Mr. Souder’s community roots run deep. He is the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Essex County College, New Jersey’s largest community college servicing approximately 15,000 full time students and an additional 10,000 part-time students. In addition, Mr. Souder formerly served as the Vice-Chairman of Newark Now, founded by Senator Cory Booker. Newark Now has been nationally recognized for its Financial Empowerment and Father’s Now programs. Also, as a former trustee of the Mental Health Association of New Jersey, Mr. Souder has taken on the challenge to bring mental health awareness to bear in minority communities. Once a year, Mr. Souder travels to Abetifi-Kwahu in Ghana as a Board member of Adopt-one-Village to secure life-sustaining provisions such as water, electricity, food and education to the village’s youth.  In 2011, Mr. Souder participated in Leadership New Jersey after being identified as one of the State’s future leaders. On multiple occasions Mr. Souder has been called upon by the Governor and various State Legislators to provide leadership to State run institutions such as during the merger of UMDNJ and Rutgers, and the initial investigation into the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission. In 2013, Mr. Souder completed the Masters of Distinguished Leaders program, geared toward identifying and educating the next generation of Civil Rights Leaders, in Washington, DC. In his latest leadership venture, Mr. Souder joined the Corporate Advisory Board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of New Jersey—he serves as its Vice-Chairman. In his spare time, he serves as a member of the Newark Public Library’s Foundation Board.

Mr. Souder was formerly an associate of one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious law firms prior to founding Souder, Shabazz & Woolridge. Before that, he clerked for U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in the District of New Jersey from 2008-2009 and New Jersey Superior Court Judge John A. O’Shaughnessy of Hudson County Superior Court, Civil Division, from 2007-2008. In his role as a law clerk, he reviewed dispositive motions, social security appeals and discovery disputes; he also drafted written opinions on a variety of civil and criminal law matters.

Mr. Souder graduated with honors from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2007. While in law school he served as Vice-President of the Black Law Student Association, Corporate Relations Director for the Northeast Black Law Student Association and was a member of the moot court team. Mr. Souder also received the ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership award for the class of 2007 and was recognized as the Best Oral Advocate in Appellate Advocacy. While at the College of the Holy Cross, Mr. Souder was a member of the school’s varsity football team and Vice-President of the Black Student Union.

Khalifah began focusing on civil litigation upon leaving the District Attorney’s Office. She focused on plaintiff’s personal injury matters, where she successfully negotiated millions of dollars on behalf of her clients. She is well-known and respected throughout the state of New Jersey for her trial advocacy.

Khalifah has served as Corporation Counsel for the City of Paterson and the CIty of East Orange, where she was charged with managing the Law Department, which consisted of a cadre of Assistant Corporation Counsels specializing in litigation defense, employment practices, real estate and tax, redevelopment contracts, worker’s compensation, and all other areas of law impacting municipal government.

Khalifah also serves as Deputy Counsel to the Board of Chosen Freeholders for the County of Essex, where she assists in the development of ordinances and resolutions on behalf of the members of the Freeholder Board.

Khalifah continues to serve as legal counsel to various municipal entities and school boards throughout the State of New Jersey. She is a well-respected attorney who has a wide range of experience in various areas of the law, which has enabled her to develop and maintain a diverse body of clients

After graduating from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Kyana attended Howard University School of Law.  During her attendance at Howard, Kyana interned with the United States Attorney Office, District of New Jersey.  During her internship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Kyana provided support services for Assistant U.S. Attorneys on a major Newark Liberty Airport Narcotics case and helped draft an Immigration brief for the 2^nd Circuit Court of Appeals.  During law school Kyana worked as a Research Assistant for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in the Rule of Law Department.  While at USIP she aided in the development of training courses to establish the rule of law in conflict countries where a traditional justice system no longer existed or scarcely prevailed.

After the completion of her Juris Doctorate degree from Howard University School of Law.  Kyana was a Law Clerk for the Honorable Claude M. Coleman in Essex County Superior Court Law Division.   She was then an Associate for the law firm of Hunt, Hamlin & Ridley a general litigation law firm.  Kyana also served as First Assistant of the Legal Department to the Township of Irvington where she focused on departmental hearing, redevelopment and contract review and formation for the Township.  Kyana focus areas are Workers Compensation defense for municipalities and Land Use matters for private clients. Kyana is an active member of the New Jersey State Bar.

He is regularly engaged in providing clients with analysis and interpretation of legal opinions, statutes and regulations as well as assisting clients in conducting investigations of unlawful conduct. He has developed experience counseling public entities in matters ranging from Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) to state election law.Syrion is an experienced litigator in state and federal courts, as well as before state and federal administrative agencies such as the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (“DCR”) and the United States Equal Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”).

Syrion is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, New York, and before the United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.He earned his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law – Newark and his Bachelor’s from Rutgers University.

Roosevelt is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, an honor granted by the New Jersey Supreme Court to less than 2% of attorneys who have passed the State’s rigorous exam and recognized by peers as having elite skills and reputation in civil trial advocacy.

For more than 15 years, Roosevelt has built an impressive record as lead trial counsel in high-profile and high-exposure cases arising out of complex civil litigation, labor & employment, civil rights, professional liability, catastrophic personal injury, products liability, toxic tort, and other commercial litigation. Having achieved significant court room success for both plaintiffs and defendants, he is uniquely qualified to provide zealous advocacy and sound counsel to his clients.

Roosevelt is equally committed to public service: currently serving a 4-year appointment by the Englewood New Jersey Mayor to the Englewood Planning Board; previously appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to a 4-year term on the District IIA Attorney Ethics Committee; and a frequent speaker at youth mentoring workshops.

As a result of his practice and accomplishments, the New Jersey Law Journal previously named Roosevelt to their “New Leaders of the Bar” list. The list formerly known as “40 Under 40,” cited Roosevelt’s “tenacity and competence” in representing clients. Roosevelt has also been selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers® "Rising Stars" list in the field of general litigation.

Roosevelt graduated Syracuse University College of Law in 2003, where he began honing his litigation skills in the Moot Court Trial Advocacy program – becoming a finalist in National Trial Competitions hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA), National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) and American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA).He received his B.A. from Hunter College of the City University of New York, cum laude, in 1999.

A proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated, Roosevelt also prides himself on the ideals of “Honorable achievement in every field of human endeavor,” including as a husband, father, youth mentor, and community leader.

Frasilie’s litigation practice is recognized for her first-rate trial experience in employment and commercial litigation, as evidenced by her designation as a Top 40 Under 40 Attorney by the National Black Lawyers, 2016.

Frasilie earned her Juris Doctor degree, from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law, where she was a member of the National Black Law Students Association Mock Trial. While at Touro, she was a judicial extern to the Honorable L. Priscilla Hall, Associate Justice, Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department and Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Frasilie earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Prior to attending law school, Frasilie worked as a Compliance Officer Trainee at the Department of Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System in California.

Frasilie Stinvil provides a full range of legal services to corporate and individual clients in offices in New York and New Jersey.

Joy previously represented public entities at the law firm of Weiner Lesniak, where she counseled school districts in all education and labor/employment matters and municipalities in all labor/employment matters, including arbitrations, unfair practice proceedings, and disciplinary and termination appeals. Joy has successfully defended public entity clients before the Civil Service Commission, the Office of Administrative Law, the Department of Education, the Public Employment Relations Commission, and the Division on Civil Rights.

For the last decade, Joy has also served as an Adjunct Professor at several institutions of higher education, including Essex County College, New Jersey City University – Graduate School of Education, and Seton Hall Law School.Joy is also a sought-after speaker, panelist, host, and presenter at professional, social, and faith-based conferences, workshops, and retreats.