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New York State Bar Association Recommends Legalizing Basement Apartments To Reduce Homelessness

The New York State Bar Association is recommending legalizing safe basement apartments and allowing people to renovate their properties to house more people. The association’s governing body, the House of Delegates, adopted these and other recommendations Friday following a report…

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New York State Bar Association Task Force Searches for Ways to Reduce Homelessness While Protecting Civil Liberties

The New York State Bar Association is launching a new task force that will examine the impact of homelessness and explore ways that governments can intervene so that fewer people will be living on the streets. More than 74,000 New…

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Richard Lewis at Binghamton inauguration celebration June 1, 2023 at The Binghamton Club.

President's Report: Richard Lewis Discusses Alleviating Barriers To Expand Access to Legal Representation

Dear Colleagues: It is so wonderful to be in this beautiful village on Lake Otsego in Cooperstown, about eighty miles north of Binghamton where I was born and raised and have spent most of my life. This rural setting resonates…

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