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.
NJSBA asks Washington to restore legal services funding
March 16, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association condemns and calls on the state’s congressional representatives to reject proposals to eliminate...
Supreme Court addresses standards for stay of DWI license suspension in municipal court and Law Division
March 10, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - In State v. Robertson, the New Jersey Supreme Court this week addressed the appropriate standards for a stay of a driver's license...
Board of Trustees Report, March 10, 2017
The following is a summary of actions taken at the March 10, 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. New trustee: At the...
NJSBF program tackles violence against women on college campuses
March 2, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - According to statistics, between 20 and 25 percent of women will experience sexual assault during their college career, and more than half will...
State Bar Association to hold conference for solo and small-firm attorneys in two locations this month
March 1, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The stereotypical image of an attorney working at a large law firm may hold true for some, but it’s not reality for the overwhelming...
NJSBA opposes changes to advertising and communications rules
February 27, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The NJSBA reinforced its opposition to the ABA's proposed changes to the Model RPCs on some advertising and communications rules that...
Nominations sought for 2017 Municipal Court Practice Award
February 21, 2017 Contact: Barbara Straczynski Director of New Media and Promotion 732-937-7524 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association Municipal Court Practice Section is soliciting nominations for its annual Municipal Court Practice Award....
May it please the court: A primer on how the NJSBA amicus program works
Editor’s note: This article is reprinted with permission from the Feb. 20, 2017 edition of the Bar Report from the New Jersey Law Journal The NJSBA sometimes acts as amicus curiae in pending cases before New Jersey and federal courts. Most of...
Gender, the Law, and the 2016 Presidential Election
March 14 event examines the role of women in the political process February 17, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - Some of the state’s leading female attorneys and...
Council on Local Mandates dismisses Criminal Justice Reform Complaint
February 16, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - On Feb. 15, President Thomas H. Prol testified before the New Jersey Council on Local Mandates regarding a complaint filed by the New Jersey...
Court upholds NJSBA amicus position in prospective juror open-ended questions matter
February 15, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - An Appellate Division panel affirmed that a trial judge must ask open-ended questions of jurors. The NJSBA was an amicus party in Heredia v...
Amicus matter on emotional distress of non-biological parent won't go forward
February 13, 2017 Contact: Kate Coscarelli Senior Managing Director Communications 732-937-7548 NEW BRUNSWICK - The Moreland request to appeal Moreland v. Parks was denied, meaning the NJSBA's motion to be an amicus party, and that of other...
New Jersey State Bar Foundation solicits candidates for Board of Trustees
NOTICE TO THE BAR Contact: Cynthia Pellegrino FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 732-937-7507 February 10, 2017 NEW BRUNSWICK-The New Jersey State Bar Foundation's Nominating Committee is inviting State Bar Association members and non-lawyers to submit...
Board of Trustees Report, February 10, 2017
The following is a summary of actions taken at the Feb. 10, 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. New trustee: At the...
DRS seeks nominations for 2017 James B. Boskey Award
(Formerly ADR Practitioner of the Year Award) February 8, 2017 Contact: Barbara Straczynski Director New Media and Promotions 732-937-7524 NEW BRUNSWICK - The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section is...