CSG Law Welcomes 2025 Fall Class of Associates and Law Clerks
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi (CSG Law) is pleased to announce the arrival of its Fall 2025 class of associates and law clerks. Joining the firm are:
Andrew Seth Adler (Associate, Litigation Group) served as a law clerk at CSG Law before passing the bar. In addition, he was a judicial law clerk for Justice John Jay Hoffman in the New Jersey Supreme Court and for a Manhattan-based law firm. During law school, he interned for the Honorable Paul B. Matey at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and held various positions and internships in public relations, campaigning, and advertising. He earned his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from Cornell University.
Robert D. Aronson (Associate, Family Law) joins CSG Law after working as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Jodi L. Rosenberg in Essex County and as a summer associate at CSG Law. He earned his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was a research assistant for the course, “Introduction to Lawyering,” a member of the Seton Hall Interscholastic Moot Court Team, and a judicial intern for the Honorable Mark T. Janeczko in Bergen County. Robert pivoted from a career in journalism, with experience as a news intern at CBS News, a freelance production assistant for FOX Sports, and a news anchor for his college television station. Robert earned his B.A., in journalism, from the University of Southern California, where he graduated magna cum laude and was the recipient of the Chick Hearn Memorial Scholarship for his outstanding work as a student sports journalist.
Adela Barbura (Law Clerk, Trademark & Trade Dress) returns to CSG Law after serving as a summer associate in 2024. Before CSG Law, she clerked at another northern New Jersey-based firm. Adela earned her J.D., cum laude, from Rutgers Law School, where she was managing editor of the Women’s Rights Law Reporter, president of the Rutgers Mental Health Association, social media manager of the Entertainment, Arts, Sports Law Society, secretary of the Women’s Law Forum, member of the Society for Corporate Law, and an academic success teaching fellow. Adela obtained a certificate in intellectual property from Rutgers Law School, and she also worked as a clinical law student in the Rutgers Intellectual Property Law Clinic, handling matters related to trademark, copyright, and patent law. Prior to law school, she was a legal evidence specialist team leader at a Michigan-based immigration law group. She earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan, where she graduated with university honors and studied gender, equality, and sexuality abroad in Scandinavia, Stockholm, Sweden and Berlin, Germany.
Abraham Kazmir (Law Clerk, Litigation) previously served as a judicial extern at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany, a summer associate at CSG Law in 2024, a legal intern at the Federal Communications Commission, and as a law clerk for the House Judiciary Committee in Washington D.C. He is currently pursuing his M.B.A. online through Imperial College London. Abraham earned his J.D., in health law, from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.B.A. from George Washington University School of Business. In addition to his legal and academic experience, Abraham founded and ran his own news page which grew to a following of more than 20,000. Through this platform, he conducted interviews with members of Congress and international diplomats.
William R. Ling (Law Clerk, Real Estate) earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and his B.A., in government with a minor in religious studies, from Hamilton College. During law school, Will worked as a summer law clerk at a Boston-based firm and a judicial intern at the U.S. District Court of the Western District of New York. Will also worked at the Boston University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Student Innovations Law Clinic. In addition, he was a member of the National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association and wrote for the Journal of Science and Technology Law.
Liam Ryan (Law Clerk, Litigation) previously worked at CSG Law as a summer associate in 2024, and before that was a judicial intern to the Honorable Ester Salas, U.S.D.C. in the District of New Jersey. Before law school, Liam held several roles including senior aide in the Office of Governor Philip D. Murphy. Liam has also spent time as a resident advisor at a shelter for homeless youth in Georgia. He earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where he was a member of the Criminal Justice Clinic and represented indigent clients and individuals facing long-term incarceration. He earned his B.A., in government, from Georgetown University.
Claudia Theagene (Law Clerk, Tech, Privacy and Data Innovations) returns to CSG Law after serving as a summer associate in 2024. She earned her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, where she was a research assistant for Professor Ndjuoh MehChu, a recipient of the 2023 Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey Scholarship, and a 2024 recipient of the Honorable Marie L. Garibaldi Scholarship from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation. During law school, she interned for the Honorable Julien X. Neals at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, was a Legal Education Opportunity (LEO) program fellow, served as the New Jersey Subregional Director for the Northeast Black Law Students Association, and secretary of the Black Law Students Association at Seton Hall Law. Claudia earned her B.A. from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, where she obtained the James Augustus Wilson Scholarship and the Douglas Skopp Social Justice Scholarship. She has earned certificates in technology, media, & telecommunications law and policy from the Federal Communications Bar Association and LexisNexis.