Annual Shad Dinner

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Law Day

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Annual Children’s Christmas Party

Since 2004, the Salem County Bar Association has collaborated with the Division of Youth and Family Services to provide a holiday event for the children involved with the Division in Salem County.  The Salem County Bar Association is able to provide a holiday dinner, toys, clothing and furniture to several special families delivered by Santa himself!  It is through the efforts of the Salem County Bar Association, spearheaded by D. Ryan Nussey, that the event is a fun-filled day for the children, their families, and all who participate.

Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition

Each year, local high school students are given the opportunity to become attorneys, witnesses and jurors during the Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition.  This statewide Mock Trial program is sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation in cooperation with the State’s 21 County Bar Associations, and made possible through funding from the New Jersey IOLTA Fund.  The Salem County Bar Association is a proud supporter of this program, and each year we have dozens of local volunteers who offer their time and talents to make the program an enjoyable educational experience for the participants.

The Mock Trial Competition is open to all of our High Schools, and almost all of the Salem County High Schools have participated in this program.  The mock trial season typically gears up in late September each year, with the County-wide Competitions typically being held in January/February.  Each participating high school is allowed to enter one team of students to compete against other schools in the County.  The top winning teams from Salem County compete against each other, and the winner is offered a spot to compete at the Regional Competitions in New Brunswick, New Jersey.  The Regional winners go on to compete in the Semi-Finals, and the Semi-Final winners go on to compete for the statewide championship. 

The goal of the Competition is to promote better understanding of the law, court procedures and the justice system and to increase basic life and leadership skills.  The Mock Trial cases usually address issues that are pertinent to high school students and the fact patterns change from year-to-year.  In the past several years, cases have addressed issues involving road rage, bullying, food safety, performance enhancing drugs and illegal downloading.  And this year’s case will address the highly relevant topic of distracted driving (i.e. texting while driving).  We are looking forward to another exciting Mock Trial season! 

For more information about the Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Competition, please visit the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s website at http://www.njsbf.org/educators-and-students/programs/hs-vincent-mocktrial.html.  For information about the Competitions that are held locally here in Salem County, please contact our County Coordinator, Tina M. DiNicola, Esq. at 856-299-0281 or via email at tdinicola@dinicola.com.