Justice Barry T. Albin (ret.) of Lowenstein Sandler to Receive New Jersey Association for Justice’s Gold Medal for Distinguished Service

Barry T. Albin, former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court and current partner and chair of Lowenstein Sandler's Appellate group, as well as member of its Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and White Collar Defense practices, will be receiving the Gold Medal for Distinguished Service from the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ).

NJAJ Gold Medal for Distinguished Service is presented to a lawyer who has made a significant contribution to the law of torts, fought to preserve and strengthen laws for safer products and workplaces, and advanced the cause for a cleaner environment and quality health care.

Albin has over 40 years in the practice of law as a prosecutor, defense attorney, civil litigator, and as a Justice of the state's highest court. He has authored more than 400 opinions, including more than 230 majority opinions, more than 130 dissents, and dozens of concurrences on issues spanning the wide spectrum of the law. Albin is the author of landmark opinions on the rights of same-sex couples, the rights of the accused and workers, and civil rights, among others. He also authored a number of dissents, which later became law.

Before his appointment to the high court, Albin practiced in the public and private sectors, trying approximately 60 jury trials and countless non-jury cases and arguing numerous appeals. He began his career as a Deputy Attorney General in the Appellate Section of the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, and then served as an Assistant Prosecutor in Passaic and Middlesex Counties before entering private practice and ascending to the bench of New Jersey's court of last resort.

Founded in the late 1940s and incorporated in 1976, the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) is headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey. NJAJ is a statewide association of over 2,500 members in private practice and public service, paralegals, law clerks, law students and law school graduates not yet admitted to the bar. NJAJ is dedicated to protecting New Jersey's families by working to preserve and strengthen the laws for safer products and workplaces, a cleaner environment and quality health care.

Albin will receive the award during the Ninth Annual Awards NJAJ Dinner taking place on February 26.

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