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Amendments Adopted To Advertising Rules
Effective June 1, the Presiding Justices of the four Departments of the Appellate Division adopted amendments to the advertising rules of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct. The new rules essentially adopt the advertising rules and comments promulgated in…
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Amendments To Rule 1.16 of the Rules of Professional Conduct on Accepting and Withdrawing From Representation
Effective July 1, the Presiding Justices of the four Departments of the Appellate Division adopted amendments to Rule 1.16 of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct. Importantly, the amendments impose on lawyers a duty of inquiry and risk assessment…
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Ethics Opinion 1299: Reasonableness of a Fee for Time Spent Explaining Lawyer’s Invoices
Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1299 (08/31/2026) Topic: Description of foreign lawyer who has passed bar examination but is not admitted Digest: If a lawyer’s bill is sufficiently detailed, a lawyer may charge the client for time spent explaining the…
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New York State Bar Association Extends Deadline for Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award
The New York State Bar Association’s Trial Lawyers Section has extended the nomination deadline to Sept. 15 for the 7th Annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award. The award honors a trial attorney who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership, advocacy, and…
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Attorney Professionalism Forum: Talking to AI Could Talk You Out of Attorney-Client Privilege
To the Forum: I am a longtime New York lawyer, and a very busy one. I am writing because I have recently had to deal with the use of artificial intelligence to record conversations and meetings. AI has made it…
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Governance After the Headline: What Higher Education Boards Need To Know
Periods of legal change in higher education often arrive with dramatic punctuation: a court decision, a regulatory announcement or a legislative intervention. In the immediate aftermath, governing boards frequently focus on whether institutional policies comply with the new rule or…
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New York State Bar Association Honors Two Attorneys Working in Child Advocacy and Family Court Reform
The New York State Bar Association is honoring two attorneys who have fought to reform the child welfare system, including successfully advocating for the removal of shackles on juveniles during court hearings. Christine Sabino Kiesel, a child welfare reform consultant…
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Avoiding Frivolous Lawsuits: What Every Attorney Should Know
Frivolous lawsuits have serious consequences. They waste a judge’s time, burden court resources and make parties with legitimate cases wait for their day in court. The legal community is well aware of these consequences, and New York’s Rules of Professional…
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The Dangers of Problem Gambling in Mobile Sports Betting Apps
The increasing prevalence of mobile sports betting and prediction markets comes with an increase in problem gambling. The New York State Bar Association hosted a seminar on the rise of mobile sports betting and prediction markets, which detailed how these…
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The Global Healthcare Divorce: How US and EU Reforms Are Reshaping the Structure of Life Sciences Companies
The life sciences industry is at a turning point. For years, healthcare regulation has focused on issues such as drug pricing, reimbursement disputes, fraud enforcement and compliance failures. Lately, it feels as though something larger is happening underneath the surface.…
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