JANUARY 22, 2020: NYSBA TO HONOR CHIEF JUDGE JANET DIFIORE, APPELLATE DIVISION JUSTICE ROSALYN RICHTER New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and Appellate Division, First Department Justice Rosalyn H. Richter will be honored by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) on Friday, Jan. 31 at NYSBA’s 2020 Annual Meeting. Judge DiFiore … Continued

JANUARY 22, 2020: NYSBA HONORS ATTORNEYS, LAW FIRMS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PRO BONO SERVICE AND 2019 EMPIRE STATE COUNSEL Attorneys Lindsay Heck and Lee Redeye will be honored for their pro bono service by the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) President’s Committee on Access to Justice (PCAJ) on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the 2020 NYSBA … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: NYSBA TASK FORCE ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES LIVESTREAM TO FEATURE PRIVACY, DATA AND CYBER EXPERTS Later today, experts on privacy, data and cyber issues will speak at the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles panel meeting. The meeting will be livestreamed for the public starting at 5:00 p.m. … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: U.S. SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ELENA KAGAN TO RECEIVE NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION GOLD MEDAL AWARD United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan will be presented with the Gold Medal Award of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) at a gala dinner at the American Museum of Natural History … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: STATE BAR TO HONOR U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN G. KOELTL The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Commercial and Federal Litigation Section will recognize the Honorable John G. Koeltl, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, with the 2020 Stanley H. Fuld Award on January 29 at the … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: JUDGE MICHAEL M. MOHUN TO RECEIVE VINCENT E. DOYLE AWARD AT STATE BAR ANNUAL MEETING The Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will recognize the Honorable Michael M. Mohun (Bennington, NY), Wyoming County Court Judge, with the Vincent E. Doyle Jr. Award for Outstanding Judicial Contribution in the Criminal … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: NYC ATTORNEY WINS STATE BAR’S DIVERSITY TRAILBLAZER AWARD Kenneth Chin, partner at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, is the 2020 recipient of the John E. Higgins, Esq. Diversity Trailblazer Award presented by the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Chin will receive his award on … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: PAST NYSBA PRESIDENT KENNETH STANDARD TO BE HONORED FOR DISTINCTION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND AFFAIRS The International Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will present its award for Distinction in International Law and Affairs to former NYSBA President Kenneth G. Standard, Epstein Becker & Green, on Monday, Jan. 27 … Continued

JANUARY 21, 2020: NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL PROFESSOR WINS STATE BAR’S SANFORD LEVY AWARD New York Law School Professor of Law Rebecca Roiphe is the 2020 recipient of the Sanford Levy Award presented by the Committee on Professional Ethics of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Roiphe will receive her award on January 29 … Continued

NYSBA President Hank Greenberg issued the following statement on the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico: “Thousands of our fellow American citizens in Puerto Rico continue to suffer at the hands of Mother Nature. The island, which is still recovering from the ravages of Hurricane Maria in September 2017, was rocked this week by two powerful … Continued