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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...

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...

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation believes that “informed citizens are better citizens.” It's two newsletters—The Legal Eagle, a legal newspaper for kids, and Respect, its diversity newsletter—contain timely articles to keep students in grades five through high...

School is back in and the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s high school mock trial program will soon be in full swing. The Foundation’s free, annual Mock Trial Workshop for teacher- and attorney-coaches will be held on October 25, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the...

On September 17, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation hosted the 2018 Medal of Honor Awards Dinner at The Palace at Somerset Park. More than 300 guests paid tribute to the recipients of the Foundation’s highest and most prestigious award, the Honorable Linda R....

In the 60 years since the New Jersey State Bar Association created a nonprofit corporation, countless New Jersey citizens have been enriched by the work of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF). These six decades have seen the establishment of programs that...

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF) will present its highest award, the Medal of Honor, to Linda R. Feinberg, a retired superior court assignment judge in Mercer County, and Justin P. Walder, a partner at Pashman, Stein, Walder and Hayden. The award, given...

As it salutes its Medal of Honor recipients—Hon. Linda R. Feinberg and Justin P. Walder—the New Jersey State Bar Foundation is offering sponsorship opportunities for its Annual Awards Dinner, as well as the opportunity to co-sponsor its High School Mock Trial...

A partner at McCarter & English who served as president of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) in 2011-12 is the new president of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF), the association’s philanthropic arm. Susan A. Feeney, a partner in the McCarter...