Rule 1:39 Specialty Certification of Attorneys
Rule 1:39 — Specialty Certification Of Attorneys
Rule Text
An attorney of the State of New Jersey may be certified as a civil trial attorney, a criminal trial attorney, a matrimonial law attorney, a workers’ compensation law attorney, a municipal court trial attorney, a Tax Court law attorney, or a residential real estate law attorney, or in more than one designated area of practice, but only on establishing eligibility and satisfying requirements regarding education, experience, knowledge, and skill for each designated area of practice as set forth below.
To assist in the administration of the certification function, the Supreme Court shall establish, in accordance with these rules, a Board on Attorney Certification.
Amendment history: Adopted January 26, 1979 to be effective April 1, 1979; amended May 15, 1980 to be effective September 8, 1980; amended June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996; caption and text; amended July 20, 2011 to be effective September 1, 2011; amended October 6, 2026 to be effective immediately.