New York State Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera and Justine M. “Tina” Luongo, attorney-in-charge of the Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Division, are among the four individuals honored for outstanding contributions to the criminal justice community. The recipients were honored January 24 by the Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar … Continued

The Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association has recognized the Honorable Charles E. Ramos, senior justice of the Commercial Division in New York County, with its 2018 Stanley H. Fuld Award. “The section is honored to confer the Fuld Award upon Justice Ramos in recognition of his longstanding commitment … Continued

Lanessa Chaplin of Syracuse (Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County) has been awarded the New York State Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer Award for 2018. The award, presented by the Association’s Young Lawyers Section, honors attorneys in practice for fewer than 10 years who have demonstrated outstanding service to both the community and the legal … Continued

The Committee on Professional Ethics of the New York State Bar Association will award William Freivogel of Chicago its Sanford D. Levy Award. Freivogel will receive the award during the State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in New York City on January 24. The Sanford D. Levy Award, named for a former member of the Committee, … Continued

Barbara Finkelstein, CEO of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV), and the late Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, who served as an associate justice of the Court of Appeals, were honored with 2018 Diversity Trailblazer awards on January 22 at the State Bar’s Annual Meeting in New York City. The award was presented by the State … Continued

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 – 2-5 PM NYS BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT TO EXAMINE RACE, SLAVERY AND MASS INCARCERATION. PANELISTS INCLUDE BRONX DA DARCEL CLARK, CHANTÁ PARKER OF THE INNOCENCE PROJECT, JEFFERY ROBINSON OF THE ACLU Wednesday, January 24 2-5 pm New York Hilton Midtown 1335 Avenue of the Americas, between 53rd and … Continued

The Honorable Lisa Margaret Smith, United States magistrate judge for the Southern District of New York, is the 2018 recipient of the Kay Crawford Murray Award presented by the Committee on Women in the Law of the New York State Bar Association. “Judge Smith’s contributions as a jurist, coupled with her commitment to mentoring and … Continued

The New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) 141st Annual Meeting in New York City January 22 through 26 will include programs on mass incarceration of people of color, cannabis law, professional and business development for women attorneys, the impact of electronic communications on attorney-client relationships, new federal tax law, effects of federal policy on public … Continued

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Sharon Stern Gerstman today lauded the appointments of the Honorable Alan D. Scheinkman as presiding justice of the Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department and the Honorable Elizabeth A. Garry as presiding justice for the Appellate Division for the Third Judicial Department. “Justices Garry and Scheinkman bring … Continued

To address two areas of the law that are continuously evolving, the New York State Bar Association has created new committees to study cannabis and transportation law. Believing there was a void for lawyers to share developments in cannabis law with their peers, the State Bar’s Executive Committee established a Committee on Cannabis Law. The … Continued