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.
McGoughran becomes NJSBA treasurer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 ATLANTIC CITY - A Monmouth County practitioner was sworn in last night as treasurer of the state's largest group of judges, lawyers and legal professionals. Timothy F....
Mergner Becomes Secretary of NJSBA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 Atlantic City - William H. Mergner Jr. joined the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Executive Committee. Mergner was sworn in May 16 as secretary of the state’s...
John E. Keefe Jr. is NJSBA immediate past president
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Kate Coscarelli 732-937-7548 ATLANTIC CITY - John E. Keefe Jr., the founder of Keefe Law Firm, formerly Keefe Bartels LLC, in Red Bank is the Immediate Past President of the New Jersey State Bar Association. ...
NJSBA Installs New Slate of Officers: Padin becomes Association’s first Latina president; Yonta is president-elect, Keefe immediate past president
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Coscarelli 862-250-0571 Evelyn Padin was sworn in Thursday as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association. She took the oath of office at the association’s installation of officers at the Borgata Hotel, Casino...
Board of Trustees Report, May 15, 2019
Note: This summary does not constitute official minutes New members: The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Board of Trustees welcomed its incoming members. The new trustees are: Kathleen Barnett Einhorn, Carlos A. Bollar and Celeste Fiore, who will serve as...
Thousands of Attorneys and Judges to Gather in Atlantic City
New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting; First Latina President to be Sworn in Thursday The state’s legal community will come together at the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting and Convention for educational...
NJSBA Urges Tenure for Workers Compensation Judges
May 1, 2019 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Speaking out for an "alarming number" of Workers Compensation Judges who are eligible for tenure, the association urged Gov. Phil...
Association Requests Certification for Real Estate Attorneys
April 19, 2019 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Real estate attorneys have to keep track of state and federal law changes, new financial regulations and updates from the Consumer Financial...
Association Provides Comments on Proposed Court Rule Changes
April 16, 2019 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association considered the raft of recommendations related to the annual Court Rules reports. This...
Board of Trustees Report, April, 12 2019
At the April 12 meeting, the trustees voted on everything from honoring volunteers, to proposed court rule changes, to adopting the recommendations of a task force formed to help lawyers in times of medical crisis. Here is a summary of the action: (Note: This summary...
Association files amicus brief in appointment of counsel case
March 27, 2019 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA filed a brief in a case that centers on whether fundamental fairness and due process require the appointment of counsel in...
NJSBA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidate for Vacant Seat for Section/Committee Trustee
March 14, 2019 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to apply for a vacant Section/Committee Trustee seat on the...
Board of Trustees Report March 8, 2019
Note: This summary does not constitute official minutes. Attorney malpractice insurance: The board discussed recent communication from the Judiciary regarding recommendations of the Court’s Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Malpractice Insurance. The...
NJSBA Pro Bono Committee Accepting Nominations for 2019 Awards
March 1, 2019 Contact: Christina Pateman Special Projects Coordinator 732-937-7514 The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee is now accepting nominations for its 2019 annual award. The Pro Bono Awards recognize members of the New...
Lawyers Helping Lawyers Task Force aims to provide resources, guidance to attorneys facing a medical crisis
Feb. 28, 2019 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 John E. Keefe Jr. should have been celebrating. It was May 2017, and he was a successful and experienced civil trial lawyer, his family was...