Professor Penny Abernathy, a noted expert on the national local news crisis, was the featured presenter at a meeting of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on Free Expression in the Digital Age held in New York City today. Abernathy, a former executive at The Wall Street Journal and The New York … Continued

Penny Abernathy will be the featured speaker at a panel meeting of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on Free Expression in the Digital Age on Monday September 16. The panel meeting will be livestreamed for the public starting at 9 a.m. The task force, announced by NYSBA President Hank Greenberg this past June, has set … Continued

Leaders from the academic, corporate and non-profit worlds will speak at the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles panel meeting on September 17 & 18 to discuss issues related to regulatory and safety law and policy. Both panel meetings will be livestreamed for the public starting at 5:00 p.m. Carlos … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) today is saddened by the loss of longtime Rochester attorney G. Robert Witmer, Jr., who served as its president from 1994-1995. “Bob Witmer represented the best of the best in the legal profession. He was a devoted and selfless leader,” said NYSBA President Hank Greenberg. “All who had … Continued

The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates today approved a resolution creating the ABA Best Practice Guidelines for Online Legal Document Providers and urges online legal document providers to adhere to these guidelines. The resolution was proposed to the ABA by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and the New York County Lawyers … Continued

NYSBA Task Force on Mass Shootings and Assault Weapons to Propose Policy Solutions New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Hank Greenberg issued the following statement in response to the two mass shootings this past weekend that tragically ended the lives of 31 people and injured dozens more. “The New York State Bar Association recoils … Continued

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Hank Greenberg issued the following statement regarding the passing of Robert M. Morgenthau, the legendary former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Manhattan’s longest-tenured district attorney, who retired at the end of 2009 after more than four decades of public service. “New York has … Continued

NYSBA Task Force Will Look to Identify Problems with the State’s Current Parole System and Propose Policy Solutions New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Hank Greenberg has announced the establishment of a task force that will study the state’s current system of parole. “The state Legislature has undertaken wide-ranging criminal procedure reform in areas … Continued

Newly Formed Task Force Will Make Recommendations for Potential Changes in Law and Public Policy to Support Law Practice and Access to Justice in Rural Communities New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Henry M. Greenberg announced today the creation of the Task Force on Rural Justice to examine the state of rural law practice … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) mourns past-President Whitney North Seymour, Jr., who died on June 29 at the age of 95. Seymour served as NYSBA president from 1974–1975. “Whitney North Seymour, Jr., was a giant. He exemplified the best of our profession, in its nobility and commitment to public service,” said NYSBA President … Continued