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Bond Schoeneck & King names new COO
Kimberly Wolf Price has been named chief operating officer at the law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC.
More states working to protect black employees’ right to wear natural hairstyles
In 2017, at a gala luncheon hosted at the opulent Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, Minda Harts found herself seated next to a recruiter for corporate board positions. Over […]
Three bars join together to raise important discussion at CLE: diversity, inclusion and retention
On Sept. 25, the three local bar associations — The Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA), The Rochester Black Bar Association (RBBA) and The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA) […]
Report highlights law firms’ diversity struggles
The legal profession has stagnated in its diversity efforts, and black attorneys are the least represented at every rung of a private practice’s hierarchy. A new report from Law360 shows […]
BridgeTower Media Acquires Color Magazine
BOSTON – BridgeTower Media, a leading provider of local and regional business information, events and marketing services, on Monday announced the acquisition of Color Magazine, a premiere publication focused on publishing […]
Legal community struggles to increase diversity
Imagine being arrested and dragged into court, surrounded by lawyers, judges and staff who all speak a different language, conducting all the proceedings involved in your case, while you stand […]
RBBA President’s Message: Criticisms of diversity CLE proposal without merit
As many of you are aware, New York state court officials are considering amending the mandatory continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirements by imposing an obligatory one-credit course addressing diversity, inclusion, […]
State might require diversity and inclusion CLE
Attorneys in New York may soon be required to get what some call sensitivity training. New York state court officials are considering a new proposal to require lawyers to complete […]
Harter Secrest & Emery honors 3 Rochester students
Harter Secrest & Emery announced the winners of the firm’s seventh annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest on Monday. The contest is open to all third-, fourth- and […]
More diversity, public interest judges needed
Diversity on the federal bench no longer means nominating women and minorities for judgeships, but attorneys whose professional experiences are diverse as well. One of the reasons it matters so […]
Midtown project lauded for diverse workforce
Workforce diversity goals are being exceeded at the Midtown Rochester Rising project, according to a September Project Labor Agreement report. Of the total work hours recorded from all trades to […]
‘Focus on the big picture’ to make Rochester great
Rochester has a lot of the key elements to make a great city, according to an urban development expert. It just needs to focus on the whole and implement its […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Collateral estoppel: Busch v. County of Erie, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Best evidence rule: People v. Coggins
- Fourth Department – Unlawful inventory search: People v. Boatwright
- Second Circuit – Fossil-fuel powered appliances: Assoc. of Contracting Plumbers v. CNY; Mulhem Gas Co., v. Mosley
- Fourth Department – Dismissal of the indictment: People v. Anderson
- Fourth Department – Municipal liability: Battey v. Village of Youngstown
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Cindy W. v. Waterloo Central School Dist.
- Court of Appeals – Hateful Conduct Law: Volokh, et al. v. James
- Second Circuit – Free Exercise: Miller v. McDonald
- Court of Appeals – Recording police activity: Reyes v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – Tax liens and levies: Besicorp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Law News
- Genesee Valley Club to pay $1.05M to settle federal case
- Major Rochester-area auto dealer accused of fraud in federal loan program
- Rochester attorney Donald O. Chesworth Jr. has died
- Split NY appeals court affirms conviction in kidnapping of daughter
- Greece man accused of stealing from class-action settlement funds
- NY AG investigating Schuyler County death involving DOCCS officer
- Rochester man files suit over ‘warning notice’ from ICE
- Lawsuit dismissed in Rochester police chase car crash
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