It took me five years of practicing trust and estates law to develop my own estate plan. The cobbler’s children have no shoes, right? I spent my days counseling clients on the importance of having a will and advance directives, at the very least, and could not find the time over a period of years … Continued
On June 26, President Joe Biden announced that New York State will receive $664,618,251.49 in federal money for investment in broadband. This money will be allocated over two years and was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. In 2021, the New York State Bar Association recognized the need for increased … Continued
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is joining Brad Karp, chair of Paul, Weiss, and former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson as chairs of the New York State Bar Association’s blue-ribbon Task Force on Advancing Diversity. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 29 that decades of race-conscious policies at Harvard University and the University … Continued
Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, No. 21-476, 599 U.S.__ (2023): “The New York State Bar Association vows to continue its fight for equal rights following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative LLC … Continued
Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today in Biden v. Nebraska: “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the U.S. Department of Education exceeded its authority with its student loan forgiveness program. We respect the court’s decision. “We also respect the … Continued
Brad Karp and Jeh Johnson The New York State Bar Association has launched a task force to recommend how colleges and businesses can maintain diversity in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on affirmative action. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and Students for Fair Admissions … Continued
An attorney has taken on a multifaceted case and can’t decide whether to use artificial intelligence to meet discovery demands involving 100,000 sensitive documents. While AI can save money by selecting only the most pertinent documents, the lawyer does not want to risk the client’s privacy by exposing sensitive documents to AI’s DIALOG DTE computer … Continued
The New York State Bar Association is launching a task force to make recommendations about the legal, ethical, public health and policy considerations involved in helping people make end of life decisions. “These sensitive issues can present a minefield for many families during the most difficult time in their lives,” said New York State Bar … Continued
As the New York State Bar Association urges Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign our legislative priorities into law, we are actively working on our list of priorities for the 2024 Legislative Session. The 2023 legislative session was one of the most successful for the New York State Bar Association in recent years. Several priorities and … Continued
The dominant business news story of the first half of 2023 has been the failures of three large regional banks: Silicon Valley Bank, based in Palo Alto; Signature Bank, based in New York; and First Republic Bank, based in San Francisco. First Republic was taken over by JPMorgan Chase, with assistance from the Federal Deposit … Continued