E510
1. Criminal Court Orders Rule
Relaxation For Pretrial Service Documents
2. Supreme Court Orders Relaxation Of
Rules Regarding Juveniles Waived To Adult Status
3. Next community & charity events.
4. Remove
& Expungement of Criminal Arrests and Convictions- Free Seminar January 23,
2017 South
Brunswick Library
1. Criminal Court Orders Rule
Relaxation For Pretrial Service Documents
Effective on 1/1/17, Rule 1:38-3 will be
relaxed and supplemented to permit the release of certain court records
pertaining to the Pretrial Services Program to attorneys of record or to the
public. The rule outlines court records to be excluded from public access, but
with the rollout of the criminal justice reform, courts will be permitted to
release the following:
To attorneys of record:
Certain records, such as motions or exhibits and the results of any risk
assessment instrument for the purposes of determining, setting, or modifying
conditions of release, determining violations of conditions of release,
determining whether pretrial detention is appropriate and sentencing of a
defendant;
Recommendations of release provided by the
Pretrial Services Program.
To the public:
Records pertaining to conditions of pretrial release or pretrial detention;
Records such as motions or exhibits and the results of any risk assessment
instrument that are otherwise obtainable under the court rules.
The Court's Criminal Practice and Municipal
Court Practice committees are expected to develop and adopt appropriate
amendments to Rule 1:38-3, subject to subsequent review and recommendation by
the Advisory Committee on Public Access to Court Records. This order will
remain in effect until such amendments are adopted.
2. Supreme Court Orders Relaxation Of
Rules Regarding Juveniles Waived To Adult Status
The Supreme Court issued an order relaxing and supplementing a number of
rules to accommodate pretrial release procedures for juveniles waived to adult
status in anticipation of the Criminal Justice Reform roll out, which began
Jan. 1.
The rules are relaxed to confer upon juveniles the same benefits that
accrue to similarly situated adult defendants. Source
http://www.njlawjournal.com/id=1202775656349/CAPITOL-REPORT?mcode=0&curindex=0&curpage=2&slreturn=20170002130843
The Supreme Court has adopted a package Criminal Justice
Reform-related rule amendments – amending various Part III and Part VII Rules –
to be effective January 1, 2017. A list of court rules revised is at http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/notices/2016/n160830a.pdf
3. Next community & charity events. We are always
busy
Jan 23 South Brunswick Expungement seminar
Jan 28, 2017 RVRR Dinner & Awards - 6pm-11pm New
Brunswick Elks
1/29/17 Freehold Winter 5k 10:00am
www.farcnj.com
Jan 30 Marketing & Ethics Seminar
Feb
11 Friends of Cynthia & Kenneth Vercammen are invited to
Cynthia's 60th Birthday get
together Saturday February 11, 2017
Ken
V will bring sandwiches and snacks
Edison Elks Lodge
Old Post Road
Edison NJ 08817-4653
We will have sandwiches in the Lodge’s
social area.
No children permitted by state law since
alcohol served.
No gifts please. Ok to bring something for the Cynthia;’s summer Tiki Bar!
More details below
4. Seminar:
Remove & Expungement of Criminal Arrests and Convictions- Free Seminar
January 23, 2017 South Brunswick Library
7:00pm-7:45
COST: Free if you pre-register. Complimentary
materials provided. Please bring a
canned food donation, which will be given to the Community Food Bank. Please email us if
you plan on attending or if you would like us to email the materials.
SPEAKER: Kenneth Vercammen, Esq.
(Author- Criminal Law Forms by the
American Bar Association)
The NJ statute
on expungement was revised effective April 18, 2016. If someone has been arrested or even had a
private criminal complaint signed against them in the Municipal Court, they
have a criminal record, even if the charges were dismissed or received a
Conditional Discharge Under NJ Law past criminal arrests and convictions can be
expunged/ erased under certain instances. This program will discuss the expungement
process. I served as a Municipal Prosecutor and was amazed how minor criminal
guilty pleas and even dismissed charges can affect someone’s ability to get a
job or advance a career. Do you have children or someone you know or work with
that needs an expungement?
South Brunswick
Library
110 Kingston Lane
Monmouth Junction NJ 08852
732-329-4000 x 7637
https://www.facebook.com/events/1800395393542189/
Can’t
attend? We can email you materials
More info: The Petition for expungement is filed in the Superior
Court. It takes a minimum of three months for the court to grant the
expungement. The requirements are very formal. There can be a waiting period
between 6 months up to 10 years after the criminal case is finished. For
someone who had a drug charge, they can hire an attorney apply for Expungement
6 months after the Conditional Discharge is complete. The statute requires
detailed notices served by the attorney on the State Police, Attorney General
and numerous other government entities.
Typical
Court costs and Legal fees for expungement range from $1,500-$2,500.
Monday,
January 30th from 5:30-8:30
NJ
Law Center
Learn how to
make more money by ethically marketing your practice...
and staying
ethically compliant!
This program
will demonstrate proven techniques for promoting your practice while staying
within the ethics rules whether you handle cases in Municipal Court or in other
areas of law.
Topics include:
• An overview
of the ethics of marketing - a discussion of information that is
and is not
permitted to be communicated to potential clients. An overview of
relevant RPC’s
, ethics opinions and cases that refer to ethical
communication
with potential clients, including Opinion 39, 42 and 43 and
RPC 7.1.
• Ethical
websites - do’s and dont’s as to how your website can attract the
most clients
while staying within the ethics rules. Topics will include imagery,
testimonials
and design.
• The Ethical Considerations of Social Networking
- a focus on how to
ethically grow
your practice through on-line networking.
• The Ethical
Considerations of In-Person Networking - This will review what
you can and
can’t say in person, conflicts of interest and more.
• Blogs, Event
Calendars, Articles and Other Types of Promotion - Some
proven
techniques for marketing and rainmaking that go beyond the
conventional
but stay within the ethics boundaries. ...and more!
Moderator/Speaker:
Ken A. Vercammen, Esq.
Law
Office of Kenneth A. Vercammen, Edison
Speakers:
Jason T. Komninos, Esq.
Law
Office of Jason t. Komninos, Hackensack
Shanna McCann,.Esq.
Chance
& McCann, LLC, Bridgeton
Marc Garfinkle, Esq.
Ethical Marketing for Your
Practice: Learn how to make more money by ethically marketing your practice...
and staying ethically compliant!
Location:
New Jersey Law Center
1 Constitution Sq. New
Brunswick, NJ 08901
Date:
January 30, 2017
Time:
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET
NJSBA & NJSBA
Section/Committee members are eligible for
special discounts - login
to see your discounted rate for this program.
Presented in cooperation
with the NJSBA Senior Lawyers Special Committee
List Price: $170.00 USD
Your Price: $128.00 USD
