NJSBA headquarters NJSBA headquarters, New Brunswick, NJ. Credit: Google

NJSBA Installs New President, Slate of Officers

Jeralyn L. Lawrence took the oath of office Thursday as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) for the 2022–2023 term, assuming leadership as the legal world unwinds from a pandemic that left a lasting mark on the profession.

New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner swore in Lawrence at the NJSBA's Annual Meeting and Convention in Atlantic City. A host of Lawrence's friends, family and colleagues—along with the NJSBA's Executive Committee and Board of Trustees—were on hand to watch the Watchung family law attorney become the 10th woman to lead the Association.

In a speech at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Lawrence thanked the many relationships she forged through the organized bar and the people who helped further her career. The power of the NJSBA to shape laws and advocate for the profession, she said, is what "inspired me to want to be the president of this great organization."