At the April 12 meeting, the trustees voted on everything from honoring volunteers, to proposed court rule changes, to adopting the recommendations of a task force formed to help lawyers in times of medical crisis.

Here is a summary of the action:

NJSBA President John E. Keefe Jr. recognized four outgoing New Jersey State Bar Association trustees. They are: Christine Amalfe, Luis Diaz, New Jersey State Bar Foundation President and former NJSBA President Susan A. Feeney, and John R. Nachlinger.

Scott Malyk, a former chair of the association Immigration Law Section, was selected to fill the Section/Committee Trustee seat left vacant when William H. Mergner Jr. became incoming NJSBA secretary.

The board also appointed seven trustees to the New Jersey State Bar Foundation's Board of Trustees. The board approved the motion. The trustees are: Kelly Ann Bird, NJSBF President-Elect Norberto A. Garcia, Mikeisha Anderson Jones, former NJSBA President Ralph J. Lamparello, Thomas J. Manzo, Brian J. Neary, and Kenneth Sharperson.

The board discussed and took action on a raft of recommendations related to the annual Court Rules reports. This year's proposals came from the Committee on Complementary Dispute Resolution, Criminal Practice Committee, Committee on Rules of Evidence, Family Practice Committee, Committee on Minority Concerns, and Municipal Court Practice Committee. The association has submitted a detailed letter outlining its feedback that can be found at njsba.com.

The board also approved a request from the Dispute Resolution Section to revise its bylaws to further clarify its purpose.