State bar president David Schraver complained in a letter Wednesday to Lippman that the new rule will have a "coercive effect" on lawyers that "dilutes the voluntary nature" of their donations of time and money.
June 28, 2013 at 12:00 AM
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ALBANY – Taking aim at one of Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman's access-to-justice initiatives, the New York State Bar Association has denounced a new rule requiring attorneys to disclose pro bono *service."
State bar president David Schraver complained in a letter Wednesday to Lippman that the new rule will have a "coercive effect" on lawyers that "dilutes the voluntary nature" of their donations of time and money.
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