Effective July 1, the Presiding Justices of the four Departments of the Appellate Division adopted amendments to Rule 1.16 of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct. Importantly, the amendments impose on lawyers a duty of inquiry and risk assessment regarding the propriety of each representation, which is designed to identify potential illegal conduct by … Continued
Tyler Rexhouse (she/her) is chair of the New York State Bar Association LGBTQ+ Law Section’s Emerging Leaders Committee. In this member spotlight, Tyler discusses the launch of the new Emerging Leaders Committee, sharing plans for statewide networking events and opportunities for law students and new attorneys to step into leadership roles early in their careers. … Continued
The New York State Bar Association’s Trial Lawyers Section has extended the nomination deadline to Sept. 15 for the 7th Annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award. The award honors a trial attorney who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership, advocacy, and a meaningful commitment to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion within the legal profession. The honoree … Continued
To the Forum: I am a longtime New York lawyer, and a very busy one. I am writing because I have recently had to deal with the use of artificial intelligence to record conversations and meetings. AI has made it easy to create transcripts of conversations, especially on Teams or Zoom calls. All one has … Continued
Periods of legal change in higher education often arrive with dramatic punctuation: a court decision, a regulatory announcement or a legislative intervention. In the immediate aftermath, governing boards frequently focus on whether institutional policies comply with the new rule or guidance. Once those adjustments are approved, many trustees assume that the principal legal risk has … Continued
The New York State Bar Association is honoring two attorneys who have fought to reform the child welfare system, including successfully advocating for the removal of shackles on juveniles during court hearings. Christine Sabino Kiesel, a child welfare reform consultant and Dawne Mitchell, chief attorney for the Juvenile Rights Practice of the Legal Aid Society … Continued
Frivolous lawsuits have serious consequences. They waste a judge’s time, burden court resources and make parties with legitimate cases wait for their day in court. The legal community is well aware of these consequences, and New York’s Rules of Professional Conduct warn attorneys not to engage in misconduct. The courts have taken steps too: Judges … Continued
The increasing prevalence of mobile sports betting and prediction markets comes with an increase in problem gambling. The New York State Bar Association hosted a seminar on the rise of mobile sports betting and prediction markets, which detailed how these platforms can feed into problematic gambling behaviors. Katie Mibaum, team leader at the New York Council on … Continued
The life sciences industry is at a turning point. For years, healthcare regulation has focused on issues such as drug pricing, reimbursement disputes, fraud enforcement and compliance failures. Lately, it feels as though something larger is happening underneath the surface. In both the United States and the European Union, regulators are beginning to question not … Continued
Artificial intelligence, like many other forms of technological advancements over the years, has been rapidly adopted by attorneys and courts all over the world, and it is here to stay. By now, we have likely all read about horror stories – hallucinated case citations, incorrectly summarized case decisions, misinterpreted case holdings, cybersecurity risks and ethical … Continued