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New York Law Journal

Buffalo Attorney Who Served as NYSBA's First Female President Has Died

The association's president from 1987-88, Maryann Saccomando Freedman was also the first state bar leader to visit all 62 counties to gain a broader perspective of the bar's needs.
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Daily Report Online

'You Just Figure It Out One Day at a Time': Baker Donelson Litigator Leads State Bar, Firm's Georgia Offices

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs swore Ivy Cadle in as state bar president during its annual meeting on June 8.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Slideshow: Atlanta Bar Launches New Year, Presents Awards

The Atlanta Bar Association launched its new year on June 1 after holding its annual meeting on May 23.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Smart, Thoughtful, Passionate': Meet New Jersey State Bar President William H. Mergner Jr.

"In my mind, the court exists and lawyers exist to serve the public," New Jersey State Bar Association President William H. Mergner Jr. told the Law Journal. "And where I have always struggled with the court system is in circumstances where all the lawyers, on behalf of their respective clients, agree that they need more time."
5 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Young Conaway Partner Elected President of the Delaware State Bar Association

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor announced that partner Mary F. Dugan has been elected president of the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) at the DSBA's annual meeting on June 6.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court of Georgia Disbars 1 Attorney, Suspends 1 Lawyer With Conditions

The high court handed down two attorney discipline opinions on Tuesday.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism Opens Grant Applications, Seeks Volunteers for Law School Program

In April, the commision presented the 24th Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service to honor Georgia lawyers' and judges' contributions beyond their legal or official work, and nominations for those will open after Labor Day.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Report — June 10, 2024

The NJSBA's weekly report.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

State Bar Leadership Shifts Downstate With Swearing-In of Brooklyn-Based Solo Practitioner

During his one-year term as president of the New York State Bar Association, Domenick Napoletano said he wants to launch a long-term effort to push for updates and reforms to New York's Civil Practice Law and Rules, which have not been substantively revised since the early 1960s. 
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Proposed Rule Will Prevent Clients From Strategically Disqualifying Lawyers

"The rule says if you caution a prospective client to not reveal anything until you agree to accept representation, and they are acting in bad faith, then it won't effectively taint you," attorney Lewis Kinard said.
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