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 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...
Gender, the Law, and the 2016 Presidential Election
March 14 event examines the role of women in the political process February 17, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Some of the state’s leading female attorneys and...
Council on Local Mandates dismisses Criminal Justice Reform Complaint
February 16, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - On Feb. 15, President Thomas H. Prol testified before the New Jersey Council on Local Mandates regarding a complaint filed by the New Jersey...
Court upholds NJSBA amicus position in prospective juror open-ended questions matter
February 15, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - An Appellate Division panel affirmed that a trial judge must ask open-ended questions of jurors. The NJSBA was an amicus party in Heredia v...
Amicus matter on emotional distress of non-biological parent won't go forward
February 13, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The Moreland request to appeal Moreland v. Parks was denied, meaning the NJSBA's motion to be an amicus party, and that of other...
New Jersey State Bar Foundation solicits candidates for Board of Trustees
NOTICE TO THE BAR Contact: Cynthia Pellegrino FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 732-937-7507 February 10, 2017 NEW BRUNSWICK-The New Jersey State Bar Foundation's Nominating Committee is inviting State Bar Association members and non-lawyers to submit...
Board of Trustees Report, February 10, 2017
The following is a summary of actions taken at the Feb. 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...
DRS seeks nominations for 2017 James B. Boskey Award
(Formerly ADR Practitioner of the Year Award) February 8, 2017 Contact: Barbara Straczynski Director New Media and Promotions 732-937-7524 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section is...
NJSBA seeks amicus status in statute of limitations case
February 7, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA is seeking amicus status in a statute of limitations case in the Appellate Division. Smith v. Dalta, centers on a question over the...
NJSBA President testifies at ABA Mid-Year Meeting
Testimony of NJSBA President Thomas H. Prol American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Proposed Amendments to Model RPCs 7.1-7.5 February 3, 2017 ABA 2017 Mid-Year Meeting Miami, Florida I am...
NJSBA Diversity Committee accepting nominations for Mel Narol Award
February 2, 2017 Contact: Denise Sharperson, Esq. Assistant General Counsel/Director of Diversity Initiatives 732-937-7504 NEW BRUNSWICK - Commemorating Mel Narol’s commitment to the work of and enthusiastic support of the Task Force on Diversity,...
Message from NJSBA President Thomas H. Prol regarding President Donald J. Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order on immigration matters
NJSBA President Thomas H. Prol shares the following guidance and information related to President Donald J. Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order regarding immigration matters. The information was provided by the association’s Immigration Law Section, with...
NJSBA files brief in bail reform action
January 30, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The association is seeking to be an amicus party in a matter pending before the New Jersey Council on Local Mandates. The case challenges bail...