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.
Apply today to be part of the skill-building NJSBA Leadership Academy
The New Jersey State Bar Association is now accepting applications for the 2023–2024 class of Leadership Academy Fellows. The deadline for applications is June 30. The Leadership Academy provides intensive learning, career planning,...
Foundation lets students be the jury
Winners of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s Law Fair and Law Adventure mock trial competitions presented their original cases before juries of their peers at the New Jersey Law Center earlier this month. The “You Be the Jury”...
N.J. judge turned award-winning author releases handbook on writing, arguing
Judge Nelson Johnson wants attorneys to write and argue better. The former state Superior Court judge turned award-winning author, who penned the book that inspired the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, is in a great position to give advice. His newest book, Style &...
Retired jurists honored by NJSBA at Annual Meeting and Convention
The New Jersey State Bar Association recognized two retired jurists at its Annual Meeting and Convention—U.S. District Court of New Jersey Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson and state Supreme Court Justice Barry T. Albin—who leave behind legacies of...
NJSBA installs new president, slate of officers
Timothy F. McGoughran took the oath of office Thursday as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) for the 2023–2024 term, assuming leadership over the state’s largest organization of legal professionals. New Jersey Supreme...
Tim McGoughran sworn in as NJSBA President
• Timothy F. McGoughran, a family law attorney in Ocean Township, took the oath of office Thursday as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association for the 2023-2024 term. • McGoughran’s signature project as president is a new committee to...
William H. Mergner Jr. sworn in as NJSBA President-Elect
• William H. Mergner Jr., co-managing partner at Leary, Bride, Mergner & Bongiovanni in Cedar Knolls, was sworn in as president-elect of the New Jersey State Bar Association. • “It is an honor to serve the members of the New Jersey State Bar...
Amalfe is NJSBA First Vice President
• Christine A. Amalfe, chair of the employment and labor law department at Gibbons P.C., was sworn in as first vice president of the New Jersey State Bar Association. • “I cannot think of a better time to serve the lawyers of this state. I am...
Garcia is Second Vice President of NJSBA
• Norberto A. Garcia, a partner at Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres & Molinari, was sworn in as second vice president of the New Jersey State Bar Association. • "It is an honor and a privilege to have this opportunity to give back to the legal...
Troublefield installed as Treasurer of Association
• G. Glennon Troublefield, a partner at Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, P.C., was sworn in as secretary of the New Jersey State Bar Association. • “Serving on the NJSBA’s executive committee is one of the greatest...
Manning installed as Secretary of the Association
• Diana C. Manning, managing principal of Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., was sworn in as secretary of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) at its Annual Meeting and Convention. • “It’s a privilege to join the executive committee of the...
Jeralyn Lawrence is NJSBA’s Immediate Past President
• Lawrence, a family law attorney in Watchung, said leading the Association as its NJSBA’s 124th president was one of the greatest honors in her professional life. • Under Lawrence’s leadership, the NJSBA put attorney wellness and quality of life...
Thousands return to Atlantic City for NJSBA’s Annual Meeting and Convention
The New Jersey State Bar Association will kick off its Annual Meeting and Convention tomorrow in Atlantic City, the premier event of the state’s legal community. Nearly 2,500 judges, lawyers, law clerks and law students are expected to attend the...
Meet NJSBA 2023-2024 President Tim McGoughran
In his first year of law school, Timothy F. McGoughran ran for president of the student bar association without the slightest idea of what it meant to be a leader. Nearly four decades later, having added several impressive titles to his...
Statement of NJSBA President Jeralyn L. Lawrence on the nomination of Michael Noriega to the New Jersey Supreme Court
"Today’s nomination of Michael Noriega offers a promise of relief in the historic vacancies that have faced our state’s highest court for months. Restoring the Supreme Court to a full bench for the first time since December 2021 marks an important...