen that every time we come to this court and obtain a landmark decision that gives us transparency – then we see agencies finding a new way to evade that transparency. So those things are all present in this case.”
To view the full 2025 Law Power 50 List, click here.
The “2025 Law Power 50” List is published by the NJBiz. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.
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