Law Journal Editorial Board

January 08, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

A recent Appellate Division decision provides us with a good example of, and teaches us that, an insurer may not include restrictive language in a policy that violates the statutory policy of New Jersey.

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January 08, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

A relentless criminal investigation should be undertaken of every lawbreaker from Donald Trump to his acolytes.

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January 04, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

The lesson: keep it simple, understand arbitration law, and avoid potential duplication and confusion by saying it "well" the first and only time.

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January 04, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

The ACPE appropriately recognized that bidders at a silent auction likely are not thinking that the charity is endorsing or recommending the lawyer or vouching for the quality of the lawyer's services.

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January 02, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

If there was ever a time to reevaluate mandatory disbarment for knowing misappropriation of client funds, that time is now. It is incumbent on the court to codify and clarify a recent exception.

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December 27, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Now is no time for courts to fine tune the scientifically-grounded measures rationally adopted by our state, which is conventionally understood to have the "police power" to protect the public health and welfare.

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December 27, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

We urge the Murphy administration and the legislature to keep their promises to make police reform a top priority in 2021.

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December 20, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Regardless of the interests of their clients, lawyers have an overriding duty as licensed officers of the courts to protect the integrity and authority of the legal system. This wave of futile lawsuits has gone right up to and in some cases beyond the line.

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December 20, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

The censure of an attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court for a concurrent conflict of interest emphasizes that attorneys may occasionally violate the most fundamental principles of the Rules of Professional Conduct.

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December 13, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

This won't be the last of such challenges, but for the moment, the court's action in the face of a strong constitutional challenge means that not much has changed for trade names in New Jersey.

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