News from the NJSBA
Get all the latest news from the NJSBA about the Association, it’s advocacy, people and happenings, as well as statements and press releases about current events.
Hille becomes immediate past NJSBA president
May 18, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 ATLANTIC CITY - Robert B. Hille was sworn in last night as immediate past president of the New Jersey State Bar Association. A partner at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney...
McGoughran becomes NJSBA secretary
May 18, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 ATLANTIC CITY - A Monmouth County practitioner was sworn in last night as secretary of the state's largest group of judges, lawyers and legal professionals. ...
Lawrence, of Somerset County, sworn in as NJSBA treasurer
May 18, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 ATLANTIC CITY - The former president of the Somerset County Bar Association was sworn in last night as treasurer of the state’s largest association of judges, lawyers and...
NJSBA second vice president is Morristown attorney
May 18, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 ATLANTIC CITY - A former New Jersey State Bar Association trustee was sworn in as the organization’s second vice president last night. Domenick Carmagnola, whose...
First Latina becomes NJSBA president-elect
May 18, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 ATLANTIC CITY - Evelyn Padin was sworn in last night as president-elect of the New Jersey State Bar Association. She took the oath of office at the association’s annual dinner...
Keefe is NJSBA 2018-2019 President
May 18, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 ATLANTIC CITY - John E. Keefe Jr., the founder of Keefe Law Firm, formerly Keefe Bartels LLC, in Red Bank is the 120th president of the New Jersey State Bar Association. ...
NJSBA Installs New Slate of Officers
Keefe becomes president, Padin president-elect, Hille immediate past president ATLANTIC CITY: John E. Keefe Jr. last night became president of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the state’s largest organization of lawyers, judges and legal professionals....
Middlesex County attorney is NJSBA first vice president
May 18, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 ATLANTIC CITY - Kimberly A. Yonta was sworn in last night to serve as first vice president of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA). The Middlesex County lawyer...
Board of Trustees Report, May 16, 2018
The following is a summary of actions taken at the meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association Board of Trustees at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City. This summary does not constitute official minutes. Government affairs: The trustees took positions in...
NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention Biggest Annual Event in Legal Community
May 15, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The largest annual gathering of judges, lawyers and legal professionals kicks off this week. The three-day New Jersey State Bar Association Annual...
NJSBA urges reliable funding for criminal justice reform measures
May 15, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The association wrote a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders asking him to include dedicated funds, rather than rely on court fees, in the budget to...
NJ Commission on Professionalism seeking nominees for awards
NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law is soliciting nominations for the Daniel J. O'Hern Award and the Charles J. Hollenbeck Award. Each award recognizes members of the legal community who have demonstrated the highest standards...
Report of findings of facts and conclusions of remand court in State v. Cassidy
May 9, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - A much-anticipated special master's report on the Alcotest agreed with a position the NJSBA has argued as an amicus. The Special Master's...
Association urges action to fill vacancies on federal bench
May 4, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association wrote to the President and New Jersey's senators urging them to act quickly to nominate and approve qualified candidates to...
State Bar Association asks Judiciary to help alert profession, public when municipal courts close
May 1, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association is asking the Judiciary to help craft a solution to challenges that lawyers and their clients face when a municipal court closes...