Seven newly appointed section chairs of the New York State Bar Association will take office during the State Bar’s Annual Meeting this week. The 25 sections of the association publish material dealing with their fields of expertise, much of which is not available through commercial publishers. They also sponsor conferences, seminars and institutes, monitor legislation … Continued

Educating tomorrow’s lawyers and helping practicing lawyers adapt to changes in the rapidly evolving legal profession are the focus of the New York State Bar Association’s 2014 Presidential Summit. The summit, the centerpiece of the association’s weeklong Annual Meeting, will be held Wednesday, January 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom West … Continued

The New York State Bar Association’s 137th Annual Meeting in New York City will feature discussions on legal education, the future of the legal profession, social media and Internet security and the need for greater civics education. More than 4,000 attorneys are expected to attend the weeklong conference at the New York Hilton Midtown in … Continued

New York State Bar Association President David M. Schraver of Rochester (Nixon Peabody) wrote to Governor Andrew Cuomo on January 22, 2014 about the critical need to enhance civics education in New York’s schools. Text of the letter is below.  Dear Governor Cuomo: Recently, many members of the Legislature wrote to you to express urgent … Continued

Third-year law students Leanne M. Welds of Brooklyn Law School and Edward H. Clarke of Albany Law School are the recipients of real property law scholarships, The New York Bar Foundation has announced. Welds of Brooklyn received the $1,500 Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship. It is named for the past president of the New York State … Continued

Sara Furguson, a third-year law student at the University at Buffalo Law School, has been awarded the inaugural Honorable Joel K. Asarch Elder Law Scholarship, The New York Bar Foundation has announced. Furguson will receive a $2,500 award. The scholarship was named in honor of Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Asarch, who died in March … Continued

Newly admitted attorneys who belong to the New York State Bar Association are now eligible for access to Clio, a web-based practice management system, at no cost for one year. In addition, all State Bar Association members will receive an exclusive lifetime discount of 10 percent, under the terms of an enhanced partnership agreement between … Continued

The New York State Bar Association today released its state and federal public policy priorities for 2014. State priorities include ensuring adequate funding for the courts, creating more Family Court judgeships, expanding the number of veterans treatment courts, reducing wrongful convictions, restricting the use of solitary confinement and providing more civics education for New York … Continued