The Daily Star reported on the Task Force on Rural Justice and quoted President Greenberg. The article also appeared in the Plattsburgh Press Republican and Niagara Gazette. Rural New Yorkers run into the same situations in life that require legal assistance as residents of urban and suburban regions — contract disputes, estate planning questions, real estate transactions and divorce, … Continued

The Spectator quoted President Greenberg on the Task Force on Rural Justice. New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Henry M. Greenberg recently announced the creation of the Task Force on Rural Justice to examine the state of rural law practice in New York State. Ninety-seven percent of all New York lawyers work and live in … Continued

The Buffalo Law Journal reported on Aleece Burgio, co-chair of the NYSBA Committee on Cannabis Law, and her career path. (may require subscription) Aleece Burgio set out on a soul-searching trek when she finished law school in 2015. She traveled around the country on a road trip that lasted months. It took her from her hometown … Continued

The Albany Times Union reported on the crisis affecting rural law practices and quoted President Greenberg on the Task Force on Rural Justice. (may require subscription) Practicing law in the country can make for a nice life. Small-town lawyers know their clients as friends and neighbors. They make a difference in tight-knit communities where their … Continued

Colorado Politics quoted President Greenberg on ‘gay panic defense’ in an op ed. Homophobia is an accepted defense that has been and is currently being used in Colorado courts. That is wrong and contrary to our core values as a State. The use of the so-called “Gay Panic Defense” must be ended in the state of … Continued

Law360 quoted President Greenberg on the new Task Force on the Parole System. (may require subscription) The New York State Bar Association is taking a hard look at the state’s parole system as lawmakers have so far fallen short on reforms to address the state’s high rate of revoking parole, keeping a fire under efforts to follow … Continued

The Albany Times Union mentioned President Greenberg and his Task Force on the Parole System. (may require subscription) State leaders enacted major changes this year that will end cash bail in misdemeanor and non-violent felony cases and keep prosecutors from waiting until the eve of trials to disclose critical information to defendants. Could parole reform … Continued

The New York Law Journal quoted Past President Seymour W. James, Jr. on the Task Force on Parole Reform, which he co-chairs. (may require subscription) New York reincarcerates the second-most defendants in the nation for technical violations of parole such as missing a meeting with a parole officer.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle quoted President Greenberg on the new Task Force on Parole Reform. (may require subscription) When the New York State legislature passed criminal justice reforms earlier this year, Kings County Criminal Bar Association President Christopher Wright remarked that he never thought he would see the day when such sweeping reforms were enacted. However, one … Continued

Law360 reported on NYSBA’s ethics opinion on attorneys serving in public office. (may require subscription) The New York State Bar Association has issued a new ethics opinion that provides attorneys serving in public office with guidance on what private cases they can and cannot take/