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Barry Croland, Family Law Authority and Inn of Court Founder, 70
Friday, May 9, 2008
Barry Croland, a family lawyer in New Jersey for over 45 years and co-founder of an Inn of Court that bears his name, died on March 25. He was 70.
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Successful Bar Candidates - February 2008 Bar Examination
Friday, May 9, 2008
Here are the names of those who passed the February 2008 New Jersey Bar Examination. Of the 954 candidates who sat for this examination, results have been mailed to 869 candidates. Of those, 509, or 59.1 percent, passed.
Bergen County Judge Logjam Soon To Break
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Bergen County's long drought in judge appointments is about to be quenched, now that the county's local senators are in agreement on a package of eight prospective nominees.
Supreme Court Agrees To Increase Client Protection Fund Payout Limits
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Despite State Bar Association opposition, the New Jersey Supreme Court has raised the ceiling for payouts for damages caused by dishonest lawyer conduct, the Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection announces.
Delivering Pro Bono Services in New Jersey: What, Why and How?
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Peter Verniero, a former N.J. Supreme Court justice and state attorney general and now a partner with Sills Cummis & Gross, spoke at the State Bar Association's first annual Pro Bono Conference in New Brunswick. These are excerpts of his remarks.
A COAH Bait and Switch?
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Four weeks shy of a court-mandated deadline, COAH adopts revised rules that double the number of affordable-housing units towns must provide but also proposes amendments to those rules. Lawyers involved in the litigation call the dual approach a sham.
HUD-Proposed Read-Aloud Script Would Stretch House Closings by 45 Minutes
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Federal housing authorities have drafted a new nine-page residential mortgage disclosure form that they want to make lawyers and other settlement officers recite to buyers at house closings, adding 45 minutes to the process.
Criminal Defense Lawyer's Prosecution In Same County Raises Per Se Conflict
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
A lawyer's indictment in the same county where he represents a criminal defendant amounts to an automatic, presumptively prejudicial conflict of interest, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled.
Corzine Picks Two in Union County for Superior Court Judgeships
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Gov. Jon Corzine has given notice of his intention to nominate two veteran Union County litigators to the bench: James Hely of Westfield and Kenneth Grispin of Summit.
Gov. Nominates Judges for Essex and Mercer, Including an Asian-American
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Gov. Jon Corzine nominated two judicial candidates on Monday, one of whom would become the only Asian-American judge in New Jersey.
Judge's Pre-Retirement Ruling for Firm He Planned To Join Irks Supreme Court
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
It was pretty clear on Tuesday that the state Supreme Court didn't approve of what Judge Gerald Escala did just before retiring in 2005: rule for the client of a firm he was negotiating to join. The quandary is whether the misstep warrants a new trial.
Municipal Judge Who Arraigned His Client's Adversary Sued for Damages
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Municipal judge James Newman, who was admonished by the Supreme Court for arraigning his client's adversary, is now facing a civil rights suit over the incident.
Despite Coverage Disclaimer, Insurer Settles a Dello Russo Eye-Surgery Suit
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
An insurer that claims it isn't obligated to cover eye surgeon Joseph Dello Russo in 13 malpractice cases has agreed nevertheless to a confidential settlement of the first one scheduled for trial.
With Ethics Charges Dispatched, Donohue Is Approved for Tenure
Monday, May 5, 2008
Joseph Donohue, whose nomination for tenure as a Union County judge was held up for two months until ethics charges against him were found baseless, got the unanimous nod of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday and the full Senate?s approval on Thursday.
Case Questions Retroactivity of Change to Offer-of-Judgment Rule
Monday, May 5, 2008
Most court rule amendments take effect quietly and painlessly, but a change in New Jersey's offer-of-judgment rule - after trial but before verdict in business dispute - may end up costing the victorious plaintiff an award of counsel fees.
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An Insider Who Took on the System
Friday, May 2, 2008
Robert Francis, N.J. Judge Who Exposed Racial Profiling, Dead at 65
Friday, May 2, 2008
Whistleblower Suit Charges Bayer Deceptively Marketed Statin Drug
Friday, May 2, 2008
Robert Francis, N.J. Judge Who Exposed Racial Profiling, Dead at 65
Friday, May 2, 2008
Public Advocate Says State Gets Its Money's Worth From His Department
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Accommodating Lawyer's Vacation Doesn't Justify Inverting Order of Testimony
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Tyco To Pay $73 Million to New Jersey To Settle Federal Securities Fraud Suit
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
State Commission Mulls Changing Definitions of Child Abuse, Neglect
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Suit Tests If Rutgers Law Clinics' Files Are Subject to Disclosure Under OPRA
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
N.J. Judiciary Director Warns Cutting Courts Budget Will Have Consequences
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Court Erred in Dismissing Suit For Lack of Plaintiff's Counsel
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Decedents' Relatives File Class Action Over Illegal Harvesting of Body Parts
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Auto Carrier Must Compensate Man Who Slipped on Ice, Hit Head on Jack
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Correction
Monday, April 28, 2008
Attorney Review, Where Appropriate, Chargeable in OPRA Cases
Monday, April 28, 2008
Tough Road For Employees
Friday, April 25, 2008
