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Ethics Opinion 1289: Entity owned and operated by attorney that provides law-related services. Splitting fees from law-related services with nonlawyers. Paying referral fees to attorney owner of law-related entity
Opinion 1289 (12/23/2025) Topic: Entity owned and operated by attorney that provides law-related services. Splitting fees from law-related services with nonlawyers. Paying referral fees to attorney owner of law-related entity. Digest: When an attorney owns or controls an entity…
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Copyright and AI Battle for the Future
“Meet George Jetson….” And with those famous three words, “The Jetsons” premiered on Sept. 23, 1962. The cartoon gave us a glimpse into our near distant future through the lens of George Jetson, a working father who spent a one-hour…
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Ethics Opinion 1288: Nonlawyer ownership of a Professional Corporation
Opinion 1288 (12/19/2025) Topic: Nonlawyer ownership of a Professional Corporation Digest: An irrevocable testamentary trust established as part of an estate plan for an attorney who is a minority shareholder in a professional corporation may not, upon his death, take…
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New York State Bar Association Commends Governor for Making the Child Abuse Reporting System More Fair
New York State Bar Association President Kathleen Sweet issued the following statement about the approval of S550-A/A66-A: “Anonymous reporting to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Mistreatment is a flawed policy that harms thousands of New York families…
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New York State Bar Association Disappointed by Governor’s Veto of Death Gamble Bill
Kathleen Sweet, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s veto of S5083/A5898: “The veto of the ‘Death Gamble Bill’ by Gov. Hochul is unfair to judges and their families. Excluding them…
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New York State Bar Association To Honor Six Retiring Justices for Their Service to New Yorkers
The New York State Bar Association is recognizing six retiring Appellate Court justices for their years of outstanding public service. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson of the Court of Appeals and the State of New York will deliver a keynote address…
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New York State Bar Association Commends Governor, Legislature for Supporting Medical Aid in Dying
Kathleen Sweet, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement in response to the governor agreeing to sign S138/A136 authorizing the Medical Aid in Dying Act: “New York State joins 11 other states in offering a dignified…
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150 Years of Progress – and Purpose
In 1876, a small group of New York lawyers set out to do something extraordinary. Years before there was an American Bar Association, at a time when the law was practiced by candlelight and correspondence traveled by post, they came…
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Legal Experts To Gather in New York City To Examine Issues Impacting the Future of the Legal Profession
Experts will tackle the biggest challenges facing the legal profession – including artificial intelligence, the state of the constitution, shifting government priorities, civil rights, diversity, equity, and inclusion – during the New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting from January…
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It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Sues
’Tis the season for Christmas stories from movies and television. For lawyers, they present some interesting platforms for legal issues. ‘Holiday Affair’: Corporate Espionage Like “Miracle on 34th Street,” the backdrop for the 1949 film “Holiday Affair” is a New…
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