‘Pro bono’ requirement draws mixed reaction 
By Denise Champagne
POSTED: May 9, 2012
Tags: Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, pro bono, requirement, State Bar
If any member of the legal profession is required to provide free services, one Rochester attorney plans to quit doing pro bono work as a form of protest. Andrew J. Dick, a solo practitioner, said Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s plan to require 50 hours of pro bono service for admission to the state bar is [...]
State bar needs to address court underfunding
By Denise Champagne
POSTED: January 26, 2012
Tags: ABA, annual meeting, court underfunding, NYSBA, State Bar
Underfunding of courts is not unique to New York. American Bar Association President William T. Robinson Wednesday told members of the New York State Bar Association that the magnitude of the problem and scope of responsibility is greater in New York though, because of its large and diverse population and its position as the economic [...]
Out-of-state attorneys get OK to serve as in-house counsel
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: April 12, 2011
Tags: admission, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, in-house consel, out-of-state attorneys, State Bar
Out-of-state attorneys can now register to practice in New York on a limited basis as in-house counsel, without formal admission to the state bar. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman adopted the new rules Monday, codified at 22 NYCRR Part 522.
State bar looks to the future
By Matt Volke
POSTED: November 22, 2010
Tags: Law, News, State Bar
The New York State Bar Association held a special panel Friday for managing partners of law firms from across the region as part of an initiative to plan for the future of the legal profession…
