Third-year law students Leanne M. Welds of Brooklyn Law School and Edward H. Clarke of Albany Law School are the recipients of real property law scholarships, The New York Bar Foundation has announced. Welds of Brooklyn received the $1,500 Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship. It is named for the past president of the New York State … Continued

Sara Furguson, a third-year law student at the University at Buffalo Law School, has been awarded the inaugural Honorable Joel K. Asarch Elder Law Scholarship, The New York Bar Foundation has announced. Furguson will receive a $2,500 award. The scholarship was named in honor of Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Asarch, who died in March … Continued

Newly admitted attorneys who belong to the New York State Bar Association are now eligible for access to Clio, a web-based practice management system, at no cost for one year. In addition, all State Bar Association members will receive an exclusive lifetime discount of 10 percent, under the terms of an enhanced partnership agreement between … Continued

The New York State Bar Association today released its state and federal public policy priorities for 2014. State priorities include ensuring adequate funding for the courts, creating more Family Court judgeships, expanding the number of veterans treatment courts, reducing wrongful convictions, restricting the use of solitary confinement and providing more civics education for New York … Continued

New York State Bar Association President David M. Schraver of Rochester (Nixon, Peabody) today issued the following statement regarding U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ annual year-end report:  “The New York State Bar Association stands with Chief Justice Roberts on his assessment of the impact of budget cuts on the judiciary, and once again … Continued