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 President Jeralyn L. Lawrence honored with Tischler Award
New Jersey State Bar Association President Jeralyn L. Lawrence is this year’s winner of the Saul Tischler Award, presented by the Association’s Family Law Section. The award recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement in family law and contributions to...
Morristown lawyer named 2023 Attorney of the Year for solo and small-firm practitioners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Solo and Small-Firm Section honored Alice Plastoris as its Practitioner...
NJSBA attorney honored among NJBIZ Leaders in Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - Congratulations to Sharon Balsamo, the New Jersey State Bar Association Assistant Executive Director/General...
New Jersey State Bar Foundation: 65 years of making a difference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is marking more than six decades as a law-related education resource for the...
Well-being week returns for five days of webinars supporting attorney wellness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - Well-Being in the Law Week will return from May 1–5 with a series of webinars including a New Jersey State Bar...
NJSBA Young Lawyers Division Announces 2023 Annual Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - The Young Lawyers Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association presents annual awards for Service to the Community, Service to the...
NJSBA report digs deep into mental health – Recommends path to ease areas of stress in the legal profession
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - A wide-ranging report by the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) uncovered a troubling decline in mental health and...
New Jersey Lawyer returns for second edition on access to justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - The April 2023 edition of New Jersey Lawyer revisits the topic of helping people and communities access justice. ...
Legal lessons from the Armenian genocide are focus of upcoming program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - An upcoming seminar hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education will delve into the history and legal...
NJSBA Criminal Law Section seeks nominations for Criminal Law Practitioner of the Year Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA Criminal Law Section is seeking nominations for its annual award to recognize a practitioner who has made...
Nominations Sought for Seats on Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - The Nominating Committee of the Young Lawyers Division ("YLD") of the New Jersey State Bar Association is...
Princeton Day School is the New Jersey Mock Trial winner for 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - Princeton Day School of Mercer County won the annual Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition on March 20,...
NJSBA Family Law Retreat held in Scottsdale
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2023 Contact: Thomas Nobile Director of Communications Tel: 732-937-7527 ENDPRBLOCK NEW BRUNSWICK - Hundreds of attorneys, judges and legal professionals gathered in Arizona last week for the annual Family Law Retreat. The...
Informing the public: NJSBF educates and enlightens
NEW BRUNSWICK - Part of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s mission is to educate New Jersey residents on the law and legal system. To achieve this mission, the NJSBF works with other organizations to sponsor law-related conferences and publications to help...
NJSBA Board of Trustees takes action at March meeting
NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Board of Trustees acted on several measures at its March 10 meeting. The Board accepted and discussed several measures in a report by the NJSBA’s Putting Lawyers First Task Force. The...