This past Monday, the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Women in Law Section held a virtual panel titled, The Unusual Firing of US Attorney Geoffrey Berman: The Process and is Justice at State, where two former federal prosecutors, Paul Butler and Jessica A. Roth, discussed the firing of Berman, the legal basis for firing a US Attorney and what impact his departure could have on the independence of the SDNY prosecutors to make prosecutorial decisions independent of politics.

The New York State Bar Association recommends empowering the state Attorney General to dissolve domestic or foreign entities that are proven to provide material or financial support to terrorists.

The New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Committee on Mandated Representation is honoring a criminal defense lawyer, a public defender and two legal service organizations for their dedication to helping low-income New Yorkers gain access to quality legal services. Andrew Kossover, a criminal defense attorney in Ulster County; Deborah Lolai, a public defender at the … Continued

Hon. Marguerite A. Grays has been appointed Administrative Judge for Civil Matters in the Eleventh District effective immediately, as announced by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks in a press release on Tuesday.

The commission will be chaired by New York State Bar Association immediate past president Henry M. Greenberg and will study the enhanced use of technology and online platforms and make recommendations to improve the delivery and quality of justice services and facilitate access to justice.

Known as one of New York’s most distinguished trial attorneys and gifted orators, Miller handled all types of cases throughout his five-decade career, including personal injury, commercial and mass tort cases.

At NYSBA’s June 13 virtual House of Delegates meeting, Miller was remembered by friend and colleague, retired Court of Appeals Judge Albert M. Rosenblatt.

The COVID-19 pandemic has killed over 112,000 Americans to-date. First responders, health care professionals, stay-at-home parents and members of the legal community. The New York State Bar Association would like to honor those members of the legal profession who lost their lives due to COVID-19 and left an indelible impact on their colleagues and the profession. Rest in Peace.