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 urges funding for LSC
April 3, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association is asking all of the state's representatives in Washington to step up to support funding to provide...
Court agrees with NJSBA amicus position in real estate case
April 3, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Conley v. Guerrero, where the notice required under the three-day attorney review period was at issue....
Justice Garibaldi to be honored at Law Center
March 30, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The Justice Marie L. Garibaldi Board Room Dedication and Reception will take place on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the New Jersey Law...
Volunteer attorneys address immigration matters and other legal issues at Union City event
March 28, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Dozens of volunteer attorneys will offer information and guidance on immigration and other legal issues to members of the public at a free event...
NJSBA will host CourtHack 2.0 next month
March 27, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association will host CourtHack 2.0 next month. The National Center for State Courts is organizing the...
NJSBA urges tenure for workers' comp judges, proposals to division
March 22, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - In a letter to New Jersey Governor Christopher J. Christie, the Association urged that workers' compensation judges who have qualified for...
NJSBA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidate for Open Seat for Warren County Trustee
The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to apply for the position of Warren County Trustee on the Board of Trustees. This term would be from time of nomination until May, 2018. The nominated candidate may seek re-nomination at...
NJSBA asks Washington to restore legal services funding
March 16, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association condemns and calls on the state’s congressional representatives to reject proposals to eliminate...
Supreme Court addresses standards for stay of DWI license suspension in municipal court and Law Division
March 10, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - In State v. Robertson, the New Jersey Supreme Court this week addressed the appropriate standards for a stay of a driver's license...
Board of Trustees Report, March 10, 2017
The following is a summary of actions taken at the March 10, 2017, 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. New trustee: At the...
NJSBF program tackles violence against women on college campuses
March 2, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - According to statistics, between 20 and 25 percent of women will experience sexual assault during their college career, and more than half will...
State Bar Association to hold conference for solo and small-firm attorneys in two locations this month
March 1, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The stereotypical image of an attorney working at a large law firm may hold true for some, but it’s not reality for the overwhelming...
NJSBA opposes changes to advertising and communications rules
February 27, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA reinforced its opposition to the ABA's proposed changes to the Model RPCs on some advertising and communications rules that...
Nominations sought for 2017 Municipal Court Practice Award
February 21, 2017 Contact: Barbara Straczynski Director of New Media and Promotion 732-937-7524 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association Municipal Court Practice Section is soliciting nominations for its annual Municipal Court Practice Award....
May it please the court: A primer on how the NJSBA amicus program works
Editor’s note: This article is reprinted with permission from the Feb. 20, 2017 edition of the Bar Report from the New Jersey Law Journal The NJSBA sometimes acts as amicus curiae in pending cases before New Jersey and federal courts. Most of...