Distinguished Legislative Service Award

Annual Distinguished Legislative Service Awards — Procedure for Determining Award Recipients

The Annual Distinguished Legislative Service Award is the highest recognition and The Legislative Recognition Award is to acknowledge noteworthy legislative service. These awards are a yearly opportunity to acknowledge commitment to The NJSBA’s legislative goals and members’ willingness to testify before the State Legislature, prepare amendments and contact legislators on the Association’s behalf.

Criteria for Receiving the Award

1. The awardee is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

2. The awardee has made outstanding contributions to the furtherance of legislation of interest
in the New Jersey State Bar Association.

3. The awardee’s contributions related to legislation on which the New Jersey State Bar Association’s
Board of Trustees has taken a position.

4. The awardee has made superior efforts to fulfill the State Bar Association’s stated mission which,
in part, reads: “To serve as the voice of New Jersey attorneys to other organizations, government
entities and the public with regard to the law, legal profession and legal system.”