Tag: New Jersey State Bar Foundation

  • YMCA of MEWSA receives Youth & Government Grant

    YMCA of MEWSA receives Youth & Government Grant

    The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy received notification of a grant in the amount of $2,500 from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation to support the costs of launching their new teen initiative, the Youth and Government Program. The program will be offered at the Metuchen and Edison YMCA locations and will…

  • Colts Neck High School mock trial team wins state competition

    Colts Neck High School mock trial team wins state competition

    A team of students from Colts Neck High School defeated a team of students from Mainland Regional High School of Atlantic County to win the state championship title in the 37th annual Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition. The competition was sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation and was held at…

  • Law-related professionals can apply for Medal of Honor awards

    Law-related professionals can apply for Medal of Honor awards

    The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is soliciting nominations for its 2019 Medal of Honor awards. Awards are presented annually to lawyers and law-related professionals, as well as lay people, who have made significant contributions to the advancement or improvement of the justice system or the betterment of the legal profession in New Jersey. Nominees…

  • Register now for Senior Citizens Law Day

    Register now for Senior Citizens Law Day

    The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will be the host to a panel of experts for Senior Citizens Law Day on June 5 at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Sq., New Brunswick. Continental breakfast will begin at 9:30 a.m. At 10:15 a.m., Mark R. Friedman will discuss estate planning and elder law. Cathyanne A. Pisciotta…

  • Senior Citizens Law Day set for June 6

    Senior Citizens Law Day set for June 6

    The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will hold Senior Citizens Law Day from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 6 at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Square, New Brunswick. Attorney Martin Friedman will lead a panel discussion related to topics important to senior citizens, including wills, taxes, nursing homes, estate planning, Medicaid,…

  • Seminar to address income tax questions

    Seminar to address income tax questions

    A free public seminar on estate and federal income tax will be held from 7-9 p.m. on March 2 at the New Jersey Law Center off Ryders Lane in New Brunswick, sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation. A variety of topics related to current tax issues will be discussed, including recent changes to the…

  • Noor-Ul-Iman advances in Mock Trial Competition

    Noor-Ul-Iman advances in Mock Trial Competition

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK –  A local high school will compete in the regional final of the Mock Trial Competition. The New Jersey State Bar Foundation provides a case to high schools at the beginning of each school year. The team has several months to analyze the case from the perspective of both the plaintiff and the defense, with…

  • Seminar on wills and estate planning open to the public

    Seminar on wills and estate planning open to the public

    A free public seminar on wills and estate planning will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Jan. 19 at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Square, off Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. Topics of discussion will include wills and trusts, gift and tax planning, New Jersey probate procedures, power of attorney, living wills, federal and New…

  • Free seminar to discuss estate, federal income tax

    Free seminar to discuss estate, federal income tax

    A free public seminar on estate and federal income tax will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Feb. 9 at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Square, off Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. The recent changes to the federal estate tax and the New Jersey estate tax, distributions from individual retirement accounts, saving for college…