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.
NJSBF and association celebrate Law Day 2017
May 1, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - From free legal clinics to mock trial programs to poetry and art, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation is celebrating how the 14th Amendment...
Board of Trustees Report, April 21, 2017
The following is a summary of actions taken at the April 21, 2017, 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. Trustees: The meeting marked the...
NJSBA heads to Capitol Hill in support of legal services, veterans
April 19, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - A NJSBA contingent, led by President Thomas Prol, is heading to Washington next week for ABA Day 2017, where they will join lawyers from 50...
Schwartz is 2017 Tischler Award recipient
April 18, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA's Family Law Section has selected Brian Schwartz to receive this year's Saul Tischler Award for Lifetime Achievement. ...
NJSBA to urge funding for legal services
April 12, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - New Jersey State Bar Association President Thomas H. Prol is scheduled to testify this week to express deep concern about proposed funding cuts...
NJSBA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidate for Open Seat for Cape May County Trustee
The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to apply for the position of Cape May County Trustee on the Board of Trustees. This term would be from time of nomination until May, 2019. The nominated candidate may seek re-nomination...
Court assigns special master in DWI case
April 10, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey Supreme Court said a special master would be necessary to resolve more outstanding issues with the Alcotest, a decision that did...
Comments offered on proposed court rule changes
April 10, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA submitted comments on several proposed rule changes, including those in complementary dispute resolution, family matters, evidence...
NJSBA urges funding for LSC
April 3, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association is asking all of the state's representatives in Washington to step up to support funding to provide...
Court agrees with NJSBA amicus position in real estate case
April 3, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Conley v. Guerrero, where the notice required under the three-day attorney review period was at issue....
Justice Garibaldi to be honored at Law Center
March 30, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The Justice Marie L. Garibaldi Board Room Dedication and Reception will take place on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the New Jersey Law...
Volunteer attorneys address immigration matters and other legal issues at Union City event
March 28, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Dozens of volunteer attorneys will offer information and guidance on immigration and other legal issues to members of the public at a free event...
NJSBA will host CourtHack 2.0 next month
March 27, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association will host CourtHack 2.0 next month. The National Center for State Courts is organizing the...
NJSBA urges tenure for workers' comp judges, proposals to division
March 22, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - In a letter to New Jersey Governor Christopher J. Christie, the Association urged that workers' compensation judges who have qualified for...
NJSBA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidate for Open Seat for Warren County Trustee
The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Nominating Committee invites members to apply for the position of Warren County Trustee on the Board of Trustees. This term would be from time of nomination until May, 2018. The nominated candidate may seek re-nomination at...