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

JANUARY 23, 2020: STATE BAR HONORS SABIN CENTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE LAW The Environmental and Energy Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will present its highest honor to the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law on Friday, Jan. 31, at the 2020 Annual Meeting. The Environmental and Energy Law Section Award … Continued

JANUARY 22, 2020: ROCHESTER ATTORNEY WINS STATE BAR’S KAY CRAWFORD MURRAY AWARD Tiffany H.  Lee, chief of the appellate division for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York, is the 2020 recipient of the Kay Crawford Murray Memorial Award presented by the Women in Law Section of the New York State … Continued

JANUARY 22, 2020: NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT HENRY M. GREENBERG SUPPORTS GOVERNOR ON COURT MODERNIZATION New York State Bar Association President Henry M. Greenberg issued the following statement today in response to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal, included in the Executive budget, to restructure the state’s court system. “The New York State Bar Association … Continued

JANUARY 22, 2020: WHITE PLAINS LAWYER WINS STATE BAR’S ATTORNEY PROFESSIONALISM AWARD White Plains lawyer Angela Morcone Giannini is the 2020 recipient of the Attorney Professionalism Award, given by the Committee on Attorney Professionalism of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Giannini will receive her award on January 29 during the NYSBA’s Annual Meeting … Continued

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