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Pro Bono Spotlight: CFJ donations improve our own community
Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Inc. (VLSP), Legal Aid Society of Rochester (LAS) and Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY) provide life-changing legal aid to thousands of low-income residents within the Greater Rochester area. The annual Campaign for Justice (CFJ) solicits funds that keep programs within all three organizations up and running, […]
Ethical parameters to pro bono practice reviewed at CLE
Credit for 1.5 CLE hours in ethics and professionalism was just one of the takeaways from a Nov. 8 presentation on “Pro Bono Ethics: The Risks of Technology.” Julia Green Sewruk of Harter Secrest & Emery LLP moderated the educational program, with panelists Nicole Black and Sarah Snyder Merkel contributing to the discussion of how […]
Pro Bono Spotlight: Plan to have fun at the Oct. 19 Art of Lawyering fundraiser
During business hours, most of us practice the art of sitting. How many hours a day do you spend in your office chair? Sedgwick Business Interiors (Anderson Ave.) is contributing an Aeron office chair (retail $700) to the Art of Lawyering on Oct. 19. So be sure to come over to Village Gate 5:30-8:30 p.m. […]
Barclay Damon assists with gardens in arts neighborhood
Who takes care of some of the beautifully landscaped gardens at the corner of various city streets? In the Neighborhood of the Arts, gardens by Starry Nites Cafe, all four corners at University and Merriman, and the entry to Portsmouth Terrace just a couple blocks away are managed by a committee affiliated with the Neighborhood […]
Judge Wolford speaks at GRAWA new member reception
As the 35th president of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, Jodie Ryan opened the meeting portion of the annual New Member Reception at the offices of Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC, this year’s event host, welcoming all and introducing Program Co-Chairs Stacey Trien and Destini Bowman. Before presenting new GRAWA members, Trien introduced […]
Pro Bono Spotlight: Special thanks to VLSP’s debt clinic volunteers
Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Inc. has been helping low-income families with debt management almost since the day they opened their doors. VLSP has held monthly “Debt Clinics” since the days of Hanna Cohen and the St. Paul St. office address. VLSP staff attorney Karen Chung explained: “There are two sessions to the […]
Campaign for Justice on track for Nov. 15 launch
Just as sure as Labor Day comes each September, kids go back to school and the Rochester legal community gears up for the annual Campaign for Justice, a fundraising initiative in its 25th year, supporting Volunteer Legal Services Project, Inc. (VLSP), Legal Aid Society of Rochester (LAS) and Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY). […]
Family preparedness clinics educate farmworkers on immigration concerns
Undocumented immigrants and their families are eyeing a Jan. 25 executive order that significantly changed the enforcement priorities for removal of undocumented immigrants. “The current political climate has created enormous uncertainty for families in which one or more members are undocumented,” said Greg Franklin, an attorney with Ashcraft, Franklin & Young LLP. Under President Donald [[...]
Sheila Gaddis receives Bridge Builder Award
The Rochester Black Bar Association continues to demonstrate its dedication to building bridges and breaking down barriers in the community. The Bridge Builder Award, now in its seventh year, was presented to Sheila A. Gaddis on Thursday at a “Bridges to Success” networking event held at the First Federal Plaza. RBBA President Duwaine Bascoe (Woods […]
Pro Bono Spotlight: Technology brings legal services to rural residents
In 1977, Paul E. Richardson was in law school in Syracuse and the practice of law looked quite a bit different than it does today. He recalls working at IBM after earning his undergraduate degree at Hampton University, then his first position after law school at the Onondaga County Attorney’s office. “Nothing was automated,” Richardson […]
GRAWA celebrates new board
Jodie L. Ryan (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP) was sworn in as the 35th president of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys on May 25 as Pamela Reynolds (Littler Mendelson PC) transitions to immediate past president. U.S. District Court (WDNY) Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford officiated as the entire 2017-2018 GRAWA board took the […]
HEAL Clinic helps interpersonal violence victims
What if a domestic violence victim could get an order of protection via Skype from his/her hospital bed? Rochester is one of few places that can offer that, thanks to the ongoing efforts of Catherine Cerulli, J.D., Ph.D. Cerulli was this month’s speaker at the Monroe County Bar Association’s Senior Attorney Committee meeting on May […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Plea: People v. Davis
- Second Circuit – Revocation of minimum sentence: Bangs v. Walter William Smith, et al.
- Fourth Department – Relation-back doctrine: CHS Inc. v. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, et al.
- Fourth Department – Unlawful arrest: People v. Burke
- Fourth Department – Attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance: People v. Brown
- Second Circuit – Immigration: Paucar v. Garland
- Fourth Department – Slip and fall: Black v. 465 Payne Avenue
- Second Circuit – Misappropriation of trade secrets: Pauwels v. Deloitte
- Fourth Department – Molineux evidence: People v. Anderson
- Second Circuit – Possession of a firearm: United States v. Pastore
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Prior client representation: Opinion 23-16
- Fourth Department – Promissory note: Aldrich v. LNG Enterprises
Law News
- NY Court of Appeals reverses gun conviction over ineffective counsel
- Split court affirms gun conviction, finding search and arrest were legal
- NY appeals court vacates drug conviction over illegal police search
- Split Court of Appeals strips Police Accountability Board of disciplinary power
- Manslaughter conviction reversed after appeals court finds insufficient evidence
- Rochester-area family sues over compromised medical records
- Gov. Hochul signs Clean Slate Act, allowing certain criminal records to be sealed
- Class-action lawsuit filed over cyberattack affecting thousands of patients
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