The Monroe County Bar Association has launched its inaugural Leadership Academy for 2023 to broaden the experience of newer attorneys in the Rochester community.
Read More »Incoming MCBA president Bradley Kammholz sets sights on bringing people back together
Incoming Monroe County Bar Association President Bradley P. Kammholz plans to focus on helping members reconnect when he officially takes over the leadership role on July 1. And to help kick start the effort, the organization will hold an in-person ...
Read More »Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return
NEW YORK (AP) — The two big, busy federal courthouses in Manhattan took the adage that justice delayed is justice denied to heart when the coronavirus hit, creating a pandemic-safe environment for jurors that could be a blueprint for courts ...
Read More »Don’t rely on memo of understanding when selling your law firm
In the grand scheme of precedent-setting lawsuits, the dispute between a pair of East Rochester lawyers, Frank Odorisi and Frank Annechino, doesn’t contain much pizzazz. One colleague from a shared office space, Odorisi, has sued, claiming he was unlawfully locked ...
Read More »Remote working cybersecurity advice from the New York State Bar Association
Your law firm’s employees have likely been working from home for months now. Even as New York slowly reopens, some members of your firm will continue to work remotely for the foreseeable future in order to comply with social distancing ...
Read More »Western New York lifestyle helps attract legal talent in a tight job market
One of the best recruiting tools for Western New York law firms might be spending a few years at a big city firm. Rochester and Buffalo law firms rarely compete with the largest big city firms for top-tier students. But ...
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Read More »Pro se program expanding to Rochester
Volunteer attorneys are needed to help with a new program to provide legal advice to pro se litigants in U.S. District Court in Rochester. The program is expected to start in mid-February, with a CLE session to prepare volunteers tentatively ...
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Read More »Free legal advice for low-income New Yorkers now available online
New York is among a handful of states where income-eligible residents can take advantage of a new free legal advice website created by the American Bar Association. The new web program, ABAFreeLegalAnswers.org, gives users the ability to ask legal ...
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Read More »In the Matter of J.T.
Matter of J.T., Onondaga County Family Court, Michael L. Hanuszczak, Judge, September 2, 2016, Docket B-XXXX-16 Appearances by counsel: Maggie Seikaly, Esq. for the Onondaga County Department of Children and Family Services, Karen J. Docter, Esq. of Fayetteville, New York ...
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Read More »Nursing home decision offers ‘path’ for challenging arbitration agreements
PROVIDENCE, RI — Nursing homes commonly include mandatory arbitration agreements in the paperwork they have new patients sign, but the practice is increasingly the target of court challenges across the country. Much of the criticism centers on how the ...
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Read More »Oswego County Court Judge admonished
The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has admonished Oswego County Court Judge Walter W. Hafner Jr. for making “discourteous and inappropriate” comments. In a 2010 rape case Hafner made insensitive comments about the 14-year-old alleged victim during a ...
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Read More »Social media and family court: When clients just don’t listen
We’ve all seen enough crime scene investigation television shows and cops-and-lawyer movies to be aware that phone and computer records can be subpoenaed. We also know that just because you deleted something, it doesn’t mean it’s gone. So it would ...
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