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The Lurking Risk in Arbitrations of Producing – and Clawing Back – Privileged Documents
Sophisticated litigators have come to rely on court-ordered stipulations that allow them to claw back otherwise privileged materials that were inadvertently produced. There are cogent reasons why counsel in arbitrations should enter similar stipulations that create the presumption that privileged…
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Deciding To Arbitrate After Consumer Disputes Arise
The Context On Sept. 13, 2023, nonprofit organizations and consumer law professors submitted a petition urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to allow consumers to decide whether to arbitrate their consumer disputes after the dispute arises.[1] This is one more…
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How Antidiscrimination Laws Apply to Employees Who Work Remotely
Introduction With the rise of remote work since the COVID-19 outbreak, courts will be asked to grapple anew with a perennial question: whether state and local antidiscrimination laws apply to workers who are not physically present in the jurisdiction. In…
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Rochester Attorney and Harris Beach Partner Heidi Schult Gregory To Be Honored With New York State Bar Association’s Attorney Professionalism Award
Heidi Schult Gregory, Harris Beach Rochester Office managing partner, will be honored as the recipient of the 2024 Attorney Professionalism Award, at the New York State Bar Association’s Law Day celebration on May 1 at the Bar Center in Albany.…
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Chief Judge Rowan Wilson To Address New York State Bar Association Pro Bono Honorees on Law Day
The New York State Bar Association is honoring lawyers who have made an exceptional commitment to serving the public good during the 33rd Annual President’s Pro Bono Service Awards on Law Day. The ceremony takes place at 1 p.m. May…
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NYSBA Favors Expansion of Hate Crimes but Opposes Cuts in Criminal, Civil Legal Services
Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the approval of the 2024-25 state budget: Indigent Legal Services Fund “The New York State Bar Association is disappointed with the sweep of millions of…
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NYSBA Commends Governor, Legislature for Protecting Constitutional Rights of Children, Indigent Adults
Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about the approval of the 2024-25 state budget, which includes continued funding to adequately pay 18-B attorneys to represent children and indigent adults: “The New York…
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New York State Bar Association Commends the Medical Society of The State of New York for Supporting Medical Aid In Dying
Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement in response to the Medical Society of the State of New York’s decision to support medical aid in dying: “Support for medical aid in dying offers…
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New York State Bar Association Leaders Take on Capitol Hill
Leaders of the New York State Bar Association took to Capitol Hill this month to meet with members of the New York delegation. The lobbying effort coincided with the American Bar Association’s Lobby Day on the Hill. The NYSBA delegation …
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New York State Bar Association Objects to Transfer of $55 Million Set Aside To Pay for Civil Legal Services For Low-Income New Yorkers
Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about a proposal in the state budget agreement that takes money away from low-income New Yorkers who need civil legal services: “The New York State Bar…
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