Bar Report - New Jersey State Bar Foundation Seeks Candidates for Board of Trustees
Bar foundation seeks trustee nominations
February 18, 2019 at 08:03 AM
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The New Jersey State Bar Foundation's Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for its Board of Trustees.
Members of the New Jersey State Bar Association and non-lawyers can submit their resumes for consideration for positions on the board. Each nominated trustee will serve for a one-year term beginning at the close of business on June 13. Trustees are eligible to serve a maximum of eight terms.
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation, the charitable and educational arm of the New Jersey State Bar Association, provides a wide variety of free, law-related education services to the public. The foundation's mission is to foster an increased awareness, appreciation and knowledge of law and the legal system among New Jersey residents; to serve as the statewide resource for law-related education for the public; to provide opportunities for lawyers to serve the public through the foundation's programs; and to foster professionalism and pride in the profession of law through public service.
With funding from the IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey, as well as generous support from the legal community, the foundation continued to broaden its reach to New Jersey residents last year. The foundation distributed nearly 2 million copies of educational publications, including the school-based publications The Legal Eagle and the Respect newsletter. In addition, foundation programs trained more than 1,500 educators last year, helping them teach the law in their classrooms and instill in their students the skills needed to resolve conflict without resorting to violence.
The foundation also provides grants to other nonprofit organizations for free programs that educate the public about the law, and sponsors mortgage foreclosure defense programs at New Jersey's law schools.
Attorney candidates for the foundation board must be members of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Non-attorneys are also eligible to be trustees of the foundation. All interested candidates may request a questionnaire by sending an email to Cynthia Pellegrino at [email protected] or calling 732-937-7507. Completed questionnaires must be returned to the foundation no later than March 15.
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