I’ve always believed that social media use by lawyers should be treated no differently than any other type of communication by lawyers. After all, online interactions are simply an extension of offline interactions, and the medium doesn’t change the message. ...

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When Tim Donaher succeeded Edward Nowak as Monroe County public defender in 2007, he took over an organization that had earned a reputation for quality representation despite a lack of resources. Nowak was a tough act to follow, so simply ...

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As an employer, what avenues of social media can be used to learn about job applicants? Is an employee’s online comment (made on personal time from his home computer) about an employer protected under the National Labor Relations Act? How ...

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The New York State Bar Association has been selected as the winner of a 2015 American Bar Association Partnership Award for promoting diversity in the legal profession. The state bar’s Youth Law Day program, sponsored by the Committee on Diversity ...

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Law school students and young attorneys are at the center of an initiative by David P. Miranda to get them more involved in the New York State Bar Association. On June 1, the day Miranda assumed the association’s presidency, free ...

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The irony of an attorney winning an award for arguing appeals, something she never wanted to do, is not lost on Janet Somes, an assistant public defender in the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office whose work has been getting a ...

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David P. Miranda, a partner at the Albany intellectual property law firm of Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti, is the 118th president of the New York State Bar Association, as of Monday. Miranda succeeds Glenn Lau-Kee of New York City ...

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New York State Bar Association President Glenn Lau-Kee has sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo with the association’s ratings for the seven candidates under consideration for associate judge of the state Court of Appeals. The governor must designate his ...

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For dedication in helping low-income New Yorkers gain access to quality legal services, three attorneys and a nonprofit organization have been honored with the Denison Ray Awards, given by the Committee on Legal Aid of the New York State Bar ...

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Mark J. Moretti, a partner with Phillips Lytle LLP, will speak at a New York State Bar Association Trial Lawyers Section Diversity Committee seminar on Sept. 23 at Syracuse University College of Law. Moretti will participate in a program titled ...

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New York State Bar Association President Glenn Lau-Kee of Manhattan (Kee & Lau-Kee) has appointed 17 attorneys as chairs and co-chairs of committees within the association. The standing and special committees of the state bar sponsor conferences and seminars, monitor ...

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Eleven attorneys have been elected to the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association. The 30-member committee oversees the management and administration of the state bar within policies determined by its governing body, the House of Delegates. New ...

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