Bernice K. Leber of New York City, a partner in the firm of Arent Fox, is the 2017 recipient of the Ruth G. Schapiro Memorial Award given by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Women in the Law. President Sharon Stern Gerstman presented the award to Leber on January 26 at the State … Continued

Jonathan A. Dachs of Shayne, Dachs, Sauer & Dachs was presented with the John E. Leach Memorial Award during the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting January 24. The award recognizes outstanding service and distinguished contributions to the legal profession as a member of the Bar Association’s Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law (TICL) Section. … Continued

Joan Lia Levy of Sleepy Hollow, who retired as vice president and assistant general counsel at JPMorgan Chase, and Anthony Szczygiel, a law professor who retired from the University at Buffalo School of Law after 34 years, are the 2018 recipients of the Jonathan Lippman Pro Bono Award, presented by the Senior Lawyers Section of … Continued

Marcia Bystryn, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters, has been honored by the New York State Bar Association with its 2018 Environmental & Energy Law Section award. Bystryn received the award on Jan. 25 during the Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in New York City. “This award is given in recognition of her … Continued

Richard S. Fries of New York City (Sidley Austin) has been awarded the New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section Professionalism Award. The award honors an accomplished lawyer who personifies appreciation for the profession and state and local bar association involvement. Fries was presented the award January 25 during the Bar Association’s Annual … Continued

Lanessa Chaplin of Syracuse (Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County) has been awarded the New York State Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer Award for 2018. The award, presented by the Association’s Young Lawyers Section, honors attorneys in practice for fewer than 10 years who have demonstrated outstanding service to both the community and the legal … Continued

The Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association has recognized the Honorable Charles E. Ramos, senior justice of the Commercial Division in New York County, with its 2018 Stanley H. Fuld Award. “The section is honored to confer the Fuld Award upon Justice Ramos in recognition of his longstanding commitment … Continued

New York State Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera and Justine M. “Tina” Luongo, attorney-in-charge of the Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Division, are among the four individuals honored for outstanding contributions to the criminal justice community. The recipients were honored January 24 by the Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar … Continued

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 – 2-5 PM NYS BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT TO EXAMINE RACE, SLAVERY AND MASS INCARCERATION. PANELISTS INCLUDE BRONX DA DARCEL CLARK, CHANTÁ PARKER OF THE INNOCENCE PROJECT, JEFFERY ROBINSON OF THE ACLU Wednesday, January 24 2-5 pm New York Hilton Midtown 1335 Avenue of the Americas, between 53rd and … Continued

Barbara Finkelstein, CEO of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV), and the late Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, who served as an associate justice of the Court of Appeals, were honored with 2018 Diversity Trailblazer awards on January 22 at the State Bar’s Annual Meeting in New York City. The award was presented by the State … Continued