By Brian Lee | August 9, 2023
The NYSBA's hesitance to join in an honorary event "was related to mention of a 'Joint Bar Association'" that the statewide group wasn't aware of, its president said in a letter to several affinity bar leaders.
By Cassandre Coyer | August 9, 2023
Vivian Wesson, executive vice president and general counsel at The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church and chair of NYSBA's new AI task force, said her group needs input from both regular AI users and "troglodytes" to ensure a balanced approach.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Adrienne B. Koch and Richard P. Swanson | August 8, 2023
The New York City Bar Association's criticism of Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick as an independent monitor for the New York court system's efforts to combat racial bias in its venues could undermine public confidence in the process, the leaders of the Manhattan-based New York County Lawyers' Association write.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By William C. Silverman | August 6, 2023
The chair for the Find for Modern Courts responds to a recent report by a New York City Bar Association working group advising that the court system's appointment of former Court of Appeals Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick as a monitor to oversee reform efforts raises questions about the independence of the job.
By Andrew Denney | August 3, 2023
A New York City Bar Association group created to address racial bias in the New York state court system said the independent monitor role created to keep an eye on reform efforts, which retired Court of Appeals Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick currently occupies, should instead be given to "someone without ties to the court system."
By Jason Grant | July 19, 2023
Vivian Wesson, executive vice president and general counsel at The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church, will chair the task force.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Geri S. Krauss | July 14, 2023
In an effort to reduce disputes arising from attorneys changing their law firm affiliations and help ensure that client interests are protected in departure situations, on June 30, 2023 the New York City Bar Association issued an opinion that provides detailed and comprehensive guidance with respect to ethical questions that repeatedly arise during the pre-notice and notice periods.
By ALM Staff | July 10, 2023
Last month, the Feerick Center for Social Justice at the Fordham University School of Law, Legal Services NYC and the New York City Bar Association hosted an event to honor Schair's legacy that drew other trailblazers from the legal community.
By Jason Grant | July 3, 2023
The "blue-ribbon" task force is co-chaired by three partners at Paul, Weiss: Loretta Lynch, a former U.S. Attorney General, Jeh Johnson, a former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Defense Department general counsel, and Brad Karp, the longtime chairman of Paul, Weiss.
By Jason Grant | June 30, 2023
The New York State Bar Association has created a task force that will make recommendations surrounding difficult end-of-life decisions, focusing in part on New York state's "Medical Aid in Dying" bill, which earlier this month failed to pass through the state legislature for a ninth straight year.
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