New to working from home? Unforeseen challenges? Our Lawyer Assistance Program Director Stacey Whiteley offers these tips to help ease anxiety and stress while working from home. Stay connected to your colleagues, to the profession, and to family and friends. Use the many services that are available online to help ease feelings of isolation. Twitter, … Continued
The legal profession experienced its first loss due to coronavirus when Richard Weber died Wednesday. He’s not the first lawyer affected by this virus. Feeling symptoms that looked like coronavirus, Anne LaBarbera, a partner in a two-person New York City law firm, stopped coming into her office in early March. “It was a mild case, … Continued
Loan repayment reforms, tuition assistance programs, relaxing residency requirements for public positions and raising hourly rates for assigned counsel are among the recommendations made by a New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) report that addresses the state’s rural justice crisis. The report and recommendations of the Task Force on Rural Justice will be presented to NYSBA’s … Continued
Please visit this page daily for updates related to closures and other measures instituted in response to the coronavirus by the Office of Court Administration, federal courts in New York and other legal institutions. Governors’s Executive Order 202.6, March 18, 2020 Governor Cuomo Signs Bill to Guarantee Paid Leave for New Yorkers Under Mandatory or … Continued
The New York State Bar Association has switched almost all its Continuing Legal Education programs online through the end of April to comply with state and local restrictions on the number of persons gathering in one place. NYSBA will continue to provide valuable programs on topics like artificial intelligence, facial recognition and automated vehicle technology. … Continued
Panic can pass more quickly than a virus. “Lawyers often times find themselves having to process their clients’ fears while providing sound legal counsel,” said Libby Coreno, chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Wellbeing Committee. “We have clients who are nervous about how the Covid-19 shutdowns will impact their businesses or clients who … Continued
The coronavirus is a public health crisis the likes of which attorneys, law firms and businesses have never faced before. Naturally, lawyers want to do everything they can to protect themselves, their loved ones, friends, colleagues and clients. Firms have already braced for sick or quarantined staff members who will be unable to work for … Continued
Hermes Fernandez, chair of the Health Law Section and attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King, appeared on The Capitol Pressroom to explain the new and old powers the Governor has in a public health emergency. Included in a coronavirus funding bill were expanded powers for the Governor to respond to the spread of the virus. … Continued
As communities across the state prepare to deal with the coronavirus and the uncertainty surrounding the safety of work environments and large gatherings, the New York State Bar Association is committed to keeping its members and the legal community informed. In the coming days and weeks ahead NYSBA will continue to serve as a resource … Continued
For years, on the hit NBC series’ “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” the New York State Bar Association has served as the fictional governing body of the state’s legal profession. During each of the shows’ 20-plus-year runs, countless characters have been reported to the New York State Bar Association and … Continued