Open Advanced Filters
New York State Bar Association Supports Key Investments in Governor’s Budget Proposal
The New York State Bar Association supports the key investments important to the association’s membership that Gov. Hochul has included in her preliminary budget proposal. In particular, the association favors the expansion and protection of reproductive health care, landmark investment…
Read More
Law on Electronic Notary Services Goes Into Effect Feb. 1
A new law, NY Executive Law Section 135-c, authorizes notaries to perform electronic notarial acts by registering with the Department of State and complying with new rules. Notaries wishing to provide electronic notary services will be able to register with the…
Read More
New York State Bar Association Presents Distinguished Jurist Award to Presiding Justice Hector LaSalle
The Judicial Section of the New York State Bar Association honored four judges including the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, Hector LaSalle, during Annual Meeting. “The judiciary is the cornerstone of our justice system,” said Sherry Levin…
Read More
Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Honors Three Outstanding Attorneys During Annual Meeting
The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion honored three outstanding attorneys during the association’s Annual Meeting in New York City. Retired federal Judge Randolph Treece and Ross Moskowitz, a partner at Stroock & Stroock &…
Read More
Skadden Attorneys Discuss Biden Administration’s Emphasis on White Collar Crime
The Biden administration is targeting white-collar crime, spending heavily to hire more Department of Justice lawyers and FBI agents, a panelist told lawyers Monday during the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting. The panelist, Maria Cruz Melendez, a partner…
Read More
Pioneering Practitioner Honored With Ruth G. Schapiro Memorial Award From New York State Bar Association’s Women In Law Section
The Chief United States District Judge, Western District of New York, Elizabeth Wolford received the Ruth G. Schapiro Memorial Award during the New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates at the association’s Annual Meeting in New York City. “Judge…
Read More
NYSBA Calls ERA a Crucial Amendment to the State Constitution
Sherry Levin Wallach, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the state Legislature’s passage of the ERA today: “The New York State Bar Association commends the state Legislature for deciding today to put the…
Read More
In Accepting Gold Medal, Civil Rights Attorney Sherrilyn Ifill Implores New York State Bar Association Lawyers To Protect the ‘Boundaries of the Rule of Law’
Civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill told 300 people gathered to see her receive the Gold Medal, the New York State Bar Association’s highest honor, that “it is our job to protect the boundaries of the rule of law in this…
Read More
Panelists Discuss New Law Requiring Posting of a Salary Range in Job Advertisements
Under a new law targeting pay disparities for women and people of color, employers in New York State will soon have to post a salary range when they advertise jobs, panelists told lawyers Monday at a Business Law Section session…
Read More
As Joint Dispensaries Begin To Bud in NY, Lawyers Focus on Regulations
New York’s first recreational marijuana dispensary opened in Manhattan in late December nearly two years after historic legislation was passed that legalized adult cannabis use and allowed for the implementation of a regulatory framework for the production, licensing, packaging, marketing…
Read More
