A long-standing system of accreditation for law schools has come under scrutiny under the Trump administration. What’s at stake is nothing less than a sea change in the process that decides who gets to be a lawyer. Having a national system of accreditation ensures a level of quality education that supports the acceptance of portability … Continued
Overcoming burnout includes changing and challenging negative thought patterns, as well as finding joy. The New York State Bar Association hosted a seminar on identifying the causes of burnout and breaking out of it. Sammy Catone, a former litigator who owns a professional coaching practice in Buffalo, led the program. After eight years of practicing … Continued
Jim Dering plans on getting on feedback from members as he starts his term as the new chair of the Health Law Section. “To work with the Health Law Section’s other officers and Executive Committee, as well as others, in continuing to advance the section’s efforts to best serve existing members and attract new ones,” … Continued
In honor of our 150th anniversary, we asked longtime, involved members for their recollections of the New York State Bar Association. Lauren Sharkey, past chair of the Young Lawyers Section, recalled presenting the proposal to remove mental health-related questions from the state bar application. The New York State Bar Association feared that these questions were … Continued
Fayetteville-Manlius long-time mock trial coach Joe Worm is excited to bring a new squad of students back to Albany for the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial state tournament. “We’ve had many long seasons where we came up just short. This season has been a year where they’re just locked in, and getting to … Continued
For the first time in more than a decade, a team from Monroe County is on its way to the state tournament representing Region I, or Western New York, in the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trail tournament. Pittsford Mendon High School beat last year’s Region I champ Nichols to secure the 2026 title. … Continued
The debate over artificial intelligence in law misses the fundamental issue: the profession’s decades-long erosion and underinvestment in the development of the human capacities that technology cannot (and will not) replace. What appears to be a technology problem is an institutional one. I have spent decades inside the wellbeing reform movement, hosting the Lawyer-to-Lawyer Wellbeing … Continued
The Hudson Valley Homeschool Consortium is headed to the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial State Tournament for the first time in the group’s history, beating out previous state champions Augustine Classical and previous regional winners Albany Academy and Scotia-Glenville high school to win the Region III title. “I think we are really blessed … Continued
The Heschel School’s mock trial team is energized to return to the state tournament for the second time in three years. The Manhattan school recently won the regional title and the New York City Mock Trial title. “How surreal it’s been to start on mock trial as freshmen. I was a paralegal that year and … Continued
Maryann Stallone, the incoming chair of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, wants to get more people, especially young lawyers, to participate in the section. “If there are individuals who are interested in learning about the section, and want to be involved on panels, or want to be involved in writing articles, I’m happy to … Continued