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.
Bar Foundation President Lynn Fontaine Newsome on NJSBF annual fundraising appeal
December 11, 2017 Contact: Jodi Miller Director of Communications, Marketing and Social Media, NJSBF 732-937-7529 Dear Colleague: As a legal professional, I know you and I share the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s belief that...
Nominating Committee seeks candidate for vacant Union County trustee seat
The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to apply for a vacant Union County trustee seat on the Board of Trustees. The position is for an unexpired term, and the selected candidate will serve from the time of...
Board of Trustees Report, December 8, 2017
The following is a summary of actions taken at the meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association Board of Trustees at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. This summary does not constitute official minutes. Hughes Compact: Dating to the...
Orders issued in Cassidy case
December 6, 2017 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The AOC issued a notice with orders from the special master hearing State v. Cassidy, which has wide implications on DWI cases. The matter is...
Association seeks friend-of-the-court status in tax case
November 28, 2017 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association filed an amicus curiae brief in the matter of Estate of Mary Van Riper v. New Jersey Division of Taxation, which is...
NJICLE to present 2017 Clapp and Distinguished Service Awards
November 27, 2017 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education will present its annual Excellence in CLE Awards on Monday, Dec. 4 at the New Jersey Law Center....
NJSBA members selected for Murphy transition team
November 21, 2017 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA congratulates its members and the many other professionals chosen for Governor-Elect Phil Murphy's transition team. New...
NJSBA expresses concerns about federal tax proposals
November 21, 2017 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association sent all 14 members of NJ's federal delegation letters expressing concerns about the proposed tax plan under...
NJSBA Nominating Committee is accepting applications for candidates seeking opportunities to lead
Deadline to submit information is Dec. 15 The state’s largest group of legal professionals is looking for members interested in taking on leadership roles. The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee...
NJSBA files as amicus in real estate matter
October 31, 2017 Contact: Barbara Straczynski Director of New Media 732-937-7524 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association filed an amicus brief in Bianchi v. Ladjen, et. al., a case that questions procedures used in house closings, the...
Board of Trustees Report, October 13, 2017
The following is a summary of actions taken at the meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association Board of Trustees at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. This summary does not constitute official minutes. Online legal service companies...
Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling in statute of limitations amicus matter
October 11, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling in Smith v. Datla, which was in line with the association's amicus...
General Council to Discuss Issues Facing Legal Community
October 11, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - How attorneys handle work-life balance and the impact of technology on the practice of the law will be among the subjects under discussion...
Association files as amicus in Moreland v. Parks
September 29, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA recently filed a brief in Moreland v. Parks urging the court to clarify that the idea of family should be more broadly defined...
Hille reaches out to Florida Bar as Irma bears down
September 8, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 President Robert B. Hille wrote to the president of the Florida Bar Association as Hurricane Irma bears down "As President of the New...