By Brian Lee | October 26, 2023
The New York State Bar Association, The Legal Aid Society and the New York Legal Services Coalition were among major groups in the legal community that supported the measure. Richard Lewis, president of the NYSBA, called the law a big step forward for access to justice.
By Andrew Denney | October 20, 2023
Batts died in February 2020 at 72. At the time, Batts was on senior status at the Southern District and was also overseeing its RISE Courts program, which allows offenders to earn reductions in their period of supervised release in exchange for participating in a special rehabilitative program under intensive judicial supervision.
By Brian Lee | October 5, 2023
The award is presented by the NYSBA Trial Lawyers Section to a trial lawyer who has made extraordinary efforts to promote diversity and inclusion.
By Emily Saul | October 5, 2023
The bar association said Trump's statements about Judge Arthur Engoron and his court staff crossed the line from free speech into harassment.
By Brian Lee | October 3, 2023
Adam Katz, president of the Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association, said it's hoped that the trial training advocacy program can help unravel a problem observed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
By Emily Saul | October 2, 2023
"That's not just a public defender problem, it's a DA problem.," ABA Criminal Justice Section Chair Tina Luongo said.
By Emily Saul | September 29, 2023
"The government and funders are really good at counting heads as opposed to looking at what a client needs, a holistic approach, and really paying very experienced public defenders, investigators and paralegals the salaries to keep them doing what they love to do and do best in New York," Luongo said. "And I think this is true across the country."
By Patrick Smith | September 20, 2023
Bret Parker, who had his life turned upside down with a Parkinson's diagnosis, is preparing for another big challenge to raise money for research.
By Brian Lee | September 15, 2023
Murphy is just the 12th recipient of the bar's Ruger Centennial Award, reserved for recognition of singularly outstanding achievement in jurisprudence. Katzoff, who is being honored with the Distinguished Lawyer Award, has shown leadership in the public and private sectors.
By ALM Staff | September 15, 2023
Stimson, the namesake for the prestigious award, served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1906-09, and as president of the City Bar from 1937-39.
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