Yassssssss NJ!!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 “New Jersey recently took an incredibly bold step, becoming the first state in the nation to remove all stigmatizing language concerning substance use disorders from its laws and the names of its entities and institutions.” buff.ly/48QVSsY

So grateful to David Wildstein and New Jersey Globe for allowing me to use their platform to spread awareness about the power of language and stigma. newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/ti…

Very grateful to be a part of this inspiring panel and presentation.

It is rare in life to meet a truly authentic person. A person who acts consistently w their words. A person who is selfless and empathic. @RaritanWrestlin Coach Nucci is one of those people. He has improved the lives of thousands, including mine. Congrats Coach. Thank you!!

Register Today: NJSBA/NJICLE Presents What Helped You When You Fell Apart – an extraordinary panel sharing lessons from leaders in the Law on Wellness. Visit here for more information and a full list of remarkable speakers: ow.ly/smXp50Qs7lU

Check out: The Incarcerated State of our State- February Newsletter ncaar.org/newsletters/ Nikki Tierney, J.D., M.S. Licensed Prof Counselor

I was honored to speak at Public Defender Day in Trenton and commemorate the Gideon decision. I'm so grateful to the members of Jennifer Sellitti who provided me w impeccable legal representation, treated me w empathy & dignity, & advocated w me to expand access to expungements.

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I am so grateful!! Taking the Escalator is an anecdotal example of rapport w one's therapist being the most influential factor in the outcome of counseling. Ken always had such empathy and treated me w dignity & kindness. Improving me as a person and now as a professional.

Nikki Tierney, J.D., M.S. Licensed Prof Counselor gets a standing ovation from a room full of lawyers for sharing her story on her legacy (thus far). Thank you Nikki for your sage advice never to quit - maybe take a pause - but #neverquit 💕 NJ State Bar Assn Lawrence Law - Divorce and Family Lawyers #mentalhealthawarenessmonth 💚

The May newsletter, Flawed Perceptions Result in Fatal Policies written by our Policy Analyst, Nikki Tierney, J.D., M.S. Licensed Prof Counselor is available now: ncaar.org/maynewsletter/

Everyone in #CJR should read Desmond Meade’s statement and remember that anyone with a criminal record will suffer a lifetime of collateral consequences - voting and otherwise. Also underscores why we need broader clean slate policies, like those advanced by Sheena Meade✊🏾🖤.

This is amazing. Thank you to all who made this happen!!

Thank you to NYG in the Community Bobby Okereke and Mike Pops Adams for a wonderful night honoring my brother John Tierney and other high school coaches. We heard a great conversation about how accountability, consistency, hard work, and giving back to the community = success.

I passed the NJ Bar exam!!!!! The first step in hopefully being readmitted to practice law in NJ. I graduated & first passed the bar in 1997, consented to disbarment in 2007 due to my opioid use disorder. Nearly 20 years later, NJ created a path back from disbarment. I'm on it!

The Fentanyl & Xylazine Poisoning Awareness Act would require schools to teach students about their risks. The bipartisan legislation from Vin Gopal honors Max Lenowitz, a Woodcliff Lake resident who died from fentanyl poisoning. Thank you Patrice Lenowitz 🌊💙🏳️‍🌈 🟧🚫🍊 for your testimony.

Proud to see #MaxsLaw move through the Senate Education Committee to ensure students are taught about the risks of Fentanyl and Xylazine. Thank you to Patrice Lenowitz for sharing your incredibly moving story and being an advocate for this critical legislation.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins w a single step." law.com/njlawjournal/2…

I was honored & grateful to join Lt Governor Tahesha Way as these critical bills were signed into law. As someone in sustained remission from opioid use disorder, I commend Governor Murphy, Acting Governor Way, and the New Jersey Legislature, for their leadership.