Albany, NY—The New York Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that James R. Barnes, Esq., Burke & Casserly, P.C., Albany has been elected as Vice-Chair of the Fellows. The Fellows of the New York Bar Foundation are distinguished members of the bench and bar who are recognized for outstanding professional achievement, dedication to the legal … Continued
Topic Law Firm Name: Use of Lawyer’s First Name as Firm Name
Members of the Family Law Section Executive Committee, l to r: Rosalia Baiamonte, Esq., Vice-Chair; Eric A. Tepper, Esq., Chair; Mitchell Y. Cohen, Esq., Immediate Past Chair; and Joan Casilio Adams, Esq., Secretary The Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association has contributed a gift of $10,000 to The New York Bar … Continued
Topic: Restrictive Covenants on Lawyers
The New York State Bar Association celebrated Law Day by honoring attorneys and law firms from around the state with 2018 President’s Pro Bono Service Awards. State Bar President Sharon Stern Gerstman presented the 17 awards on May 1 at the Bar Center in Albany. President-elect Michael Miller, co-chair of the President’s Committee on Access … Continued
Topic: Solicitations and Referrals: Spouses in Related Businesses
The Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County, Inc. (OnVLP) has been honored with the New York State Bar Association’s 2018 Angelo T. Cometa Award for its work facilitating legal referrals for residents of Central New York. “OnVLP’s program is built on a foundation of collaboration and the recognition that appropriate legal representation is an essential … Continued
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has approved the report and recommendations of its Criminal Justice Section regarding issues in the state’s more than 1,200 town and village courts. The report, which was approved at the State Bar’s House of Delegates meeting in Albany April 14, addresses counsel at first appearance; education and training … Continued
Topic: Conflicts of interest: Agency shop lawyer who represents the government against union members
Eric Holder, a partner at Covington in Washington D.C., will be recognized with the 2018 Honorable George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award, given by the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association. Holder, who served as attorney general for six years during the Obama Administration and was the first African American … Continued