NEW BRUNSWICK – The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Board of Trustees convened on Feb. 10 to fill a vacant Trustee seat, approve destinations for upcoming events and support a slate of bills in the state Legislature.
The Board appointed Brett Yore to fill a vacancy on the Association’s governing body. Yore, an assistant prosecutor in Cape May County, will fill the vacancy created when Daniel Kurkowski was appointed to the state Superior Court bench. Yore is the co-chair of the Association’s Membership Committee active with its Young Lawyers Division, Legislative Committee and Diversity Committee; and is a graduate of the Association’s Leadership Academy. He is also a former president of the Cape May County Bar Association.
On a recommendation by the NJSBA’s Meetings, Arrangement and Program Committee, the Trustees voted to approve three locations for upcoming events. The 2023 Mid-Year Meeting will be held in Paris, the 2023 Elder Law Retreat will be in Bethlehem, Pa., and the Environmental Law Section to host its annual symposium in Wildwood Crest.
The Board supported the following bills in the state Legislature:
• S1756 Pou / A2371 Lopez “Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Act”—a bill that regulates digital asset business activity by defining the term “digital asset” and creates a license to carry such assets, among other provisions.
• Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022) Uniform Law Commission’s proposed amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code—a series of amendments that further the process of incorporating electronic transactions into New Jersey law. The amendments define and address such things as electronic money and other digital assets in commercial law governing sales, leases, investment securities and secured transactions.
• A4939 McKeon—a measure that establishes a fundamental right of person to marry or enter into a civil union with person of any race.
• A4965 Matsikoudis—a bill allowing those serving overseas in the military to be married or enter into civil union by video conference or other electronic means.
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