News from the NJSBA
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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...
Heinold joins Board of Trustees
September 8, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - NJSBA President Robert B. Hille swore in a new member of the Board of Trustees when it met on Sept. 8. Janice L. Heinold, of Raymond...
Board of Trustees Report, September 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. Judicial independence: The board substantially...
Timely topics on tap at NJICLE programs this month
September 1, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 This month, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) is holding several seminars focused on timely topics. ...
President Robert B. Hille reaches out in wake of Hurricane Harvey
August 30, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NJSBA President Robert B. Hille wrote to the presidents of the State Bar of Texas and Houston Bar Association in the wake of Hurricane Harvey's...
NJSBA 2017-2018 Leadership Academy fellows announced
August 21, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association welcomed a dozen attorneys to its Leadership Academy. The 12 fellows represent the third class to...
Hille welcomes state’s law students to the profession
August 16, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 Orientation ceremonies at NJ law schools kick off semester NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association is going back to school this...
Hille welcomes state’s law students to the profession
August 16, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 Orientation ceremonies at NJ law schools kick off semester NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association is going back to school this...
General Council accepting candidates; All voting will be electronic this year; Annual meeting set for Oct. 13
The New Jersey State Bar Association’s General Council is seeking candidates who want to be considered for a spot on the group that helps review and select leadership candidates for association. Anyone who wants to be considered for a two-year term...
NJSBA amicus program scores a win in child relocation matter
August 8, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Today's Supreme Court decision regarding child relocation is a win for the NJSBA amicus program. Read the decision in Jaime Taormina...
Board of Trustees Report, July 13, 2017
The following is a summary of actions taken at the July 13, 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. Legal services...
Appellate Division agrees with NJSBA in Smith v. Datla
July 12, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Smith v. Datla involved the proper statute of limitations that should be applied to matters involving the AIDS Assistance Act. The...
Leadership Academy grad now a judge
July 11, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA congratulates Leadership Academy graduate Christine Smith on her appointment to the New Jersey Superior Court bench. Judge Smith is...