President-elect Candidate Statement: Richard Lewis
I believe that NYSBA can become stronger and far more vibrant if we focus on helping our membership deal with the nuts and bolts of everyday practice.
I believe that NYSBA can become stronger and far more vibrant if we focus on helping our membership deal with the nuts and bolts of everyday practice.
We have a multitude of riches in our members, and we need to show what that means to those who are currently not involved with NYSBA.
New York’s class action procedures are antiquated. It’s time—past time, really—to update them.
From writing competitions and scholarship funding to fellowships and internships with Fortune 500 companies, esteemed organizations and government institutions, NYSBA offers a wide variety of opportunities to help law students build their resume while also developing critical legal skills.
Chief Judge Janet DiFiore announced that Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the New York City Courts, George J. Silver, was retiring from the bench at the end of this month to pursue opportunities in the private sector.
When a marriage is being dissolved, how do family pets/companion animals fit into New York State’s equitable distribution laws (D.R.L. § 236(B)(5)), which are intended to yield an equitable distribution of jointly held or acquired marital assets (and liabilities) of both parties?
New York State Bar Association President T. Andrew Brown today applauded Gov. Kathy Hochul for signing the Less is More Act – a vitally important piece of reform legislation that will end reincarceration for individuals alleged to have committed technical parole violations.
As part of its mission to forge relationships, advance justice and strengthen the legal profession across the world, the New York State Bar Association entered a collaboration with the Georgian Bar Association today. Two representatives from each bar association met at the Bar Center on Elk Street in Albany on Thursday to sign an official … Continued
The New York State Bar Association has launched a comprehensive new task force that will examine how structural racism permeates and influences all aspects of daily life leading to injustice and inequality among New Yorkers.
Until federal law is revised to allow provisions for legal cannabis, or the Lanham Act specifically addresses its inconsistencies, the ability to protect trademarks for cannabis is limited.