We, as members of the bar, need to consider that one of the contributing, if not principal, causes of this breakdown may be our own judicial system, right up to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Lawyering from home implicates at least three important Professional Rules and corresponding duties: Rule 1.1 on the duty of competence; Rule 1.6 on the duty of confidentiality; and Rules 5.1 and 5.3 on supervisory responsibilities.
Yes, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was well aware of the public attention and adoration accorded to her. Yes, she loved it. More than that, she loved her clerks, the law and the family. A number of her clerks reminisced about her life and career on the recent webinar, “Remembering RBG: An Evening With Justice Ginsburg’s … Continued
A groundbreaking event. A rewarding experience. Legal education for lawyers at its finest. These were just some of the descriptions given to the inaugural Legal Innovation Tournament, hosted by the New York State Bar Association, Hofstra’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law and Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science. Thirteen teams from eight … Continued
Jerry H. Goldfeder, chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on the Presidential Election and special counsel to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, will join Professor Jed Shugerman of Fordham University School of Law to provide an overview of impeachment and the 25th Amendment.
Please take notice that the 2021 Annual Meeting of the New York State Bar Association will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. via Zoom.
It’s no surprise that when the pandemic swept across our country, everything changed, from when and how we interact with others, to how we conduct business.
We pledge to redouble our efforts to promote these education ideals in our state. We urge our lawmakers to provide the resources necessary to help our young people be-come citizens who actively participate in government and who respect the rule of law.
Good evening Members, In her weekly coronavirus update today, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said administrative judges are working closely with the district attorneys in their jurisdictions to ensure that there is at least one active grand jury empaneled in all 62 counties across the state. “Grand juries stand as a lynchpin in our criminal justice … Continued
We are deeply disturbed by the actions of Hong Kong authorities last week in invoking national security law to suppress peaceful advocacy of self-government by the people of Hong Kong.