When you think of meditation, an image of sitting cross legged on a yoga mat in a spa may come to mind. Increasingly, professionals are finding time to practice meditation without leaving the workplace. Over the past year, nearly 300 members of the New York State Bar Association have participated in the Mindful Moments Meditation … Continued
New York State Bar Association President Domenick Napoletano joined members of the Court of Appeals and Appellate Division at the annual Civil Legal Services hearing in Albany. The daylong hearing highlights the realities faced by attorneys dedicated to providing civil legal services to low-income and vulnerable New Yorkers. Napoletano and the other panelists heard testimony … Continued
More than 500 lawyers from across the state will descend on Albany’s Capital Center for the New York State Bar Association’s two-day biennial Partnership Conference. The event offers more than two dozen programs and panels educating lawyers on issues such as affordable housing, immigration, education reform, consumer bankruptcy and student loan debt. The event kicks … Continued
The transition from student to professional is more than the job search and upgrading your wardrobe. A recent event sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section tackled the issue of reforming the use of social media for the newly licensed attorney. The event featured past NYSBA section chairs Mark Berman and Kim Wolf Price. Together they … Continued
If your practice involves international trade, litigation and emerging technologies, Seoul, South Korea, is the place to be this fall for the annual New York State Bar Association’s International Section Global Conference. Each year, lawyers from around the world convene in a different city to tackle the leading issues facing international lawyers. The theme of … Continued
It’s been a little over a year since Chief Judge Rowan Wilson was sworn in as the chief judge of the State of New York. In this short time, the state’s highest court has seen changes in how the court operates and the number of appeals it hears. The Miranda Warnings Roundtable, which was released … Continued
Lawyers and scholars have relied on the New York State Bar Association’s ethics opinions to navigate tricky ethical and legal issues since 1952. But now, for the first time, members can buy a fully searchable electronic volume of more than two decades of opinions in a new reference book. “This new volume will make our … Continued
Overview: ‘A Duty of Loyalty’ Almost 40 years ago, the United States Supreme Court acknowledged that a criminal defense counsel’s duty to represent a client is not without limits. The court wrote, “that duty is limited to legitimate, lawful conduct compatible with the very nature of a trial as a search for truth.”[i] Nevertheless, this … Continued
“I had never been to section events where I was more warmly welcomed,” recalls new chair Jill Pilgrim when thinking back to attending her first Dispute Resolution event years ago. Now, as section chair, Pilgrim is committed to building on the group’s reputation for being open, welcoming and social. To that end, the section hosted … Continued
On June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in City of Grant’s Pass v. Johnson,[1] holding that a municipality’s enforcement of an ordinance banning camping on public property against individuals experiencing homelessness does not violate those individuals’ constitutional rights. In a nutshell, the majority overruled a contrary decision of the … Continued