Judge Edwina G. Richardson-Mendelson and Jacquelyn D. Greene have been honored with the 2015 Howard A. Levine Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare, given by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Children and the Law. The awards, presented on May 7 at the State Bar Center in Albany, recognize the … Continued

Twenty recipients were honored with 2015 President’s Pro Bono Service Awards May 5 in Albany. President Glenn Lau-Kee (Kee & Lau-Kee) and President-elect David P. Miranda (Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti), co-chair of the President’s Committee on Access to Justice, recognized the honorees during a luncheon at the State Bar Center. “Attorneys in New York … Continued

Experts to Explore Challenges and Opportunities of Practicing Law in a Global Marketplace The International Section of the New York State Bar Association will hold its biennial Global Law Week from May 12—May 15 in New York City, offering four days of engaging lectures, seminars and panel discussions on an array of timely topics in the field of … Continued

Karen P. Simmons, executive director of the Children’s Law Center (CLCNY) in Brooklyn and an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School, is the 2015 recipient of the Kay Crawford Murray Award, presented by the Committee on Women in the Law of the New York State Bar Association. The award, which Simmons will receive on May … Continued

The Government Law Center of Albany Law School and the New York State Bar Association have jointly released the latest issue of Government, Law and Policy Journal, which showcases New York’s long history of innovative public policies. The authors include a “who’s who”of current and former policy makers: William Bratton, New York City police commissioner; Jonathan … Continued

The New York State Bar Association today extends its sympathy to the family and friends of U.S. District Judge Robert P. Patterson, Jr., who served as its president from 1978 to 1979. He passed away April 21. He was 91. “Robert Patterson used his intellect, energy and legal skills to pursue justice as a prosecutor, … Continued

Russ Bleemer and the Monday Night Law Program of the New York City Bar Association have been honored with the State Bar Association’s 2015 Angelo T. Cometa Award. “The Monday Night Law Program has helped tens of thousands of low- to moderate-income New Yorkers the past 25 years,” said New York State Bar Association President … Continued

David L. Ferstendig, an expert on New York civil practice and procedure, has been named editor of the New York State Law Digest. Ferstendig of New York City succeeds David D. Siegel, widely recognized as a leading expert on New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR). Siegel edited and wrote the Law Digest for … Continued

Glenn Lau-Kee, president of the New York State Bar Association, today issued the following statement in lending support to a proposal announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie: “The New York State Bar Association believes in transparency in government, but is also concerned with protecting clients of lawyers who are entitled … Continued

A client sitting across from an attorney may be charged with prostitution or drug dealing. What the attorney may not realize is that the client is both a crime suspect and a crime victim. As a victim of human trafficking, she was coerced into the illegal activity. Human trafficking victims also can be household nannies, … Continued