Category: Media Mentions

NYSBA to Study Uniform Bar Exam Impact

The Daily Record quoted Immediate Past President Miller on his Task Force on the New York Bar Examination, which will investigate and report on the experience and impact of the state’s adoption of the UBE. (may require subscription) The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has fomed a task force to review New York’s bar … Continued

Albany Lawyer Greenberg Joins Elite List

The Albany Times Union reported that President Hank Greenberg will deliver the 55th Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture at the New York County Lawyers Association. (may require subscription) On April 5, notorious former consultant Todd Howe is scheduled to be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Manhattan for multiple felonies — bribery, bid-rigging and fraud … Continued

NY Lawmakers Release Budget Proposals Without Criminal Justice Reform as Talks Continue

The New York Law Journal reported that NYSBA is opposed to the biennial attorney registration fee. (may require subscription) The Assembly broke with Cuomo’s budget proposal by stripping it almost completely of policy, including criminal justice reform, while modifying it in other areas. The Senate had not made its spending proposal public by Tuesday afternoon.

It’s Time to Fix NY’s Broken Court System

The New York Law Journal published Immediate Past President Michael Miller and President Hank Greenberg’s op ed on court modernization. (may require subscription) Despite being called the Unified Court System, it is anything but. There are 11 different trial courts and multiple levels of appellate courts, far more than any other state in the nation.

First Department Introduces Four-Judge Panels, Upsetting NY Bar Associations

The New York Law Journal quoted Immediate Past President Michael Miller on the change from five-judge panels to four in the First Department. (may require subscription) “It’s pretty self-evident and universally accepted that a five-judge panel is preferable to a four-judge panel,” said New York State Bar Association president Michael Miller. “Unlike the challenges of … Continued

Non-Resident Attorneys Without New York Offices Spared Dismissal, Court of Appeals Says

The NY Daily Record noted that the New York State Bar Association’s Task Force recommending repeal on Section 470. (may require subscription) On Valentine’s Day, the Court of Appeals resolved one important issue regarding “law offices” for non-resident attorneys admitted to practice in New York, but a rash of other questions — which may put … Continued

Oscars 2019: Green Book shows Hollywood’s blatant contempt for Italian-Americans

The USA Today quoted Immediate Past President Miller on ethnic slurs regarding anti-Italian stereotypes. (may require subscription) “Green Book” is a symphony of vile anti-Italian stereotypes masquerading as a feel-good family film. Of all the controversies surrounding director Peter Farrelly’s movie, from questions about the script’s veracity to screenwriter Nick Vallelonga’s anti-Muslim tweet to Viggo … Continued