Jason Holt Tapped for 2026 NJBIZ Board Leadership Award
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (CSG Law) is pleased to announce that Jason Holt, a Member in the firm’s Real Estate Group, was recently recognized with NJBIZ’s Board Leadership Award.
Launched in 2026, the inaugural program aims to recognize outstanding board members whose leadership, experience and dedication have made a meaningful impact on their organizations and communities. Jason was recognized for his service as a trustee of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, at Seton Hall University, a nonprofit organization whose work advances awareness and practice of servant leadership, a term coined by their founder Robert K. Greenleaf in 1964 to promote the idea of leadership as serving others rather than commanding them.
“So many professionals across New Jersey give their time and energy to organizations they care deeply about,” said NJBIZ Associate Publisher and General Manager AnnMarie Karczmit. “This new awards program allows for a more widespread way to share appreciation for these individuals.”
Jason is a seasoned attorney with more than 25 years of experience in local government, municipal law, fiscal management and currently represents water/sewer utilities authorities and municipalities. His work with municipal utilities authorities takes him across New Jersey, helping to ensure access to potable water and sewer services. He has advised on major redevelopment projects and enhanced policing techniques in urban municipalities. Jason has held numerous influential legal roles including Corporation Counsel, Business Administrator, Township Solicitor, Municipal Court Judge, and Deputy Legislative Counsel for both the State and County.
Jason has garnered significant recognition in recent years for his advocacy on behalf of 19 Black soldiers who were wrongly executed following a deeply flawed, discriminatory trial in the wake of the Houston Riot of 1917. As a result of the efforts of Jason and others, the U.S. Army overturned in November 2023 the mutiny convictions and posthumously granted clemency to more than a hundred Black soldiers in connection with this incident including those executed.
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