Sherry Levin Wallach, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement regarding NYSBA’s filings seeking to have the court issue a preliminary injunction raising compensation for Attorneys for the Children and 18-B lawyers: “The state has disregarded the need to provide more funding for the representation of children and indigent adults … Continued
The chaos surrounding Signature, First Republic and Silicon Valley banks in the past week is making it difficult for lawyers and clients to know how to respond. The New York State Bar Association is offering a webinar Bank Closures, the FDIC, Escrow Accounts and Ethics – What Lawyers Need to Know Now. It will take place … Continued
Sherry Levin Wallach, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement on the 60th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, which occurs on Saturday, March 18. “The New York State Bar Association has been a fierce advocate for access to justice and the right to … Continued
“While we are impressed with your credentials, we are looking to hire a man for this position.” My grandmother Ada practiced law starting in the late 1940s in Brooklyn, New York. Grandma was born in Southern Italy and moved to the United States through Ellis Island when she was four years old. Her family settled … Continued
On the six-month anniversary of the tragic death of Masha Jina Amini in the custody of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the New York State Bar Association is announcing that it will hold a two-part webinar exploring international laws that hold perpetrators accountable for human rights violations. Amini, 22, was visiting her family from a … Continued
Sherry Levin Wallach, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement today about the New York State courts’ decision to amend Question 26 of the Character and Fitness examination of the New York State bar application: “We appreciate New York State’s courts acknowledgement of the chilling effect the previous Question 26 … Continued
Banking is an industry built on trust and the worst thing that can happen is the kind of customer panic that led up to the takeover of Silicon Valley Bank and has taken hold of investors since. Jeff Marsico, president of The Kafafian Group, who spoke Tuesday at a New York State Bar Association webinar … Continued
The consequences of New York state regulators shutting down Signature Bank and the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, which has been described as the largest bank failure since the global financial crisis a decade ago, will be the subject of a free NYSBA webinar tomorrow. Journalists are invited to attend but must register. They should … Continued
New York State Bar Association President Sherry Levin Wallach was honored with the Huntington Her Hero Lifetime Achievement Award Wednesday night during the 4th Annual International Law Conference on the Status of Women. The award recognizes women in law and public policy who dedicate their careers to justice for women and girls. The conference was … Continued
“In light of [the] worldwide liberalization of abortion laws, it is American States that will become international outliers after today.”[1] So concluded the dissenting United States Supreme Court Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan in their response to the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.[2] Dobbs, issued on June 24, 2022, tumultuously overturned … Continued