Rochester attorney T. Andrew Brown is the 124th president of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Brown will serve a one-year term as president, succeeding Scott M. Karson of Stony Brook. Brown was sworn in by New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore ...
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The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has issued a report that notes a lack of gender diversity in the court system and includes several recommendations to address the issue. The NYSBA House of Delegates voted on Saturday to approve the report ...
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The New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates on Saturday adopted a report with recommendations to address the shortage of lawyers in rural areas of the state. The report was presented to the House of Delegates during an ...
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New York state court officials have agreed to remove mental health-related questions from the state bar application. Chief Judge Janet DiFiore made the announcement Wednesday during her State of the Judiciary address. New York is the 11th state to remove such ...
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The New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) House of Delegates has adopted a report recommending the elimination of all mental health questions in the application for admission to the bar in New York state. The report was prepared by NYSBA’s ...
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A task force of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will hold a hearing in Rochester on Friday on the impact of the adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam in New York state three years ago. The hearing scheduled ...
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The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Committee on Cannabis Law will study potential legalization of adult recreational marijuana in the state and issue a report on possible impacts. Under the Compassionate Care Act of 2014, only New Yorkers with ...
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Henry M. “Hank” Greenberg, of Albany, has become the 122nd president of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Greenberg will serve a one-year term as president. He succeeds Michael Miller, of New York City. Sherry Levin Wallach, of White ...
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Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley will implement a conviction integrity unit for her office, just as the New York State Bar Association approved a report that recommends conviction integrity units in every county. “I have been working to put ...
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Read More »The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has fomed a task force to review New York’s bar examination in light of the state’s May 2015 adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), which is now used by over 30 states. ...
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Read More »New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) President Sharon Stern Gerstman on Thursday called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature to reform the state’s discovery law in criminal cases. “We urge that you recognize the critical need for significantly ...
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Read More »The New York State Bar Association will kick off a campaign this week in support of a constitutional convention. New York voters will decide on Nov. 7 whether to authorize a convention that could propose changes to the state Constitution. ...
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