The New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates, its governing body, voted today to support passage of a bill that would allow terminally ill people in New York to take medication that would end their lives. The Medical Aid in Dying bill (A995a/S2445) includes safeguards such as mandatory evaluations of a person’s decision-making capacity, … Continued
In the face of an alarming rise of hate crimes across the state and nation, the New York State Bar Association is calling for a much-needed update of New York State law through the Hate Crimes Modernization Act. The act would expand the list of hate-crime-eligible offenses to include charges such as graffiti, criminal obstruction … Continued
Envision being fired from a job where you walk away with a $78 million severance package that allows you to still get paid even if you find another job. Perhaps that is possible to comprehend for the CEO of an international conglomerate, but a college football coach? Look no further than Jimbo Fisher, the former … Continued
Dear Colleagues: We are being confronted by modern and historical issues that are impeding the ability of lawyers to practice. Some of these matters arise from the complexities of burgeoning technology and others are rooted in more practical causes. For lawyers to operate more efficiently, we’d like to see court rules further simplified and made … Continued
“Ten Strategies to be a Culturally Effective Lawyer” was the theme of this year’s Constance Baker Motley Symposium at the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting this week in New York City. The Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion assembled an all-star panel of experts who offered real life examples of the steps and … Continued
The Town of Babylon is reaping the benefits of opting in. While most Long Island municipalities refused to allow cannabis sales, this Long Island town became one of the few to allow recreational dispensaries and businesses. At a panel hosted by the Local and State Government Law Section at the New York State Bar Association’s … Continued
(Left to Right): Vivian D. Wesson, Ignatius Grande, Ronald Hedges and Marissa Moran Artificial Intelligence’s pervasive impact on lawyers will initially be felt most profoundly in practical areas including document drafting and repetitive tasks that are data driven. A panel of experts who spoke during the second part of the Presidential Summit, the marquee event … Continued
It took Netflix three and a half years to win over one million viewers while ChatGPT took just five days to reach that milestone. Truth is it has been moving at warp speed ever since and will likely have an enormous $200 billion global impact on the economy next year. ChatGPT has evolved so rapidly since its … Continued
Could a person with limited vision access your firm’s website? Could a wheelchair user get inside your law office? For people with disabilities, navigating legal services can be a challenge. But it does not have to be that way. At a panel hosted by the Elder Law and Special Needs Section at the New York … Continued
Judge Rowan D. Wilson, the chief judge of New York State and its Court of Appeals, received the Stanley Fuld Award today, the highest honor of the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial & Federal Litigation Section. “In his first year as the leader of the New York court system, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson has … Continued