The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has released a report aimed at curtailing the growing school to prison pipeline problem. The report includes recommendations for the use of restorative justice practices in lieu of student suspensions. “NYSBA’s Task Force on the School to Prison Pipeline was established to study relevant issues, information, law and … Continued

New York State Bar Association President Michael Miller issued the following statement today regarding the passing of the Hon. Richard A. Brown, Queens district attorney and former state Supreme Court judge. “The Hon. Richard A. Brown was the consummate public servant, devoting nearly 50 years of his extraordinary career to the pursuit of justice as … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) continued its 30-year tradition of honoring lawyers, law firms, a law student and a civil justice group that have provided extraordinary pro bono service to those in need at a ceremony and luncheon on May 1 at the Bar Center in Albany. NYSBA President Michael Miller presided over … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has adopted a report with recommendations regarding policy changes and best practices for effective incarceration release planning and programs. The report was approved at the State Bar’s April 13 House of Delegates meeting in Albany. “Central to the mission of the State Bar Association is to promote reform … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has approved an update to the Standards of Civility for the New York legal profession. NYSBA approved the report and recommendations of the Committee on  Attorney Professionalism at its April 13 House of Delegates meeting in Albany. “The Standards of Civility have been modernized for the first time since their initial … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) House of Delegates has approved a report from the Task Force on Wrongful Convictions that recommends the establishment of conviction integrity units (CIUs) in each of New York’s 62 counties, as well as a change to the current criminal law that would allow a new evidence claim after a guilty plea, … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) adopted new recommendations for the evaluation of candidates for judicial office at its April 13 House of Delegates meeting in Albany. The recommendations were part of a report by the Task Force on the Evaluation of Candidates for  Election to Judicial Office, established on June 1, 2018, in connection with the … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Michael Miller issued the following statement regarding the fire yesterday at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France: “The members of the New York State Bar Association join with the people of France and so many others around the world in mourning the severe damage done to Notre … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has announced the formation of a task force to review New York’s bar examination in light of the state’s May 2015 adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), which is now used by over 30 states. The mission of the Task Force on the New York Bar Examination … Continued

Henry M. Greenberg, president-elect of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP, will deliver the 55th Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture on April 18 in New York City. The lecture, entitled “Charles Evans Hughes & The Role of New York’s Organized Bar at a Time of Crisis for the … Continued