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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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NYSBA rates COA candidates for governor
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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Read More »NYSBA announces award winners
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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Read More »Phillips Lytle partner to address NYSBA
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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Read More »NYSBA announces new committee chairs
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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Read More »NYSBA announces new committee members
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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Read More »New state bar president takes the helm
Incoming New York State Bar Association President Glenn Lau-Kee said he intends to carry on many of the priorities started by outgoing President David M. Schraver. Schraver, who is partner at Nixon Peabody in Rochester, got the discussion started on ...
Read More »NYSBA urges reform of solitary confinement
The New York State Bar Association is renewing its call for significant reductions in the use of solitary confinement of inmates and for new protocols for separating violent and nonviolent prisoners. “New York’s correctional system makes too much use of ...
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Read More »NYSBA president’s pro bono awards given
Law students who helped hundreds of veterans with their legal matters and a law firm that donated nearly 22,000 hours of pro bono services are among the 18 winners of the New York State Bar Association’s 2014 President’s Pro Bono ...
Read More »NYSBA mourns former president
The New York State Bar Association extended its sympathy to the family and friends of Angelo T. Cometa, who served as the organization’s president between 1990 and 1991. He died April 16 near Baltimore. “Angelo Cometa made an indelible impact ...
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Read More »NYSBA supports amending Voting Rights Act
An amendment to restore some of the strengths of the Voting Rights Act, lost through a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, will be among the topics lawyers lobby for this week in Washington, D.C., as part of the American Bar ...
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Read More »NYSBA attorneys compete for foosball cup
As the NCAA tournament winds down, New York state lawyers have gone retro, turning to foosball and pinball. About 50 signed up for the first New York State Bar Association foosball and pinball tournament, hosted Wednesday by association President David ...
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