The Committee on Professional Ethics of the New York State Bar Association will award William Freivogel of Chicago its Sanford D. Levy Award. Freivogel will receive the award during the State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in New York City on January 24. The Sanford D. Levy Award, named for a former member of the Committee, … Continued
The Honorable Lisa Margaret Smith, United States magistrate judge for the Southern District of New York, is the 2018 recipient of the Kay Crawford Murray Award presented by the Committee on Women in the Law of the New York State Bar Association. “Judge Smith’s contributions as a jurist, coupled with her commitment to mentoring and … Continued
The New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) 141st Annual Meeting in New York City January 22 through 26 will include programs on mass incarceration of people of color, cannabis law, professional and business development for women attorneys, the impact of electronic communications on attorney-client relationships, new federal tax law, effects of federal policy on public … Continued
Topic: IOLA accounts; court appointed referee; deposit of third-party funds
Topic: Delivering client file to client, maintenance of client files in electronic form
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Sharon Stern Gerstman today lauded the appointments of the Honorable Alan D. Scheinkman as presiding justice of the Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department and the Honorable Elizabeth A. Garry as presiding justice for the Appellate Division for the Third Judicial Department. “Justices Garry and Scheinkman bring … Continued