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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. 
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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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The Recorder

Litigator Sarah Shekhter Joins San Diego Jewish Bar Association Board of Directors

Sarah Shekhter, a shareholder in Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek's Litigation Department, has been appointed to the Board of Directors at the newly formed San Diego Jewish Bar Association.
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Daily Report Online

Supreme Court of Georgia Orders 1 Lawyer Reprimand

The court issued one attorney discipline opinion Wednesday.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Report — May 27, 2024

The NJSBA's weekly report.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Legal Community Mourns Loss of Judge Dorothy Toth Beasley

Retired state Court of Appeals Chief Judge Dorothy Toth Beasley, who died Sunday at age 86, was "a trailblazer in the legal profession and justice system," writes State Bar of Georgia president Tony DelCampo.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Habachy Law Wins 10th AG's Cup at Ga. Legal Food Frenzy; Bar President's Trophy Goes to Greenberg Traurig

"I consider it a privilege and will continue to participate as long as the competition continues," said Atlanta attorney Joe Habachy.
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New York Law Journal

With New York 'Drowning' in Backlog, Advocates Push to Remove Cap on Judges

The Senate has approved the constitutional measure, but its fate in the state Assembly is uncertain.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Avoid Obsolescence': NYC Bar's First Muslim-American President Welcomes Discussion About AI

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler litigation partner Muhammad U. Faridi, who took office on Tuesday, sees the technology as one part of preparing the future generation of lawyers.
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New York Law Journal

Trial Lawyer Group Honors Top Western New York Judges in 'Night at the Museum'

The New York State Trial Lawyers Association honored the judges at a first-of-its-kind event held on May 15 at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
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