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NJSBA seeks nominations for Municipal Court Practice and Pro Bono awards

By NJSBA Staff posted 03-16-2020 12:38 PM

  

The New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) is seeking nominations for the Municipal Court Practice Award and Pro Bono Awards.

Municipal Court Practice Award

Candidates for the NJSBA Municipal Court Practice Award must be New Jersey lawyers, prosecutors or retired judges in good standing who have demonstrated the following:

 

  1. Public service in advancing the development of municipal court practice in New Jersey in the preceding year or cumulatively as lifetime achievements in the field
  2. Dedication to the positive development of municipal court practice by publishing, teaching and serving on municipal court practice committees
  3. Commitment to significant and sustained pro bono representation or pro bono service in order to positively affect the administration of justice in municipal courts
  4. Leadership in municipal court practice activities on a state, county and local bar association level

 

Nominations must include a detailed explanation in support of the candidate, along with the name, address, phone and fax numbers, and email address of the nominator and nominee. All nominations are confidential. The Administrative Office of the Courts does not permit an active judge to receive the award.

Nominations must be received by 9 a.m. April 17, and may be emailed to any of the following: Albert Mrozik, past chair, NJSBA Municipal Court Practice Section, mrozika@icloud. com; Kenneth Vercammen, past chair, NJSBA Municipal Court Practice Section, [email protected]; Kevin P. McKernan, vice chair, Municipal Court Practice Section, [email protected].

Nominations may be mailed or faxed to: Kenneth Vercammen, 2053 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ 08817, fax: 732-572-0030.

Pro Bono Awards

The Pro Bono Committee is accepting nominations for the annual Pro Bono Awards, which recognize members of the New Jersey legal profession who exemplify outstanding commitment to providing legal services to the state’s underserved residents.

The 2019 awards recognized attorneys and firms who fought for a variety of social justice issues, including child asylum cases and helping low-income individuals expunge criminal records.

For a complete listing of the award criteria, and to obtain a nomination form, visit njsba.com. Nomination forms, along with supporting documents, must be submitted by 5 p.m. April 24 to: Christina Pateman, New Jersey State Bar Association, One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, or via email to cpateman@ njsba.com. The awards will be presented at the NJSBA Pro Bono Committee’s Pro Bono Reception in October. 

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