MONDAY, OCT. 21 – 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. – NASSAU COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on the New York Bar Examination will hold a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 21 concerning the adoption in May 2015 of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). The task force is investigating … Continued
Fordham Law News quoted President Greenberg’s introductory remarks before “Impeachment: A Guide to the Legal Process and Its History.” Amidst intense political debate over the case for removal of a president, Cass Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard, led an insightful lecture into historical roots of our impeachment process. Sunstein is the author of 48 books, … Continued
The New York Law Journal reported on NYSBA’s CLE, “Impeachment: A Guide to the Legal Process and Its History” featuring Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein. (may require subscription) “The argument was that the president has been denied due process because there’s no cross examination going on in the House,” Sunstein said. “The first thing to … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Leslie Stein, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, joins Sarah and Michael to discuss how she nearly became a psychologist rather than go to law school, the day in the life of a Court of Appeals judge, and how a good meal keeps her centered. Judge Stein shares the story … Continued
Members of the Committee on Civil Rights pose with 2019 Haywood Burns Memorial Award winner John R. Dunne, Esq. during the Award Ceremony at CUNY Law School on October 16. View additional photos from this event. Mr. Dunne, former New York State Senator and U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, was Chair of the … Continued
Bloomberg Law reported on NYSBA’s latest ethics opinion on whether attorneys from a single law firm can submit amicus briefs on opposing sides of the same issue before the same court. (may require subscription) New York attorneys at the same firm can submit friend-of-the-court briefs on both sides of an issue if they’re acting in … Continued
Topic: Conflicts of interest; lawyer advocating as amicus for one side of litigation while other lawyers in same firm advocate as amicus for other side.
WNYC interviewed President Greenberg and Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein on the legal issues surrounding impeachment. Cass Sunstein, Harvard Law School professor and the author of Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide (Penguin Books, 2019), and Henry Greenberg, president of the New York State Bar Association and partner at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, discuss the legal issues surrounding impeachment.
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The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Professional Ethics was formed on June 1, 1952 to “answer inquiries as to whether conduct of a member of the legal profession complies with the applicable New York rules of legal or judicial ethics” and then issue ethics opinions if it believes such guidance would benefit the … Continued