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You Cannot Break Through as a Manager With an Outdated Strategy
You sacrifice time with your family and outside interests to put in more billable hours. You take on more projects at work, but you are not tapped for leadership roles. What comes next is a period of questioning of your…
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Sharing Our Memories: Sarah Gold
In honor of our 150th anniversary, we asked longtime, involved members for their recollections of the New York State Bar Association. Sarah Gold recalled meeting U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a Supreme Court admission…
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Horseshoe Crab Harvesting Will Soon Be Banned in New York
By 2029, New York State will completely ban horseshoe crab harvesting, making it the third state to do so after Connecticut and New Jersey. This represents a massive achievement for environmental groups and a model for future conservation efforts. A…
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Ethics Opinion 1295: Conflicts of interest; advertising; trust account; opening a solo law practice
Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1295 (03/12/2026) Topic: Conflicts of interest; advertising; trust account; opening a solo law practice Digest: A lawyer not admitted in New York but admitted in New Jersey and the District of Columbia who intends to…
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Ethics Opinion 1294: Solicitation; Advertisement; Lead Generators
Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1294 (03/11/2026) Topic: Conflict analysis for per diem attorney Digest: Where an on-line platform collects information from users about workplace experiences and the platform then shares that information in anonymized form with employment lawyers, who…
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Know Your Rights While Protesting ICE
Being cautious, aware, and knowing the law are key to keeping out of legal trouble during an immigration protest. A recent New York State Bar Association CLE focused on how bystanders and protesters can follow the law while expressing their…
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Resilience and Leadership: The New York State Bar Association’s Impact and Legacy at 150
Resilience. As the New York State Bar Association celebrates its 150th anniversary, we can look back at its history as one of perseverance in the face of adversity. Through the Great Depression, two world wars, the Civil Rights Movement, the…
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Loose AI Prompts Sink Ships: How Heppner Shook the Legal Community
Artificial intelligence has steadily begun to transform nearly every professional industry in the world, and this month Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a decision in United States v.…
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Sharing Our Memories: Jill Pilgrim
In honor of our 150th anniversary, we asked longtime, involved members for their recollections of the New York State Bar Association. Jill Pilgrim, past chair of the Dispute Resolution Section, reflected on how far the bar association and the legal…
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New York State Bar Association Denounces Proposed Regulation That Exempts DOJ Attorneys From Independent Disciplinary Process
Kathleen Sweet, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement today: “The New York State Bar Association denounces Attorney General Bondi’s proposed regulation that would exempt DOJ attorneys from the normal process of investigation and discipline…
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