It’s 3 a.m., the phone rings and your aging parent is headed to the hospital after taking a fall. You rush to the Emergency Department. Over the next days and weeks, you are overwhelmed by new decisions to make ranging from health care directives to nursing care placement. A recent program, “How to Create an … Continued
The New York State Bar Association signed a partnership with the Lawyers Council of Thailand to foster academic and professional cooperation between lawyers in Thailand and the United States. Thanapol Kongjiang, President of the Lawyers Council of Thailand, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, a representative from the NYSBA House of Delegates and … Continued
Calling the prosecution’s case as slippery as oil, the Hunter College High School mock trial team earned a not guilty verdict for its client and won the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial State Title. The final trial between Hunter and Fayetteville-Manlius High School was held in the James T. Foley United States Courthouse … Continued
Fayetteville-Manlius long-time mock trial coach Joe Worm is excited to bring a new squad of students back to Albany for the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial state tournament. “We’ve had many long seasons where we came up just short. This season has been a year where they’re just locked in, and getting to … Continued
For the first time in more than a decade, a team from Monroe County is on its way to the state tournament representing Region I, or Western New York, in the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trail tournament. Pittsford Mendon High School beat last year’s Region I champ Nichols to secure the 2026 title. … Continued
The Hudson Valley Homeschool Consortium is headed to the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial State Tournament for the first time in the group’s history, beating out previous state champions Augustine Classical and previous regional winners Albany Academy and Scotia-Glenville high school to win the Region III title. “I think we are really blessed … Continued
The Heschel School’s mock trial team is energized to return to the state tournament for the second time in three years. The Manhattan school recently won the regional title and the New York City Mock Trial title. “How surreal it’s been to start on mock trial as freshmen. I was a paralegal that year and … Continued
The Leffell School’s Mock Trial team overcame unique challenges competing in the New York State Bar Association’s regional tournament last month while also observing the Jewish Sabbath, which precludes writing and using technology. In preparation for the tournament, the team and its advisers devised a plan to stay in a hotel within walking distance of … Continued
The Massapequa High School Mock Trial team is competing in the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial state tournament for the first time since 2022. That year they competed virtually and this year’s team is excited to travel to Albany to meet the other regional winning teams in person. Massapequa beat out more than … Continued
The New York State Bar Association is recognizing lawyers who have made an exceptional commitment to serving the public good during its 35th Annual President’s Pro Bono Service Awards on Law Day. The highlight will be a keynote address by Associate Judge Michael Garcia of the New York State Court of Appeals. The Law Day theme this year … Continued