From free legal help for children fleeing violence in their home countries to a lifetime of career achievements, dozens of attorneys, judges and law firms will be honored this fall for their contributions to the legal system at two major New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) awards events.

On Oct. 23, the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law will recognize members of the legal community who have demonstrated the highest standards of professionalism at an awards luncheon in Edison.

At the event, the late Jerome B. Simandle, a retired chief federal judge, will be posthumously honored with the Daniel J. O'Hern Award, which honors a lawyer who has exhibited a commitment to the highest ideals of professionalism along with significant career achievements and service to the bar.