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.
Mergner becomes NJSBA treasurer
May 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wendy Solomon 732-937-7504 NEW BRUNSWICK - William H. Mergner Jr. was sworn in as treasurer of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), the state’s largest professional organization of judges,...
McGoughran becomes NJSBA second vice president
May 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wendy Solomon 732-937-7504 NEW BRUNSWICK - A Monmouth County practitioner was sworn in last night as second vice president of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), the state's largest group of...
Lawrence, of Somerset County, sworn in as NJSBA first vice president
May 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wendy Solomon 732-937-7504 NEW BRUNSWICK - The former president of the Somerset County Bar Association was sworn in last night as first vice president of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), the...
Carmagnola becomes NJSBA president-elect
May 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wendy Solomon 732-937-7504 NEW BRUNSWICK - Domenick Carmagnola, a Morris County labor and employment attorney, was sworn in last night as president-elect of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), the...
Kimberly A. Yonta is sworn in as NJSBA president
May 15, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wendy Solomon 732-937-7504 NEW BRUNSWICK - Kimberly A. Yonta was sworn in last night to serve as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) at its 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting. The NJSBA is the...
NJSBA installs new slate of officers Yonta becomes Association president; Carmagnola is president-elect; Padin is immediate past president
May 15, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Kimberly A. Yonta was sworn in Thursday night as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) for the 2020-2021 term. She took the oath of office from...
Board of Trustees Report, May 12, 2020
The following is a summary of the NJSBA’s Board of Trustees meeting. It does not constitute official minutes. NOTE: This meeting was held via conference call, due to the COVID-19 public health crisis Advocacy: The NJSBA sent a letter to Gov. Phil...
Board of Trustees Report, April 24, 2020
The following is a summary of the NJSBA’s Board of Trustees meeting. It does not constitute official minutes. NOTE: This meeting was held via conference call, due to the COVID-19 public health crisis Comments on civil court rules report: The Board...
NJSBA Seeks Volunteer Attorneys to Provide Civil Legal Help to Members of the Public Facing Legal Challenges due to COVID-19
April 21, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Times of crisis give rise to myriad and often novel legal questions. And the New Jersey State Bar Association has always been a partner to the people of the state...
NJSBA Successfully Argued as Amicus in NJ Supreme Court Legal Malpractice Case
April 21, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey Supreme Court decided whether the Tort Claims Act (TCA) applied against a public defender for legal malpractice case last week, where a defendant...
Message from NJSBA President Evelyn Padin
April 1, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 We are in unprecedented times. Change is happening at a breathtaking pace. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust us all into frightening and uncertain times. ...
Association asks Court to issue long-term plan to direct profession through pandemic
March 30, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Saying the New Jersey Supreme Court has an unparalleled legacy of adapting to circumstances when critically necessary to promote the fair and compassionate...
NJSBA Advocating for Profession, Public
March 27, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association has reached out to government officials on a number of critical issues facing the legal profession and the state’s...
Board of Trustees Report, March 20, 2020
The following is a summary of the NJSBA’s Board of Trustees meeting. It does not constitute official minutes. NOTE: This meeting was held via conference call, due to the COVID-19 public health crisis Preliminary budget for fiscal year 2021: The...
NJSBA Tells Officials Lawyers and Law Firms Should be Viewed as Essential
March 18, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA told government officials that lawyers and law firms are essential and should not be closed during the public health crisis stemming from the COVID-19...