Month: January 2014

January 28, 2014: State Bar Honors Darryl Gibbs for Diversity Efforts

Darryl Gibbs of Manhattan, lead director and associate general counsel at AXA, is the recipient of the Diversity Trailblazer Award, given by the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion of the New York State Bar Association. Gibbs received his award on January 27 during the State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in New York City. The award … Continued

January 27, 2014: State Bar Association Presidential Summit to Address Legal Education, Future of the Legal Profession

Educating tomorrow’s lawyers and helping practicing lawyers adapt to changes in the rapidly evolving legal profession are the focus of the New York State Bar Association’s 2014 Presidential Summit. The summit, the centerpiece of the association’s weeklong Annual Meeting, will be held Wednesday, January 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom West … Continued

January 27, 2014: New York State Bar Association Announces New Section Chairs

Seven newly appointed section chairs of the New York State Bar Association will take office during the State Bar’s Annual Meeting this week. The 25 sections of the association publish material dealing with their fields of expertise, much of which is not available through commercial publishers. They also sponsor conferences, seminars and institutes, monitor legislation … Continued

January 24, 2014: New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting to Address Civil Rights, Social Media, Cybersecurity, Nonprofits, Legal and Civics Education

The New York State Bar Association’s 137th Annual Meeting in New York City will feature discussions on legal education, the future of the legal profession, social media and Internet security and the need for greater civics education. More than 4,000 attorneys are expected to attend the weeklong conference at the New York Hilton Midtown in … Continued

January 21, 2014: Buffalo Law Student Receives The New York Bar Foundation’s Honorable Joel K. Asarch Elder Law Scholarship

Sara Furguson, a third-year law student at the University at Buffalo Law School, has been awarded the inaugural Honorable Joel K. Asarch Elder Law Scholarship, The New York Bar Foundation has announced. Furguson will receive a $2,500 award. The scholarship was named in honor of Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Asarch, who died in March … Continued