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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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Ethics Opinion 1296: Representing an Alleged Incapacitated Person in Article 81 Proceedings
Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1296 (07/08/2026) Topic: Representing an Alleged Incapacitated Person in Article 81 proceedings Digest: In a proceeding under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law, an attorney for an alleged incapacitated client may not advocate for…
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Cultivating New York’s Future Citizens: Advancing a Tradition of Democratic Education
Across the history of democratic thought, one theme endures: A just society requires educated, engaged citizens.[1] Aristotle argued that the purpose of law is not only to regulate but to cultivate virtue and shape citizens capable of intelligently participating in…
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How Small Actions Can Build Health and Happiness
There’s a myth in the legal profession that success and personal well-being are a trade-off and that to build a thriving practice you have to sacrifice everything else. Attorney Jennifer Gillman knows this tension firsthand. Before building her own legal…
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Practical Guide to Navigating the World of High Stakes Federal Antitrust Enforcement
The New York State Bar Association is hosting a program on July 23 that will go behind the scenes in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. The one-hour program will focus on how federal prosecutors prepare for grand…
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New Environmental and Energy Law Chair Steven Russo: Supporting President Taa Grays’ Agenda
As the new chair of the Environmental and Energy Law Section, Steven Russo will be working with President Taa Grays on her clean and renewable energy initiative. “Taa reached out to me when she was just president-elect,” said Russo. “It’s…
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The Mental Health Question: Focus Shifts to Conduct on Character and Fitness Review
This past April, the National Conference of Bar Examiners announced that it was changing its guidance on what has become a controversial question on state bar applications. The change, as shown in the organization’s new sample application, eliminates the requirement…
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