National Mock Trial Competition

Congratulations to West Morris Mendham High School who placed 10th overall in the National High School Mock Trial Competition held in Reno, Nevada. The team racked up wins against Connecticut, Arizona and Iowa.

Rocking the Mock

Students get into the spirit of the NJSBF’s “Rock the Mock” photo booth at the Southern, Northern and Central Regional Mock Trials.

Courtroom Artist Contest

Winners of the 2018 High School Courtroom Artist Contest display their winning entries.

Violence Against Women

Ray Brown moderates the Foundation’s Violence Against Women on College Campuses Update 2018 Program.

Unconscious Bias

Attendees take the Implicit Association Test (IAT) on their laptops at the Foundation’s Why We Bully: Unconscious Bias training.

Peer Mediation

Student peer mediators assist attendees at the Foundation’s Middle/High School Peer Mediation training.

Character Education

Attendees work on drawings for a Respect Quilt at the Foundation’s Elementary Character Education training.

Understanding HIB

In an interactive group activity, attendees at the Foundation’s Why We Bully: Understanding HIB Characteristics training, challenge their ideas of stereotypical gender roles.

Talking About Race

In an exercise titled “Privilege Walk,” attendees to the Foundation’s Why We Bully: Talking About Race training learn what privilege means and how it can propel them in front of “the line” or put them behind it.

Law Adventure Program

Middle school students arrive at the New Jersey Law Center to participate in the Foundation’s Law Adventure Program.

Law Fair Program

A “witness” is sworn in at the Foundation’s Law Fair Program.

SAC Workshop

More than 65 educators attended the 2018 Student Assistance Coordinators Workshop.

2018 Law & Disability Issues Conference

Attendees at the Law & Disability Issues Conference listen to the plenary session that focused on medical-legal partnerships.

Top Stories

Mock Trial Workbook Now Available

Our 2018-2019 High School Mock Trial Workbook, which contains the rules, procedures and the new case, is now available. For more information about the competition, click here.

NJSBF Releases New Video

Take a look at this short video that highlights the great work of the Foundation.

Mark Anderl and Hon. Esther Salas
Maria C. Anderson
Anonymous
Vincent J. Apruzzese
Richard J. Badolato
Hon. Peter F. Bariso Jr.
Hon. Marie White Bell
Rebecca Benjamin
Kelly Ann Bird
Cristobal C. Blades
William G. Brigiani
Peter J. Broege
Paulette Brown
Tamara J. Britt
Thomas F. Campion
Anthony M. Campisano
Carolyn V. Chang
Philip Ciprietti
Victor M. Covelli
Stacy Cozewith
Tinet and Charles Crowell
Thomas Curtin
Rebecca Donington
Hon. William A. Drier
Andrew M. Epstein
Eli L. Eytan
Gregory T. Farmer
Jeremy Farrell
Susan A. Feeney
Kathleen N. Fennelly
Regis Fernandez
William Ferreira
Francia Fiore
Thomas Fischer
Norberto A. Garcia
Marc Garfinkle
Marshall L. Gates
Hon. Melvin L. Gelade
L. Anthony Gibson
Hon. Rochelle Gizinski
Alan Gould
Hon. William Greenberg
Lori Grifa
Michael Griffinger
Claudia Guglielmo
Sharon Hallanan
Hon. C. Judson Hamlin
Thomas G. Heim
Janice Heinold
Charles W. Heuisler
Robert B. Hille
Hon. Helen E. Hoens
William R. Holzapfel
Robert A. Honecker Jr.
Craig J. Hubert
Cynthia Jacob
Hon. Lisa James-Beavers
Hon. Camille Kenny
Charles J. X. Kahwaty
Phyllis Marie Kamysek
William J. Kane
John Krayniak
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Anthony LaBue
Joseph P. LaSala
Linda Lawhun
Hon. Lawrence M. Lawson
Susan and Peter Lederman
Roberta Lee
Walter D. LeVine
Joel Leyner
Robert M. Liwacz
Raymond S. Londa
Diana C. Manning
Thomas J. Manzo
Hon. Hany A. Mawla
Marciano & Topazio
Lynn Blessing McDougall
Timothy F. McGoughran
William Mergner Jr.
Michael A. Meyer
Carole Moore
John Mossaad
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Christopher Musulin
Edward Neafsy
Brian J. Neary
Lynn F. Newsome
Evelyn Padin
Hon. Lorraine C. Parker
Mary Lou Parker
Kathleen M. Peregoy
J.J. Pierson
John Pjeternikaj
William J. Pollinger
Hon. Stewart Pollock
Geraldine E. Ponto
Wayne J. Positan
Thomas H. Prol
Jason D. Navarino
Frank J. Nastrame
Joe Ramirez Jr.
Wendy Allyson Reek
Joseph P. Rem
Kenneth Rempell
Ronald and Nina Riccio
Hon. Joseph H. Rodriguez
Leonard R. Rossetti
Bruce Savitsky
John Schaffer
James Schiffer
Peter Schundler
Melissa Baggitt Scott
Sheryl Seiden
Richard M. Sevrin
Floyd Shapiro
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Diane K. Smith
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Hon. Edwin Stern
Mary A. Stokes
Evelyn Storch
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Hon. Peter G. Verniero
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Hon. Renee Weeks
Michael D. Weinraub
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Sydney D. Weiss
Marcia K. Werner
Michael and Barbara Wildstein
Jason L. Wyatt
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Emanuel G. Tsarnas
Hon. Sue Pai Yang
Kimberly Yonta
James Youngelson

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NJSBF News

NJSBF’s Updated Guide to Municipal Court Now Available

Nov 16, 2018

For anyone who has ever received a traffic ticket or a summons to appear in municipal court and didn’t know the proper procedures or what documents to bring with them to prove their case, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation has a pamphlet that can help. Most people's...

Informing Citizens with Civics Blog

Nov 7, 2018

If teachers are looking for civics-related material to keep their students engaged, look no further than the Bar Foundation’s civics blog, The Informed Citizen. Launched last year, the blog explains civics-related topics in plain language. Topics that were tackled...