Events & Information
Useful links for information about ethics and professionalism
Anyone in need of a comprehensive listing of articles, seminars, events, and law school and bar association programs devoted to ethics and professionalism need look no further than the website of the Professionalism Center at the University of South Carolina Law School – SCProfessionalism. Funded by one of the state’s largest law firms, the Center and its website is one of the nation’s premier clearing houses for information about professional responsibility topics.
January 16, 2013
Arthur Miller will on Jan. 16 posthumously receive the 2012 Daniel J. O’Hern Award from the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law. The award is presented annually to a senior member of the bar in recognition of commitment to the highest ideals of the profession, career achievement, and service to the bar and community. The Professionalism Awards Luncheon will be held at the Pines Manor in Edison. Chief Justice Stuart Rabner is expected to deliver they keynote address. In addition to Miller, dozens of other lawyers will also be honored.
September 14, 2011
The Commission Chair, Judge Linda Feinberg, will address newly appointed Superior Court judges.
October 4, 2011
Professionalism Awards Luncheon at Pines Manor, Edison. Professional Lawyer of the Year Awards will be presented to lawyers chosen by bar associations across the state. The Daniel J. O'Hern Award, recognizing career commitment to the highest standards of the profession, will be presented to Carl Poplar of Cherry Hill. former Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz will be the keynote speaker.
October 18 and 19, 2011
Professionalism Day. In county courthouses and federal courthouses, seminars on ethics and professionalism will be offered for interested lawyers and judges. 2 CLE credits will be granted to attendess. The event will be planned by county bar associations and the judiciary, under the supervision of the Assignment Judge.
November 22, 2011
Commission representatives will present seminars at the annual Judicial College, a training event for trial and appellate court judges.