Leaders and philosophers dating back to ancient Greece have always been there to remind society about the perils of failing to learn from history. For that reason, as the United States continues to grapple with the COVID-19 health crisis, the New York legal community is paying attention to the lessons from the Spanish flu pandemic. … Continued
Good evening Members, New York State’s court system took a major step toward a new normal today. Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks sent a memo to all the state’s trial court justices and judges informing them that the statewide e-filing of new non-essential cases will begin next week. And the state court system announced … Continued
NYSBA President Henry M. Greenberg issued the following statement today “This is a tremendous milestone in the expansion of New York’s virtual courts and great news for litigators and the public. It is a giant leap in our return to a new normal.” About the New York State Bar Association The New York State Bar … Continued
Good evening Members, Limited in-person court operations in the 23 counties that make up the Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier regions resumed today and later this week the 12 counties of the North Country and Central New York will do the same, according to Chief Judge Janet Difiore’s latest address. In those regions, … Continued
Any doubts about who has the authority to reopen the economy were laid succinctly to rest during a recent CLE Webinar. One of the nation’s top constitutional law scholars, Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of Berkeley Law, spoke on the reopening of the economy and civil liberties in a pandemic during “Who Has the Constitutional Authority to … Continued
Marian C. Rice, partner at L’Abatte Balkan on Long Island and David Schraver, of counsel at Nixon Peabody in Rochester, both members of the NYSBA Working Group to Reopen Law Firms are this week’s guest on the Miranda Warnings podcast. They discuss the model reopening plan released last week and its nine guidelines to help law firms across the state get back to working safely, as quickly as possible.
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As the state and nation reel from the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, NYSBA is there for our members, for state policymakers and all New Yorkers like never before.
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Good evening Members, The New York State Unified Court System announced a partnership today with the New York State Bar Association to coordinate a Surrogate’s Court pro bono effort in which volunteer lawyers will assist economically disadvantaged family members who lost loved ones as a result of COVID-19. The effort will be spearheaded by Michael … Continued