State of Politics reported on Attorney General Letitia James’ remarks on white nationalism during the Presidential Summit. A change in the law is needed to combat the increase in hate crimes in New York, state Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday at a forum on white nationalism and domestic terrorism. “Given the rise in hate … Continued
JANUARY 29, 2020: UNPRECEDENTED STATE BAR ASSOCIATION PANEL EXAMINES WHITE NATIONALISM AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN AMERICA An extraordinary panel of legal, national security and other experts examined “White Nationalism and Domestic Terrorism in America” at the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Presidential Summit Jan. 29 as part of the association’s weeklong 143rd Annual Meeting … Continued
The New York Law Journal reported on the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section’s Emerging Technologies in Litigation program during Annual Meeting. Artificial intelligence won’t mean the end of the legal industry (or world) as we know it. But neither will it create utopia where new heights of insight and efficiency close the access to justice … Continued
JANUARY 28, 2020: STATE BAR ANNOUNCES GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVE BASED ON COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS AROUND THE WORLD New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Henry M. Greenberg today announced that NYSBA has launched a global membership initiative to collaborate with bar associations around the world and support and advance the rule of law. … Continued
Resolution Roundtable, the official Blog of the Dispute Resolution Section of the New York State Bar Association. The Dispute Resolution Section focuses on negotiation, collaboration, mediation, neutral evaluation, arbitration and other new and hybrid forms of dispute resolution in all areas of legal practice. This blog will report on current developments in these areas, provide practice … Continued
The New York Law Journal reported on the Committee on Cannabis Law’s Annual Meeting. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is again pushing this year a marijuana bill that would bring together, under a single new state office, the multifaceted regulation and taxation of the growing marijuana industry in the state, said an assistant counsel to the governor … Continued
The New York Law Journal reported on the General Practice Section and Committee on Professional Discipline’s Annual Meeting. A federal judge and a panel of top ethics experts on Tuesday dove into a sensitive area in the law: dishonest clients and when attorneys are obliged to correct them or investigate the possibility that they’re being … Continued
The New York Law Journal reported that NYSBA has reached deals with two major bar associations in South Korea and Japan. President Greenberg is quoted. The New York State Bar Association said Monday that it has reached deals with two major bar associations in South Korea and Japan.
The Times Union reported on the data collection for bail reform. NYSBA is mentioned in the article. If you are looking for data and analysis on the state’s new bail reforms, you will have to hold out for individual counties to provide that information or for private institutions to weigh in. When New York passed … Continued
If you do not manage your online reputation, someone else will. Every second there are 63,000 internet searches. Every day there are 5.5 billion searches. Ninety-four percent of people only look at the first page of Google Search results. Therefore, the content that appears on the internet when a law firm or attorney is searched … Continued