Meet the New Presiding Justice: Hector LaSalle
The young boy who idolized Atticus Finch, read voraciously and loved to watch Ironside is now the presiding justice of New York’s busiest appellate court.
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New York State Bar Association Decries Sexual Harassment
The New York State Bar Association believes in true gender equity and has worked tirelessly to elevate the position of women in the legal profession and to eliminate gender discrimination in all walks of life.
Protecting the Press From Prosecutorial Overreach
American history provides ample evidence that the information the press provides to the public – including information originally provided by confidential sources – is vital to the operation of our democracy and the oversight of our most powerful public and private institutions.
Supreme Shift II: A Conservative Super-Majority Delivers a Decidedly Conservative Term
Make no mistake, the Supreme Court is far different today, and its decisional record has been and will very likely continue to be far different, than would be true if the Court’s composition were a 6–3 – or even 5–4 – liberal majority.
Hard Cases Make Bad Law: The Tortured History of the Bill Cosby Prosecution
There is no question, however, that the Cosby case is an example that “hard cases make bad law,” as “The Great Dissenter,” Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, is said to have once observed.
What To Do When a Judge Won’t Allow Your Leading Questions
Every trial attorney faces critical decisions as to which witness or witnesses will best tell his client’s story. Calling an adverse party or a person identified with an adverse party in one’s case can be incredibly effective because one can often, through leading questions, force the other side to tell your story. Like every critical … Continued
How Your Law Firm Benefits from QR Code Payments
Offering clients the option to pay with QR codes supports a better client experience and helps you get paid faster.
Attorney Professionalism Forum: Using a Lawyer Matching Service
Is there any ethical rule that would prohibit a lawyer from using a lawyer matching service?
NYSBA Convenes Emergency Task Force on Mandatory Vaccination and Safeguarding the Public’s Health
NYSBA is convening an emergency task force to determine whether COVID-19 vaccination mandates should be considered in the interest of protecting the greatest possible number of people and preventing another virus wave.
Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates for Bar Association Offices
The Nominating Committee invites members of the New York State Bar Association to submit recommendations of themselves or others for consideration in developing its slate of nominees for association offices beginning in 2022.