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Law Day: New York State Bar Association Honors Attorneys for Professionalism and Commitment to Pro Bono Service
The New York State Bar Association is recognizing lawyers who have made an exceptional commitment to serving the public good during its 35th Annual President’s Pro Bono Service Awards on Law Day. The highlight will be a keynote address by Associate Judge Michael…
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Sharing Our Memories: John Feerick
In honor of our 150th anniversary, we asked longtime, involved members for their recollections of the New York State Bar Association. John Feerick, dean emeritus at Fordham Law School, remembered when he learned he would be honored with the Gold…
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Academic Freedom as a Constitutional Right
For more than half a century, courts, universities and scholars have invoked academic freedom as both a constitutional doctrine and a defining institutional value. Yet despite this illusive importance, there is no stable or widely accepted legal framework governing the…
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Happy 150th, NYSBA!
Annual Meeting 2026 Thousands of lawyers attended our meeting at the Hilton Midtown in New York City. NYSBA staff came together to execute one of our biggest and best meetings ever: The Constance Baker Motley Symposium celebrated the courage and…
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New Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Accessibility Requirements for Public Colleges and Universities: What In-House Counsel Should Do Now
In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a final rule updating its regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to specifically require that state and local government websites, mobile applications and other digital tools…
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Ward-Melville High School Students Say Mock Trial Team is Like a Second Family
Feelings of anticipation and redemption surround the return of the Ward-Melville mock trial team to the New York State Bar Association’s Mock Trial State Tournament following a one-year absence. The Suffolk County team prevailed over rival Northport High School this…
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Avoiding Sanctions in the Gen AI Era: Practical Guardrails for Lawyers
Generative artificial intelligence has now been part of the public legal landscape for nearly three years, and one danger has consistently eclipsed the rest: hallucinations.[1] In this context, “hallucinations” are outputs that present false information as fact. They can stem…
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Immigration Topics Every Lawyer Needs To Know Under Trump 2.0
January 2026 marked the completion of President Trump’s first year of his second term in the White House. While the year was filled with new initiatives, Trump’s focus on immigration is perhaps the most consequential, not just because of the…
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Sharing Our Memories: Patricia Shevy
In honor of our 150th anniversary, we asked longtime, involved members for their recollections of the New York State Bar Association. Patricia Shevy, past chair of the Trusts and Estates Law Section, remembered how the COVID-19 pandemic changed programming. “Back…
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Trip to Former Concentration Camp Inspires Burns Award Winner To ‘Make It Count’
The New York State Bar Association honored civil legal services champion Rachel Chazin Halperin with its W. Haywood Burns Award for decades of service to Hudson Valley residents. Named for the civil rights attorney who worked with Rev. Dr. Martin…
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