March 29, 2019
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Month: March 2019
March 22, 2019
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Ethics Opinion 1164
Topic: Returning client files without keeping a copy; conditions on compliance.
MSNBCs Ari Melber, Presenting Evidence and Cross Examinations on TV
EPISODE SUMMARY: MSNBC’s Ari Melber, host of The Beat with Ari Melber, discusses how his legal background helps him present the news to his audience and how it guides his interviewing style. They also discuss the Mueller report, news media and its relationship to democracy, plus the case of Jamal Knox. Read the Jamal Knox … Continued
Albany Lawyer Greenberg Joins Elite List
The Albany Times Union reported that President Hank Greenberg will deliver the 55th Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture at the New York County Lawyers Association. (may require subscription) On April 5, notorious former consultant Todd Howe is scheduled to be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Manhattan for multiple felonies — bribery, bid-rigging and fraud … Continued
March 15, 2019
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NY Lawmakers Release Budget Proposals Without Criminal Justice Reform as Talks Continue
The New York Law Journal reported that NYSBA is opposed to the biennial attorney registration fee. (may require subscription) The Assembly broke with Cuomo’s budget proposal by stripping it almost completely of policy, including criminal justice reform, while modifying it in other areas. The Senate had not made its spending proposal public by Tuesday afternoon.
Corpus Wellness: The Path to Attorney Health
Corpus Wellness: The Path to Attorney Health – Robert Herbst, Esq. from New York State Bar Association on Vimeo. Lawyers know about stress. In hunter-gatherer days, the “fight or flight” response served humans well when dealing with imminent threats. But what about stressful professions today when the pressure never ends? With prolonged exposure, this same fight or flight reflex … Continued
March 12, 2019: President Elect Henry Greenberg To Deliver Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture on April 18
Henry M. Greenberg, president-elect of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP, will deliver the 55th Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture on April 18 in New York City. The lecture, entitled “Charles Evans Hughes & The Role of New York’s Organized Bar at a Time of Crisis for the … Continued
Prof. Vincent Bonventre on NY Court of Appeals in the Trump Era
EPISODE SUMMARY: Vincent Bonventre joins David to discuss the NY Court of Appeals and its historical role as a national leader for progressive judicial change and the impact decisions and dissents have had on Supreme Court rulings, Obergfell v. Hodges and Roe v. Wade.