Publications

Occasionally lawyers step so far over the line as to be abusive to the other party or dangerous to the public. The judicial system, judges and professional ethics watchdogs must decide where the bumpers on acceptable conduct lie and then act to preserve the boundaries on attorney conduct.… Read more

As you may know, U.S. employers may implement a policy making it mandatory for employees to receive the vaccination for COVID-19 provided that appropriate exceptions are made for those who cannot receive it for medical or religious reasons. If you plan to implement such a policy, you should begin planning now.… Read more

For those of you who did not put gift and estate tax planning changes in place by December 31, 2020, there is still reason to act sooner rather than later.… Read more

Today the New Jersey Supreme Court agreed to hear the plaintiff's appeal in Libertarians for Transparent Gov't v. Cumberland County, 465 N.J. Super. 11 (App. Div. 2020), a published decision that shut down public access to non-litigation settlement agreements that resolve a public employee's internal discipline.… Read more

As our readers may recall, Governor Murphy recently signed "Daniel's Law" into law, which exempts the home addresses of current and former judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers from access under OPRA.… Read more

Happy New Year! The year 2020 was a year unlike any other. As we look back at transparency issues that arose over the past year, we hope that this blog finds our readers healthy and well.… Read more

On December 21, 2020, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced changes to the statewide "Use of Force Policy," the first revision to the policy in two decades. Among other things, the new policy prohibits the use of deadly force against citizens "except as an absolute last resort." Because the Attorney General is New Jersey's "chief law enforcement officer," this policy is binding upon every law enforcement agency in the state.… Read more

On December 17, 2020, both houses of New Jersey's legislature passed companion bills to create a new regulatory framework to govern the cultivation, processing, distribution and sale of state legal marijuana. The bill is expected to be promptly signed into law by Governor Murphy.… Read more

Competence is a bedrock obligation of every lawyer in every setting, even pro-bono representation, and deviation from the standard of practice may qualify as professional malpractice.… Read more