BAR REPORT - Board approves 2019 event contracts, will seek amicus on DUI penalties case, fills vacancies
NJSBA trustees focus on 2019 events, vacancies and seeking amicus status
December 17, 2018 at 08:00 AM
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The New Jersey State Bar Association Board of Trustees met Dec. 7 and voted on contracts for 2019 events, to seek amicus status on a case related to penalties in driving under the influence (DUI) matters, to support various legislation and to approve three members to fill vacancies on the governing body.
The board approved a contract to hold the 2019 Mid-Year Meeting at the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in Puerto Rico from Nov. 6-10. In addition, the trustees moved ahead with a contract with Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa as the site of the 2019 Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference on April 4-5. The trustees also voted to approve a site visit to Napa, California, to scout possible locations and activities for the 2020 Mid-Year Meeting.
The NJSBA will also seek amicus status in State. v. Patel. The case involves sentencing in DUI matters where a defendant was previously indigent and not represented by an attorney.
The trustees also voted to support the following pending pieces of legislation: A-4353, which requires New Jersey Transit to adopt a nondiscrimination policy and requires annual training on the policy; and amendments to J.S. 3B:3-9, which would clarify that an electronic will executed under the law of another state is not validly executed under New Jersey law if the testator was not physically present in the state.
The board approved three members to fill vacancies: Susan Nardone, of Gibbons, will fill a vacant section/committee trustee seat as a representative of the Women in the Profession Section; and Christopher Keating, who works in the Attorney General's Office, and Rajeh Saadeh, who has a solo practice in Somerville, will fill Young Lawyers Division vacancies. The three will be sworn in at the January Board of Trustees meeting.
Black History Month Essay Contest open now to NJ high school students
The Minorities in the Profession Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association is accepting entries through Jan. 9 for the annual Black History Month Essay Contest for New Jersey high school students.
This year's essay topic centers on birthright citizenship. Essay finalists and runners-up will have the opportunity to compete in a trivia contest on Thursday, Feb. 21 at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick for cash prizes. To learn more, visit njsba.com.
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