Earlier this year, the Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline (“Commission”) initiated a review of the State’s attorney-disciplinary system and recommended promulgation of rules to enhance the system’s efficiency and effectiveness.  In July, New York State Bar Association President David P. Miranda presented testimony before the Commission on the issue of discovery … Continued

The New York State Bar Association today announced its state and federal legislative priorities for 2016. State priorities include ensuring adequate funding for the courts, access to justice for the poor, reducing wrongful convictions, raising the age of criminal responsibility and modernizing the state Election Law. Federal priorities include ensuring adequate funding for the federal … Continued

The New York State Bar Association today expressed its disappointment that Congress has not included in the omnibus budget legislation language to repeal the Dickey Amendment. The amendment blocks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from collecting data on the use of guns. “The Association believes that it is essential that there be nonpartisan, … Continued

New York State Bar Association President David P. Miranda of Albany (Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti) today issued the following statement in response to the Court of Appeals order regarding the temporary practice of law in New York: “The new rule addresses some of the practical concerns attorneys face when handling matters that cross state … Continued