Maureen Garrett, paralegal in the Cherry Hill office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman and Goggin, was named “Member of the Year” by the South Jersey Paralegal Association. The award recognizes outstanding leadership within the association and commitment to the paralegal profession. She was honored at the organization’s annual meeting, held June 23 at the Tavistock Country Club in Haddonfield.
Garrett joined Marshall Dennehey in 2005 and supports attorneys in the firm’s health care department. She joined the South Jersey Paralegal Association in 2002 and since that time has served various positions including president, vice president, chapter representative to the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, chair for various committees and speaker at paralegal student events. For the past few years, she also has been involved in the development of the association’s annual education event, the Paralegal Education Symposium.
Garrett graduated from Rowan College with a bachelor’s degree in law/justice in 1993, and earned her paralegal certificate in 1995 from the Omega Institute.