Background
Jacobs, Roger Bruce was born on April 9, 1951 in Newark. Son of Seymour B. and Pearle (Flaschen) Jacobs.
Jacobs, Roger Bruce was born on April 9, 1951 in Newark. Son of Seymour B. and Pearle (Flaschen) Jacobs.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1973; Juris Doctor, New York University, 1976; Master of Laws in Labor Law, New York University, 1979.
Assistant prosecutor, Hudson County Prosecutor' General’ s Office, Jersey City, 1977-1979; associate, Guggenheimer & Untermyer, New York City, 1979-1982; associate, Rosen, Gelman & Weiss, Newark, 1982-1983; partner, Jacobs and Associations, New York City and Newark, since 1983. Adjunct Professor New York Law School, 1979-1983, Rutgers University Institute Management and Labor Rels., American Management Association, Law School Fordham University, since 1989. Member of faculty annual conference labor New York University, 1987.
Counsel New Jersey Zoological Society. Trustee, member Executive Committee Garden State Polit.Action Committee, New Jersey, 1981-1996. Board directors Hamilton-Madison House, 1985-1989.
Assistant secretary New Jersey YM-YWHA Camps, 1989-1993. Chairman Cub pack 118 committee Essex county Boy Scouts American, 1990-1995, vice president Essex county, 1998-1999. Chairman Essex county Friends of Scouting, 1997.
Trustee New Jersey Jewish News of Metrowest, vice president, since 1998. Member community relations committee, chairman public affairs committee Jewish Federation of Metrowest. Member American Bar Association (labor and employment law sections, commission on equal opportunity law), New Jersey State Bar Association (labor law, editorial board New Jersey Lawyer newspaper 1993-1995, magazine 1983-1996), New York County Lawyers Association (chairman commission on labor 1987-1990, Chairman of Commission sports law 1993-1996), New York State Bar Association (labor law committee), Cornell Club Northern New Jersey, Cornell Club New York City.
Married Robin Hodes, July 2, 1978;children: Joshua Seymour, Rachel Pearle.