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.
NJSBA launches Lawyers Feeding New Jersey virtual fundraising campaign
November 21, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 The NJSBA is holding a virtual fundraiser to benefit the 1.1 million residents of our state who don't have enough to eat. All donations go...
Board of Trustees Report, November 18, 2016
The following is a summary of actions taken at the Nov. 18, 2016, 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. Audit: The New Jersey...
NJSBA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for Leadership Positions – Filing Deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 21
The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to apply for the following positions, which will be open in May 2017. Specific criteria apply for various positions, as indicated below. Positions where incumbent trustees are...
NJICLE to present 2016 Clapp and Distinguished Service Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548, or [email protected] The New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education will present its annual Excellence in CLE Awards on Monday, Dec. 12 at the New Jersey Law...
Resolution to honor Alice Paul
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548, or [email protected] A resolution supporting the final passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and urging that Alice Paul receive the Congressional Gold Medal received the...
NJSBA amicus in App Div case dealing with failure to ask mandatory open-ended voir dire questions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548, or [email protected] In a case of first impression, the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) participated as amicus where the courts are now being asked to determine if...
NJSBA amicus in App Div case dealing with failure to ask mandatory open-ended voir dire questions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548, or [email protected] In a case of first impression, the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) participated as amicus where the courts are now being asked to determine if...
Attorneys from across New Jersey recognized for a legacy of professionalism; Paulette Brown tapped for Daniel J. O’Hern Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548, or [email protected] Three dozen attorneys will be honored Nov. 3 for their efforts toward making the New Jersey legal community a more professional and ethically sound...
NJSBA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidate for Vacant Seat on Board of Trustees for Hunterdon County Trustee
NOTICE TO THE BAR The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to apply for the Hunterdon County Trustee seat on the Board of Trustees. Haekyoung Suh, the former Hunterdon County trustee, has submitted her resignation after being...
Cerra tapped for Hollenbeck honor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548, or [email protected] In addition to the O’Hern Award presentation, this year’s Professionalism Awards event also marks the presentation of the Charles J....
Brown to receive 2016 O'Hern Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548, or [email protected] The New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law’s highest honor, the Daniel J. O’Hern Award, will go to Paulette Brown for...
Important Filing Fee Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548, or [email protected] The New Jersey State Bar Association has been a zealous advocate on your behalf in raising issues about the implementation of new filing fees to pay...
NJSBA looks at continuing education trends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548, or [email protected] NJSBA Executive Director Angela C. Scheck discussed what it means to offer members valuable continuing education in the latest edition of The...
General Council taps Mercer County lawyer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2016 Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548, or [email protected] The New Jersey State Bar Association’s General Council elected Tracey Hinson, a Princeton-based civil trial lawyer, to a two-year term on the...
Board of Trustees Report, October 14, 2016
The following is a summary of actions taken at the Oct. 14, 2016, 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. Filing fees: The New...
