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Sharing Our Memories: Jill Pilgrim
In honor of our 150th anniversary, we asked longtime, involved members for their recollections of the New York State Bar Association. Jill Pilgrim, past chair of the Dispute Resolution Section, reflected on how far the bar association and the legal…
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New York State Bar Association Denounces Proposed Regulation That Exempts DOJ Attorneys From Independent Disciplinary Process
Kathleen Sweet, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement today: “The New York State Bar Association denounces Attorney General Bondi’s proposed regulation that would exempt DOJ attorneys from the normal process of investigation and discipline…
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150 Years: Leading the Legal Profession in New York State
As we celebrate the New York State Bar Association’s 150th anniversary, we reflect on the issues the association addressed in its formative years and find many of those same challenges continue today. The matters of association membership, dues structure and…
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Back Between the Lines: Can Collective Bargaining Provide a Playbook To Frame the NIL Moneyball?
In 1880, Yale faced Harvard under Walter Camp’s newly crafted rules, creating what is now recognized as modern American football. While we cannot know with certainty what motivated those Ivy League students to take the field, it is likely they…
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New York State Bar Association To Host CLE Seminar on the Limits of Federal Law Enforcement Power at Immigration Protests
In the wake of a rising number of deportations and arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York State Bar Association is hosting a seminar so that New Yorkers will know their rights before they encounter ICE. On…
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NYSBA CLE Focuses on Proposed Law on Animal Bereavement
The legal landscape surrounding employee benefits is shifting with the New York State Legislature considering proposed changes to labor law dealing with animal bereavement. A recent continuing legal education course sponsored by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on…
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New York State Bar Association Honors Professor for Excellence in Legal Ethics
Professor Raymond Brescia will receive the New York State Bar Association’s Sanford D. Levy Professional Ethics Award for his lifetime of work in legal ethics and his research on the history and influence of technology in the legal profession. Brescia…
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Sharing Our Memories: Angélicque Moreno
In honor of our 150th anniversary, we asked longtime, involved members for their recollections of the New York State Bar Association. Angélicque Moreno, past chair of the Trial Lawyers Section, remembered what inspired her to create the Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
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150 Years of Leadership: How NYSBA Helped Shape the Legal Profession
Late-night meetings in an Albany boarding house. Shaping global justice and reform across generations. Such are the stories that are born of the New York State Bar Association’s 150-year history and reflect a continuous commitment to elevating the profession and…
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Ethics Opinion 1293: Conflict analysis for per diem attorney
Opinion 1293 (02/13/2026) Topic: Conflict analysis for per diem attorney Digest: A per diem lawyer may not represent a client against a former client in a substantially related matter, or against a current client in any matter, absent the person’s…
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