Happy New Year! Unexpectedly, the final week of 2019 was not the usually uneventful lull between the holidays. First, the legal community was jolted with the startling announcement that now-former Justice Matthew Rosenbaum would decline to take office for a ...
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The few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas are always jam-packed with a mixture of legal work, school events and holiday celebrations. In our law firms, practices and personal lives, we look back on the year that is almost over and ...
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Lately, I have been thinking about the unique attributes of the Rochester legal community. Many years ago, when I was interviewing at what was then Nixon Hargrave for a summer clerk position, Bob Witmer told me that Rochester was a ...
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Among certain segments of the legal profession, there is a sentiment that bar associations are not relevant to them as individuals. The argument goes something like this: “I’m not a litigator, so I don’t need to hear what judges say,” ...
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Many have asked me why I would want to serve as president of the Monroe County Bar Association. There are only so many hours in a day to accommodate professional demands and other community boards as well as eating, family ...
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“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela This quote has meant so much to me that I have literally carried it with me during this past year. Each day of my bar presidency, I have had an ...
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In 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower established a day to draw attention to the importance of the American justice system. On May 1, we celebrate Law Day. Law Day is a special day aimed to help people appreciate their liberties and ...
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Recently, I had an opportunity to attend a bar leadership program that allowed me to hear about many of the benefits offered through other bar associations. I was happy to discover that the Monroe County Bar Association is at the ...
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“It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are caught in an escapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever effects one destiny, effects all indirectly.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Through ...
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I must admit, I do not make New Year’s resolutions. But like many of you, I start the new year by reflecting back on the last one. I do this to determine what goals were accomplished and to move forward, ...
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Happy holidays! As the holiday season is fully upon us, on behalf of the entire team and board of the Monroe County Bar Association, I wish everyone a joyous holiday season and Happy New Year! As president of the Monroe ...
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Over the last several months, people have often asked me “why?” Why did I join the MCBA? Why should they join? Why did I become the president? The answers to these questions are strikingly simple. They are also personal. I ...
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