The New York State Bar Association today extends its sympathy to the family and friends of Haliburton Fales II, who served as its president from 1983 to 1984. He passed away November 2. He was 96. “A proponent of increased court funding and leader in the effort to expand the State Bar’s legislative presence, Haliburton … Continued

The New York State Bar Association supports President Obama’s call for greater data collection on gun violence.  The Association has previously called for such data collection. In a statement to the media after a mass shooting at the Umpqua Community College in Oregon yesterday, Obama called on Congress to reverse a ban on collecting data … Continued

The New York State Bar Association has launched a series of informational radio announcements about  amending the state Constitution and the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Narrated by State Bar President David P. Miranda, the spots will be broadcast on upstate commercial radio stations until mid-October. Each topic is covered in 30- and … Continued

New York State Bar President David P. Miranda today issued the following statement: “We urge the U.S. Senate to reject a bill (S.401, H.R. 758) which erroneously has been labeled the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA). “The House of Representatives passed the measure on September 17. “The bill’s supporters purport it will discourage the filing … Continued

New York State Bar Association President David P. Miranda today urged the U.S. Senate to swiftly hold confirmation votes on 13 pending judicial nominees, including three for federal courts in New York. “Each of the 13 nominees have been announced by the Senate Judiciary Committee. While there is no known controversy surrounding the individual nominees, … Continued

New York State Bar Association President David P. Miranda issued the following statement in the aftermath of the shooting of Carey Gabay, deputy counsel to the Empire State Development Corporation. He was shot and critically wounded in Brooklyn early Monday morning. “The thoughts and prayers of our Association and the legal community are with Carey Gabay and his … Continued

Federal courts again face the prospect of “devastating” budget cuts affecting both individual and business litigants if Congress allows re-implementation of “the Sequester” across-the-board cuts to the 2016 federal budget, warn the presidents of 17 bar associations in New York. The federal government’s 2016 fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, 2015. In a September 2 … Continued

Same-sex marriage has been legal in New York since 2011. Four years later, the U.S. Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges struck down laws in other states that prohibited same-sex marriage. The new legal landscape poses issues for New York attorneys and their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients. Those legal issues are the focus of a … Continued

The New York State Bar Association wants to ensure that new attorneys have all the tools they need to become successful members of New York’s legal community. Free to law students and newly admitted attorneys, the State Bar’s new book, Pathway to the Profession: From Law School to Lawyer, aims to help new attorneys hone their … Continued

The New York State Bar Association has published a new book focusing on a single phrase in the U.S. Constitution that long has been a source of heated debate: “the right of the people to keep and bear arms.” “Understanding the Second Amendment offers a clear-eyed, fact-based analysis of the case law and historical research,” said … Continued