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Providing Contemporary Educational Programming Leads Business Law Section Chair’s Agenda
Luca Melchionna understands the value of education and collaboration through his 30-year career working in higher education and as a transactional attorney. His background is the basis of his initiatives for the upcoming 11 months where his focus will be…
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Massachusetts Recruiting New York Lawyers to Join State’s Assigned Counsel Panels
The Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services is actively recruiting lawyers in states that border the Commonwealth, like New York, to consider joining its assigned counsel panels. The Committee for Public Counsel Services provides legal representation in Massachusetts for those…
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The New York State Bar Association’s Government Relations 2026 Legislative Session Update
2026 marked the second year of the New York State Legislature’s biennial cycle, and it resulted in legislative progress in several notable NYSBA policy areas, including immigrant protections, firearm safety, court access, criminal justice, and legal services funding. Through sustained…
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Testing the Bounds of E-Discovery: How Courts Have Analyzed Employer Control Over Personal Devices
As the modern workplace continues to evolve, many organizations are adopting bring-your-own-device policies, enabling employees to use personal smartphones, tablets and laptops for work-related activities. These policies bring with them significant legal complexities – particularly in the context of employment…
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New York State Court System Bans Wearing Smart Glasses in Court Buildings
Starting today, the New York State Office of Court Administration is prohibiting the use of smart glasses that contain a camera, microphone or computer in state, county, town and village courts. New York is the first state to institute such…
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New Dispute Resolution Chair Focuses on Collaboration To Strengthen Relationships and Build Community
The new chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section, Loretta Gastwirth, is focusing on collaboration with other sections to broaden professional development and strengthen relationships for the section’s nearly 2,000 members. “The many section members who…
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New York State Bar Association Is Not Responsible for Licensing or Discipline of Attorneys in New York
The New York State Bar Association is a not-for-profit voluntary membership association for attorneys. We are not a state entity or responsible for licensing or discipline of attorneys. Disciplinary complaints should be directed to the Attorney Disciplinary / Grievance Committee…
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NYSBA Hosts Open Discussion on Court of Appeals Process Ahead of 2027 Vacancy
(L-R): Paul Samuels, Judge Leslie Stein, Judge Howard Levine, Hank Greenberg, Elizabeth Fine, Michael Hutton and Lorraine Silverman speak on a panel at the New York State Bar Association in Albany. In a statewide forum hosted by the New York…
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New York State Bar Association To Host Free Webinar on Data Centers and Energy Use
The increased use of artificial intelligence requires the building of larger and more sophisticated data centers across the country to power the technology. The use of these facilities – housing computing equipment, storage systems and infrastructure to power technology such…
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Assessing Human Authorship in AI-Generated Works
A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million. Maurizio Cattelan’s work, “Comedian,” has been deemed one of the most “talked about works of the century,”[1] though much of the conversation has been sharply critical.[2] Indeed, when art is…
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