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Program focuses on closing the gender gap in NY courtrooms
Judges and judicial experts gathered last week for a continuing education program that focused on how to close the gender gap in New York’s courtroom. The Nov. 5 program at St. John Fisher College heard panelists share their insights on how to navigate the various judicial selection processes to tips on understanding what it […]
Albany Law School sees big jump in bar exam pass rate
Albany Law School saw a double-digit increase in the bar exam passing rate for graduates who took the test for the first time in July, while rates at law schools at Syracuse University and the University at Buffalo showed a moderate gain and were flat, respectively. The overall results for the July exam were released […]
President Obama picks the first Muslim nominee to be a federal judge
President Barack Obama nominated a Washington lawyer Tuesday to a prestigious federal judgeship, making Abid Riaz Qureshi the first Muslim American tapped for the federal judiciary, according to advocacy organizations. The White House announced Tuesday that Obama had chosen Qureshi, a partner at the Washington law firm Latham & Watkins, to fill a spot on […]
Fourth Department welcomes 244 new attorneys
A special term of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department was called to order Wednesday at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre to administer the oath of office to 244 candidates who recently passed the New York bar exam. Approximately 45 percent of the candidates were women. The Appellate Division Clerk of […]
Jan. 2016 Bar Admission Ceremony list
The following candidates were listed in the program for the Appellate Division Bar Admission Ceremony, held Wednesday Jan. 13 at the Eastman Theatre. Newly admitted attorneys Jeffrey David Albert, Adrianna Anderson, Kayla A. Arias, Brandon Daniel Armstrong, Sean Patrick Balkin, Evan Charles Baran, Brian David Barnas, Matthew George Barney, Lauren Baron, Kelly Marie Barrett, […]
GRAWA holiday party supports Crisis Nursery
The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys held its annual holiday party on Thursday, selecting Crisis Nursery of Greater Rochester as the organization’s charitable initiative this year. GRAWA members Wende Knapp and Laura Myers pulled together auction items to give members a choice whether to contribute cash, or buy a silent auction item, with the […]
GRAWA shops local, store pays it forward
Craft Company No. 6 at 785 University Ave. hosted an open house last week for members of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, donating 20 percent of sales back to the organization. Shop owner Kathy Verzillo and her associates were on hand at the converted firehouse, whose merchandise includes jewelry and American artisan items. […]
VLSP plans Pro Bono CLE
The Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County Inc. will hold a CLE for “Pro Bono Ethics: Issues Related to Board Service” on Nov. 12. The event will begin with registration at 8 a.m. at Genesee Valley Club, at 421 East Ave. in Rochester. VLSP Board of Directors President M. Aileen Shinaman will offer the […]
GRAWA holds annual reception for new members
The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys gathered Thursday to welcome new members and to congratulate members celebrating 25 years of practice. Program co-chairs Jennifer Schauerman and Laura Myers provided brief introductions of the new members on hand – some newly admitted, some experienced but new to Rochester, and some specifically looking for career opportunities. […]
Court of Appeals clerk retiring
Andrew Klein, clerk of the state Court of Appeals, is retiring as of today. Klein announced in June he would retire at the end of the summer. He is being replaced by Deputy Clerk John P. Asiello, a Corning native who received his bachelor’s degree with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, from Harpur College, State University […]
Lawyers sending out text messages to try and get work
You’ve just been in a car accident or accused of a crime. You’re confused and overwhelmed. You need help and don’t know where to turn. Just at your most vulnerable moment, a lawyer steps forward and slips you his card. He’ll get money from the person who hit you. He’ll get the charges tossed, he […]
Lawyer prep for assisting LGBT clients
In one of the first events of its kind in the state, the New York State Bar Association is hosting a continuing legal education program for lawyers on how to handle key issues when representing LGBT clients in light of Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down state laws that prohibited […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
Law News
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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