Lawyers help city students with supplies
Members of the Monroe County Bar Association‘s Lawyers for Learning Committee on Monday delivered about 450 backpacks with school supplies donated by the LeClairRyan law firm and Thomson Reuters to […]
Red Ribbon Ride
[caption id="attachment_418315" align="alignnone" width="169"] Tully Rinckey PLLC Senior Associate Christine F. Redfield, Esq. participated in the Red Ribbon Ride in Rochester. The event raised over $50,000 for AIDS research. (Provided)[/caption]
The Glennon Law Firm Cleans Up Roads in Pittsford
The Glennon Law Firm PC recently helped clean up Tobey and Stone Roads in Pittsford, as part of Monroe County’s Adopt-a-Highway program. Attorneys and staff from the firm picked up […]
Tully Rinckey shows its pride
Tully Rinckey PLLC took part in this year’s Rochester Pride Parade, which took place Saturday, July 15. The group included, attorney Christine Redfield, Rochester office Managing Partner Peter Pullano, and Pullano’s […]
MCBA installs officers, honors members
The Monroe County Bar Association on Thursday installed new officers, recognized longtime members and honored several award recipients at the organization’s annual dinner at the Hyatt Regency Rochester. About 300 […]
Six attorneys honored for work representing children
This year’s Michael F. Dillon Attorneys for Children Awards were presented Tuesday morning at the M. Dolores Denman Courthouse by Fourth Department Presiding Justice Gerald J. Whalen. The recipients from […]
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 […]
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 […]
YLS celebrates success of teen court, raises funds via auction
The Arbor Loft at 17 Pitkin St. was a new venue for the MCBA Young Lawyers Section Silent Auction, but it featured many of the familiar auction packages such as […]
Lawyers, students team up on garden
On April 27, The Monroe County Bar Association‘s Lawyers for Learning committee held a kick-off event for School 29’s first community garden. In cooperation with the Cornell Cooperative, Foodlink and […]
Barclay Damon’s Women’s Forum held at Perkins Mansion
The AAUW/Perkins Mansion at 494 East Ave. offered mansion tours last week as women from across the community gathered for this year’s Women’s Forum hosted by the Rochester office of […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Ineffective assistance of counsel: People v. Thanthima
- Second Circuit – Sentencing: United States v. Dralle
- Fourth Department – Ineffective assistance of counsel: People v. Serrano
- Second Circuit – Habeas Corpus: Brown v. James
- Fourth Department – Comptroller authority: Scanlon v. Miller-Williams
- Fourth Department – Confidential witness: People v. Sanchez
- Second Circuit – Interest-on-escrow accounts: Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A.; Hymes v. Bank of America, N.A.
- Fourth Department – Relation back doctrine: Poindexter v. The State of New York
- Fourth Department – Double jeopardy: People v. Royal
- Fourth Department – Real property claims — Summary judgment Penn v. Rochester Rev Holdings, LLC
- Second Circuit – Breach of lease agreement: Delsha 60 Ninth, LLC v. Free People of PA LLC
Law News
- Driver who caused fatal MVA sued by victim’s mother
- NY Court of Appeals resolves Appellate Division inconsistency
- Oneida County attorney disbarred after Trump pardon
- New trial ordered in child sex abuse case
- Rochester, Monroe County to pay $1.75M to officer blinded in stabbing
- Drug conviction reversed over faulty indictment
- Phillips Lytle names new Rochester office leader
- WNY nursing home fraud settlement could total $9M
















