February 8, 2019
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Month: February 2019
State Bar Lobbies NY Lawmakers on Proposed Registration Fee Hike, Criminal Discovery
The New York Law Journal quoted Immediate Past President Miller on the proposed attorney registration fee increase, as well as criminal discovery reform. (may require subscription) “There is no group on the planet this is more committed to indigent defense,” NYSBA president Michael Miller said. “But to tax lawyers, to have a discriminatory tax that’s … Continued
NYS Bar Assoc. President Michael Miller
The Capitol Pressroom interviewed Immediate Past President Miller about NYSBA’s legislative priorities. We found out the legislative priorities of the New York State Bar Association when the organization’s President, Michael Miller, when he stopped by.
February 5, 2019: State Bar Association and CUNY Law Collaborate on Groundbreaking Technology and the Law Class
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and the City University School of Law (CUNY) School of Law are partnering to offer a groundbreaking Technology and the Law class for second and third-year students at CUNY Law. The course will feature expert guest speakers with experience in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, blockchain applications, privacy, social media, … Continued
Law Firms Ease Mandatory Retirement Policies, but Tensions Remain
The New York Law Journal quoted President Hank Greenberg and former Young Lawyers Section Chair Terrence Tarver on mandatory retirement policies in law firms. (may require subscription) “It’s like going to high school when the seniors never graduate and the seniors are the partners,” said Terrence Tarver, a personal injury lawyer who chairs the young … Continued
How Our Legislative Priorities Will Fare in the 116th Congress
EPISODE SUMMARY: Examining how NYSBA’s Legislative Priorities will fare in the 116th Congress with Hilary Jochmans.
Proposed Model Rules for Online Legal Document Companies Go Back to the Drawing Board
The ABA Journal quoted Immediate Past President Miller on protecting consumers with regards to online legal documents. A resolution adopting model rules for companies that offer legal documents online was withdrawn from the ABA House of Delegates after calls for clarification. Model rules don’t always generate much debate, but Resolution 10A, sponsored by the New … Continued
February 1, 2019
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