NEWARK, N.J. – The Women’s Law Forum (WLF) of Seton Hall University School of Law will present its annual “Woman of Substance” Award this year to New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram. The award ceremony will be held Tuesday, January 15, at 4 p.m. in the Law School auditorium. A reception will follow.

Anne Milgram was sworn in as New Jersey’s 57th Attorney General on June 29, 2007 after she was nominated by Gov. Jon S. Corzine and unanimously confirmed by the State Senate. Prior to that, she had been serving as the First Assistant Attorney General, a position she held for 17 months. As the state’s chief law enforcement officer, Milgram heads the 9,600-person Department of Law and Public Safety, one of the largest agencies in New Jersey state government.

The Woman of Substance Award each year honors a woman who has dedicated her career to the improvement of the law or legal system. In receiving this honor from the WLF, Anne Milgram joins the ranks of other Women of Substance recipients, including Anne Thompson, Justice of the New Jersey District Court; and Deborah Poritz, former Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.

The award ceremony is free and open to the public. To reserve a seat, contact Kelly Estevam at 609-744-9606, or estevake@shu.edu.

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The only private law school in New Jersey, Seton Hall University School of Law was founded in 1951, and is located in the city of Newark. Seton Hall Law School offers both day and evening programs leading to the Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Master of Science in Jurisprudence (M.S.J.) degrees. For more information on Seton Hall Law School, visit law.shu.edu.