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.
Rule change allows two attorneys at Appeals, but only one at Supreme Court
August 21, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The Judiciary recently issued a rule change that will allow two attorneys to appear per party in the Appellate Division but only one attorney...
General Council Annual Election set for fall
August 20, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - Members of the NJSBA General Council will vote this fall for one of its members to serve on the association's Nominating Committee....
NJSBA position prevails in Appellate Case, Moreland v. Parks
August 20, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - A state Appeals Court said a person who is not a biological parent should be able to make a Portee v. Jaffee claim for emotional distress,...
NJSBA officers welcome new law school students
August 17, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - Hundreds of law students kicked off a new chapter in their lives Thursday at law school orientation programs at Seton Hall and Rutgers-Newark,...
New Court Rules go into effect Sept. 1, one item being reconsidered
August 14, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The Judiciary released its annual Court Rules order with all changes set to go into effect on Sept. 1. One item, a proposed new...
Fishman to receive NJSBA Professional Lawyer of the Year honor
August 10, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - Arnold Fishman, a former New Jersey State Bar Association trustee and member of the association's judicial vetting committee, has been...
NJSBA files amicus brief in effort to have Supreme Court review statute of limitations case
August 6, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA filed a brief saying the recent Appellate Division decision was correct in the MTK Food Services case. The association said the...
Association's Education Pipeline Program to be honored
August 2, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 The NJSBA's Education Pipeline Program will be honored as one of the nation's top programs, receiving an American Bar Association Partnership Award...
Association offers comments on Special Needs Trusts proposals
July 30, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA submitted comments about proposed amendments to N.J.A.C. 10:71, Medicaid Only. The changes have to do with the use and...
NJSBA president comments on municipal courts report from Judiciary
July 17, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - NJSBA President John E. Keefe Jr. said a report out today from the Judiciary about the state’s municipal courts contained...
Board of Trustees Report, July 13, 2018
The following is a summary of actions taken at the July 13 meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association Board of Trustees at the Navesink Country Club in Red Bank. This summary does not constitute official minutes. ABA HOD resolution: At the August...
Appellate Division agrees with NJSBA amicus position in statute of limitations case
July 3, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - An appeals court panel cited the NJSBA's arguments in the opinion which involved a legal malpractice matter where the representation...
NJSBA and several bar groups oppose border policies that are separating families, offer help
June 26, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications and Media Relations 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - Seven New Jersey bar associations have written to administration officials opposing the policies in place at the southern border that have led...
Board of Trustees Report, June 15, 2018
This is a summary of actions taken at the June 15, 2018 meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association Board of Trustees at New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. This summary does not constitute official minutes. Appellate advocacy: The...
Association urges adoption of Special Master Report in DUI case
June 8, 2018 Contact: Paula Saha Director of Communications 732-214-8509 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association filed an amicus brief with the New Jersey Supreme Court in State v. Cassidy, which has to do with the Alcotest machine and its...