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.
West Morris Mendham High School takes mock trial title
March 27, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - West Morris Mendham High School has been named the state champion in the 2018 Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition. The Morris...
Association urges New Jersey Senators to fund labor relations board
March 22, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association said the National Labor Relations Board should have proper funding to ensure access to the system is available to all those...
Governor Murphy Renews Hughes Compact
Restores role for county bars and expands membership to be more inclusive The following is a message from NJSBA President Robert B. Hille: The New Jersey State Bar Association, through its Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee...
Board of Trustees Report, March 9, 2018
The following is a summary of actions taken at the 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. General Council Annual Meeting...
NJSBA Nominating Committee seeks candidates to fill Monmouth County trustee and ABA delegate vacancies
The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to apply for two available positions, with deadlines for applications later this month. The position of the Monmouth County trustee on the NJSBA’s Board of Trustees...
Nominations Sought for 2018 NJ Municipal Court Practice Award
The New Jersey State Bar Association, Municipal Court Practice Section is soliciting nominations for its annual Municipal Court Practice Award. Nominations may be of a New Jersey lawyer, prosecutor, or retired judge, in good standing, who has evidenced: ...
NJSBA expresses serious concern regarding proposals to update the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
March 6, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - In a letter to the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professionalism, the New Jersey State Bar Association highlighted three issues of primary concern in...
YLD seeks nominations for annual awards: Deadline is March 16
The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division is seeking nominations for its annual awards. Each year the division hands out four awards at the association’s Annual Meeting and Convention in Atlantic City. The awards...
In amicus brief, NJSBA says joint opinion about online legal service sites should stand
February 27, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - A joint opinion from New Jersey Supreme Court committees that found Avvo's payment structure amounted to impermissible fee sharing was the only appropriate...
Division of Taxation offers explanation of estate tax changes
February 26, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - New Jersey estate tax has gone through another change for 2018 as a result of Bill A-12. The Division of Taxation has been receiving a lot of communications...
NJSBA argues parties must fully understand arbitration clauses
February 21, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The association filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Kernahan v. Home Warranty Administrator of Florida, Inc., asking: Was the arbitration clause in this home...
New Jersey State Bar Association President Robert B. Hille issues statement concerning the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.
February 21, 2018 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 Statement from NJSBA President Robert B. Hille: As the victims of the Parkland shooting are being laid to rest, it is with the greatest...
Nominations Report of the Board of Trustees
February 12, 2018 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Associate Executive Director, Communications 732-937-7548 New Brunswick: The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Board of Trustees has issued a nominations report listing those candidates nominated for...
Wikstrom joins NJSBA Board of Trustees
February 9, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The trustees welcomed a new trustee. David L. Wikstrom was sworn in to fill the Union County seat on the Board of Trustees. The seat became vacant after Marc...
Board of Trustees Report, February 9, 2018
The following is a summary of actions taken at the 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: The board welcomed a new trustee. David...