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MCBA President’s Message: Accomplishments for the 2017-2018 bar year
A year ago, I promised that much of my efforts as MCBA president would be focused on strategic planning and governance issues. We were overdue to prepare a new strategic […]
MCBA President’s Message: Why do lawyers score so high on the loneliness scale?
Our Law Day luncheon on May 1 focused on this year’s theme: “Separation of Powers; Framework for Freedom.” We had the opportunity to hear eloquent remarks from our honorees, Jill […]
MCBA President’s Message: Women attorneys are continuing the conversation on equality
One of the most satisfying aspects of being president of the MCBA is the opportunity to recognize, encourage and promote attorneys whose voices are underrepresented in our legal community and […]
MCBA President’s Message: Diversity efforts: making progress, trying harder
As we all know, February is Black History Month, which makes this the perfect time to draw attention to the MCBA‘s ongoing efforts to: Increase the diversity of our membership, […]
MCBA President’s Message: Opportunities and obligations
I have written in the past about our aging lawyers and the very moving memorial service for attorneys who have died in the previous year, which takes place each November. […]
MCBA President’s Message: Being grateful
It is that time of year when many of us find ourselves, amid the crush of holiday preparations and year-end driven work deadlines, taking stock of where we are and […]
MCBA President’s Message: Bench and bar relationships
Last week I attended the federal courts dinner in Buffalo at the new Hotel Henry, along with several other attorneys from Rochester who actually practice before the judges of the […]
MCBA President’s Message: Opportunities to contribute and to convey thanks
During the year I spent as president-elect of the MCBA, I became aware of how many ceremonial duties were performed by the president. They included appearances at the federal court […]
MCBA President’s Message: The year ahead and the value of bar membership
*Adapted from my remarks at the MCBA Installation Dinner on June 22, 2017. Every bar president is asked about his or her plans for the year ahead. Twenty years ago, […]
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 […]
Cicero to focus on MCBA strategic plan
The Monroe County Bar Association’s annual dinner on June 22 will be a bittersweet event for incoming President Jill M. Cicero. Not only will Cicero be installed as leader of […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Nonconsensual ingestion: Asinga v. Gatorade Co.
- Fourth Department – Drive-by shooting: People v. Bordies
- Fourth Department – Trusts wills and estates: Matter of the Estate of William J. Deline Jr.
- Fourth Department – Separation of powers doctrine: Allard v. County of Steuben
- Second Circuit – Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: Creditincome Limited v. The Swiss Confederation
- Fourth Department – Circumstantial evidence charge: People v. Coleman
- Second Circuit – Sentencing conditions: United States v. McCrone
- Fourth Department – Mental illness: People v. Williams
- Fourth Department – Sex Offender Registration Act: People v. Wallace
- Second Circuit – Failure to accommodate religion: Bergin v. N.Y. Unified Court System
- Second Circuit – Sentencing: United States v. DeJesus
Law News
- Fourth Department suspends attorney for two years
- Appeals court rejects claims of speedy trial violation
- NY appeals court vacates gun convictions
- Rochester panel highlights early planning for successful business transitions
- New York sues Kalshi, says its prediction markets are illegal gambling
- Police investigate alleged misappropriation of Walworth Fire Department funds
- New trial granted for defendant unhappy with their attorney
- NY appellate court reinstates medical malpractice case