The Latest Changes To New York’s Law Of Lawyering
New York and other states have increasingly recognized the need to change how the practice of law will be regulated in their jurisdictions. Such changes are driven by the failure to provide adequate access to legal services, requirements for diversity in the profession, and the financial burdens on lawyers in their practice. In New York, NYSBA’s Task Force discussed the inadequacy of the current required examinations for admission to the bar and offered alternatives. Chief Judge Janet DiFiore’s Working Group on Regulatory Innovation has considered and discussed the provision of legal services and investment in law firms by non-lawyers and the need to improve access to justice in the state. Other innovations have been adopted in Arizona, California, Illinois, Oregon, Utah, and Washington with some success (and failure). The American Bar Association’s Center for Innovation has asked its membership to consider changes to the law of lawyering. In the three panel discussions that follow, we will explore possible innovations within New York to the law of lawyering, offering an opportunity to discuss views on potential changes. We will also examine recent litigation, the ABA’s new rule on sharing of legal fees with non-lawyers, and other topics that may be of interest to you in our evolving legal landscape.
- December 7, 2022
- 12:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
- 2.0
- 2.0
- Virtual Participation
- Arizona
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Oregon
- Utah
- Washington
- ABA canons/code
- ABA Kutak Commission
- Ethics 20/20 Commission
- 2012 NYSBA Task Force on Non-Lawyer Investments in Law Firms
- 2020 Regulatory Innovation and Non-Lawyer Providers of Legal Services
- Upsolve, the unauthorized practice of law (UPL), and how UPL may be affected in the "new" normal post-pandemic
- COSAC report and New York County Lawyers Association Task Force report and their recommendations and discussion of matching services in other states
- Task Force on the New York Bar Examination and its assessment of the UBE
Agenda
12:00 p.m. - 12:05 p.m. Welcome and Introduction
Vivian D. Wesson, Esq. | The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) | Philadelphia, PA
12:05 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Panel One: Non-Lawyer Investments in Law Firms | (0.5 Credit in Ethics)
Discussion of non-lawyer ownership and investments of law firms, including litigation financing and experiments in the following jurisdictions:
12:30 p.m. - 12:55 p.m. Panel Two: Non-Lawyer Provision of Legal Services | (0.5 Credit in Ethics)
Discussion of:
12:55 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m. - 1:25 p.m. Panel Three: Matching Services, UBE & New York's Response | (0.5 Credit in Ethics)
Discussion of:
1:25 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. | Panel Four: Lightning Round - Hot Topics | (0.5 Credit in Ethics)
Exploration of other aspects of the law of lawyering, including call for temporary commission to study Article 15 of the Judiciary Law, civility in the post-COVID era, and Commission to Reimagine the Future of New York's Courts
1:50 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Q&A
2:00 p.m. | Conclusion of the Program
- Vivian D. Wesson, Moderator;Chair, The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)
- Bruce Green, Speaker, Fordham University School of Law
- Robert Kantowitz, Speaker, Robert Kantowitz, Attorney at Law
- James B. Kobak, Jr., Speaker, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
- Ronald Minkoff, Speaker, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
- Andrew Oringer, Speaker, Dechert LLP
- Webinar
- 0ML51
- Committee on Attorney Professionalism
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education
