For this article, in which we celebrate NYSBA’s 150th Anniversary, the authors take on the question of what has evolved in the area of professionalism and ethics over the last 150 years. To the Forum: I have found myself in a strange and amazing predicament. Let me explain. I am an American. I was born … Continued
“If I can only make it to Friday,” I thought while I was coughing, congested and fatigued, “I can sleep in and rest to beat this cold.” It was Wednesday. I had several meetings to lead, 20 things on my “to-do” list to complete and two PowerPoint presentations I needed to finish. I took two … Continued
A Magnificent, Benevolent Statute CPLR 205(a) is a statute every New York State litigator must be familiar with. Known as the “savings statute,” the statute (and its predecessors) “has existed in New York law since at least 1788,” and traces “its roots to seventeenth century England.”[1] The Court of Appeals in Malay v. City of … Continued
Please be advised that, effective June 1st, the New York State Unified Court System has adopted a new rule, Part 161, regulating the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) by attorneys in the New York State courts. The new rule permits the use of AI tools in preparing submissions to the court and does not mandate … Continued
The New York Secure Choice Savings Program, now taking effect, requires employers who do not offer a qualified retirement plan to enroll their employees in the state’s sponsored retirement savings program.[1] Employers with 10 or more employees must register through the program’s online portal using their federal employer identification number and a unique access code … Continued
Civil legal aid is essential infrastructure for equal justice under the law. Funding for the Legal Services Corporation helps legal aid providers across New York keep families housed, protect survivors of domestic violence, and ensure vulnerable communities can access the courts. Access to justice should not depend on wealth. … Continued
To the Forum: I am a recently admitted New York lawyer. I was involved in a case in which parties were disputing ownership of a historical artifact from a foreign country that had mysteriously disappeared from a museum. I was taking a remote online deposition of an opposing witness, a curator of the museum where … Continued
Numbers form the foundation of the National Football League. Who is the first player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season? O. J. Simpson. Who holds the career record for passing touchdowns with 649? Tom Brady. Who set a single season sacks record when he registered 23 in 2025? Myles Garrett. Yet there is … Continued
A long-standing system of accreditation for law schools has come under scrutiny under the Trump administration. What’s at stake is nothing less than a sea change in the process that decides who gets to be a lawyer. Having a national system of accreditation ensures a level of quality education that supports the acceptance of portability … Continued
The debate over artificial intelligence in law misses the fundamental issue: the profession’s decades-long erosion and underinvestment in the development of the human capacities that technology cannot (and will not) replace. What appears to be a technology problem is an institutional one. I have spent decades inside the wellbeing reform movement, hosting the Lawyer-to-Lawyer Wellbeing … Continued