Author: Alexandre Petraglia [ADMIN]

New York State Bar Association Honors Legal Aid Advocate With Prestigious Civil Rights Award

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The New York State Bar Association will honor civil legal services advocate Lillian M. Moy with its W. Haywood Burns Award in recognition of her decades of providing free legal representation to low-income people. “Lillian Moy has made sure the most vulnerable in our communities have access to legal representation through her years of leadership,” … Continued

New Trial Lawyers Section Chair Brett French Wants To Assist Attorneys Outside of the Courtroom

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Brett French, the new chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Trial Lawyers Section, wants to help attorneys to take advantage of the association’s new membership model –  especially the free access to Continuing Legal Education courses. “I think that that was a massive change that really will help members, and will help entice … Continued

New York State Bar Association Condemns Executive Orders Punishing Lawyers for Representing Causes the Trump Administration Doesn’t Like

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Domenick Napoletano, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the Trump administration’s retaliation against lawyers who represent causes the president does not like: “The Executive Orders attacking lawyers and law firms for doing their jobs – which include representing any cause the president doesn’t like — threaten to upend … Continued

New York State Law Digest: March 2025

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CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS Court of Appeals Applies Civil Rights Law § 50-a Repeal Retroactively Finds Legislative Intent and Remedial Nature of Repeal Legislation Supporting Such a Conclusion Prior to a 2020 amendment, former Civil Rights Law § 50-a provided, with limited exceptions, that “[a]ll personnel records [of law enforcement officers] used to evaluate performance toward … Continued