FEBRUARY 3, 2020: STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE DEBORAH A. BATTS Henry M. Greenberg, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the death of United States District Judge Deborah A. Batts: “The death of United States District Judge Deborah A. Batts, the nation’s first openly LGBTQ … Continued

JANUARY 31, 2020: NYSBA AND SEOUL BAR ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE FORMAL RELATIONSHIP New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Henry M. Greenberg and Seoul Bar Association President JongWoo Park signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two organizations on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at the 2020 NYSBA Annual Meeting. The two leaders met during the American … Continued

JANUARY 31, 2020: NYSBA AND DAI-ICHI TOKYO BAR ASSOCIATION (DTBA) ANNOUNCE FORMAL RELATIONSHIP New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Henry M. Greenberg and Mr. Yamamoto Kohtaro, of Yamamoto & Shibasaki Law Offices in Tokyo and chair of the International Exchange Committee of the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association (DTBA), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) … Continued

JANUARY 31, 2020: STATE BAR ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS THE LEGALIZATION OF ADULT RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE IN NEW YORK The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) today approved a report from the NYSBA Committee on Cannabis Law that supports the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use in New York. The report outlines suggested strategies for the implementation … Continued

JANUARY 30, 2020: STATE BAR ASSOCIATION REPORT RECOMMENDS THE USE OF ADULT RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN NEW YORK The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will on Friday consider a report from the NYSBA Committee on Cannabis Law supporting the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use in New York. The report from the committee outlines suggested … Continued

JANUARY 29, 2020: UNPRECEDENTED STATE BAR ASSOCIATION PANEL EXAMINES WHITE NATIONALISM AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN AMERICA An extraordinary panel of legal, national security and other experts examined “White Nationalism and Domestic Terrorism in America” at the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Presidential Summit Jan. 29 as part of the association’s weeklong 143rd Annual Meeting … Continued

JANUARY 28, 2020: STATE BAR ANNOUNCES GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVE BASED ON COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS AROUND THE WORLD New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Henry M. Greenberg today announced that NYSBA has launched a global membership initiative to collaborate with bar associations around the world and support and advance the rule of law. … Continued

JANUARY 23, 2020: NYSBA HONORS LONG ISLAND ATTORNEY WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD The Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Ellen Makofsky, principal, Makofsky & Associates, of Garden City, on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the 2020 NYSBA Annual Meeting. “We are … Continued

JANUARY 23, 2020: MEDIA ADVISORY FOR JAN. 27-31, NEW YORK CITY WHITE NATIONALISM AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM, U.S. SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ELENA KAGAN, STATE OFFICIALS, MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION, BAIL REFORM, IMPLICIT BIAS AND DIVERSITY HIGHLIGHT STATE BAR ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL MEETING JAN. 27-31 The New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) 143rd Annual Meeting in New York City Jan. 27-31 will … Continued

JANUARY 23, 2020: DEAN OF BUFFALO LAW SCHOOL AMONG THOSE HONORED BY NYSBA’S TORTS, INSURANCE AND COMPENSATION LAW SECTION Aviva Abramovsky, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Law, will be honored by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law (TICL) Section with the Professor David D. Siegel Award … Continued