The Daily Record reported that the NYSBA recognized Barclay Damn with its Free Legal Answers Firm Award. (may require subscription) For the second year in a row, every full-time attorney at Barclay Damon LLP has provided pro bono legal services to low-income individuals and organizations. The firm dedicated more than 3,500 hours of time valued … Continued

The Daily Record reported that the NYSBA recognized Phillips Lytle LLP with its Empire State Counsel Law Firm Award. (may require subscription) Phillips Lytle LLP has been named one of the 2018 New York State Bar Association Empire State Counsel Law Firm Honorees, based on the total number of pro bono hours completed by 16 … Continued

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that the NYSBA honored Presiding Justice Alan Scheinkman at the Judicial Section Luncheon during Annual Meeting. Hon. Alan Scheinkman, the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, was honored by the Judicial Section and the Council on Judicial Assignments of the New York State Bar Association during its annual … Continued

The Albany Times Union reported on NYSBA’s support to repeal the law requiring lawyers admitted to practice in New York to maintain a physical presence here if they live in a different state (may require subscription) The New York State Bar Association wants to repeal a century-old law that requires lawyers admitted to practice in … Continued

Inside Higher Ed reported on restrictions for online law school. Patricia Salkin, co-chair of the Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, was quoted in the article. As numerous law schools try to take advantage of new flexibility from their accreditor, some state policies lag behind those ambitions.

The Albany Times Union reported on NYSBA’s resolution condemning the federal government shutdown and calling for it to end immediately. (may require subscription) New York’s state bar association, which is comprised of more than 70,000 attorneys across the state, called for an end to the shutdown this week, calling the situation a “dereliction of duty” … Continued

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle quoted Immediate Past President Miller on the federal government shutdown. As the shutdown of the federal government continues with no end in sight, the president of the New York State Bar Association issued a statement on Monday that blasted the shutdown as a “dereliction of duty” and a “constitutional crisis.” “The … Continued

The Albany Times Union quoted Immediate Past President Miller on the proposed attorney registration fee increase. (may require subscription) The state bar association is strongly opposed to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s plan to raise a biannual fee on attorneys practicing in New York.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that Judge Sylvia Hinds-Radix received the 14th Annual Diversity Trailblazer Award. Brooklyn Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix received the 14th annual Diversity Trailblazer Award from the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Diversity during the start of the committee’s annual meeting in Manhattan on Monday.

The New York Law Journal reported on NYSBA’s Annual Meeting panel on strategies to improve diversity within the legal profession. (may require subscription) Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp said the firm took recent criticism as a chance to improve its approach to diversity, while several leading New York lawyers discussed strategies to advance women in … Continued