News/Press Releases
FREE Conference Addresses Legal Issues Affecting Individuals With Intellectual and Development Disabilities
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is proud to co-sponsor The Arc of New Jersey’s Partners in Justice Law and Law Enforcement Summit, Preventing Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse of People with...
Now Accepting Applications for Grant Funding!
Are you looking for financial support for your non-profit projects? The New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF) leads the nation in providing free law-related and violence prevention education to...
First Latino NJSBF President Wants to Educate the Public
When Norberto A. Garcia and his family emigrated from Cuba to the United States in the mid-1970s, they did not speak a word of English. Garcia, then six, easily picked up his new language, but for...
Informing Citizens with Civics Blog
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...
State Bar Foundation to Present Highest Honor at Awards Dinner in September
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF) will present its highest award, the Medal of Honor, to Ralph J. Lamparello, managing partner at Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC in Secaucus,...
NJSBF Eighth Annual Art Show Seeks Submissions
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation invites lawyers, judges, paralegals, law professors and students, as well as other law-related professionals to submit as many as three images of artwork to...
NJSBF Offers Sponsorship Opportunities for Medal of Honor Dinner
As it salutes its 2019 Medal of Honor recipients—Ralph J. Lamparello, Esq. and Shirley Berger Whitenack, Esq.—the New Jersey State Bar Foundation is offering sponsorship opportunities for its Annual...
Colts Neck High School of Monmouth County Wins State High School Mock Trial Championship Title
Colts Neck High School of Monmouth County edged out Mainland Regional High School of Atlantic County for the state championship title in the 37th Annual Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial...
NJSBF Seeks Medal of Honor 2019 Nominations
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is soliciting nominations for its 2019 Medal of Honor awards beginning January 25th through March 1st. Awards are presented annually to lawyers and law-related...
When There is More to the Story
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...
NJSBF Gears Up for October Workshops
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...
2018 Medal of Honor Dinner Celebrates Past and Present
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...