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Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Scott Karson today became the first-ever NYSBA president to be installed virtually. The virtual swearing-in was conducted by New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, and was attended by more than 250 guests.

Good evening Members, The New York State Board of Law Examiners has announced a second application period for the September 2020 Bar Exam that makes graduates of law schools outside of New York eligible to apply. Beginning on Tuesday, June 2 at 10:00 a.m., applications will be accepted from any candidate who graduated with a … Continued

Karson will serve a one-year term as president. He will be sworn in this evening by New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, during a virtual ceremony that will be the first of its kind in NYSBA’s 144-year history.

I could not have imagined that when I became NYSBA’s 123rd president, I would do so under the cloud of a pandemic. The coronavirus public health crisis. It has upended our world and every aspect of our lives, and the legal community has not been spared.

Read about Above the Law founder David Lat's fight against COVID-19, and hear from new NYSBA President Scott M. Karson

Meet the 14 new section chairs who took office on June 1.

The pain for patients and staff from COVID-19 was palpable, and colleagues turned to me as a bioethicist for guidance about how they might allocate scarce resources, like ventilators and ICU beds.

Learn how your firm can maintain a steady cash flow and better serve clients with the help of online payments.

Leonard Zeskind, author of Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream and founder and president of the Institute for Research & Education of Human Rights is today’s guest.

“The death of George Floyd and its aftermath present a rule of law challenge and crisis. Government officials bear a grave and immense responsibility to comport themselves judiciously and with respect for all concerned in their every word and deed. Now is a time for our government to bring the nation together, not foment further … Continued