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The New York State Bar supports same sex marriage legislation in New York, former President Bill Clinton supports it, Gov. Andrew Cuomo supports it, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg supports it and last week the board of the Monroe County Bar Association voted to support it, too.

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The Monroe County Bar Association released the rating results of seven candidates seeking judgeships for New York State Supreme Court, Monroe County Court and Rochester City Court ...

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The county public defender should be independently selected based on merit and the appointment process should be kept out of the political arena. That is the recommendation of the Public Defender Task Force of the Monroe County Bar Association ...

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The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, was recognized Monday at a Law Day luncheon hosted in Albany by the New York State Bar Association. Presiding Justice Henry J. Scudder accepted the 2011 President’s Pro Bono Service Award from President Stephen P. Younger ...

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On Monday, the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 released its initial draft recommendations on domestic and international outsourcing that it will bring to the House of Delegates next year. One of the principal objectives of the Commission, formed in August 2009 ...

The New York State Bar Association has a few legislative priorities it would like state lawmakers to take action on this year. President Stephen P. Younger is asking Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the Legislature to enact sweeping reform of state and local government ethics laws ...

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The state Education Department has approved a new paralegal certificate program at Finger Lakes Community College that will allow those who already have college degrees to move into the profession more quickly. Starting in fall 2011, eligible students can begin the 33-credit program ...

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The ABA Ethics Commission 20/20 recently met to discuss a package of proposals that are likely to affect small and solo law firms. At the end of last year and earlier this year, the commission issued a series of papers that address the impact of technology and globalization on the practice of law.

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The New York State Board of Law Examiners has announced that grading has been completed for the February 2011 bar examination. The board examined 3,881 candidates during the two days of testing Feb. 22 and 23.

Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, senior associate judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, is the recipient of the New York State Bar Association’s 2011 George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award.

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Lawyers and non-lawyers may be able to form law firms or businesses that provide non-legal services, in light of changes the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 is weighing. The commission formed a working group to look into the ability of U.S. lawyers ...

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Imagine trying to defend people accused of taking part in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. What about representing a serial killer or militia member who just gunned down local citizens? It has been done, sometimes at great personal cost ...

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