In her annual State of the Judiciary message, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore laid out an ambitious plan for reforming the New York State court system and streamlining it into just three courts.
Legislation that would repeal the archaic in-state office requirement for nonresident attorneys practicing law in New York has passed the Senate with nearly unanimous support.
As a judge in the New York State court system, the New York State Bar Association is relevant to the work that I do. It’s important to join the New York State Bar Association because they have lawyers from all over the state and they cover every area of practice.
More than half of New York State’s 1,520 municipalities have decided to keep marijuana dispensaries or consumption lounges out of their communities.
If a law firm pays a contract lawyer $125 an hour to write a brief, can the firm ethically bill the client $300 an hour for that lawyer’s time?
The New York State Bar admission application question that asks potential lawyers about their encounters with law enforcement and criminal history is illegal, negatively impacts efforts to diversify the profession, and should be immediately revised, the New York State Bar Association recommends.
When working with LGBTQ clients, attorneys need to arm themselves, not only with the latest anti-discrimination laws and ethical codes, but with first-hand knowledge of their client’s legal goals and personal perspectives.
After nearly two years of legal battles, trends are emerging in how COVID-related commercial cases are being argued and decided, a panel of lawyers said Wednesday during the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting.
The No Surprises Act is considered a major victory for consumers. The surprise bills would sometimes arise out of medical emergencies, even at in-network hospitals, where the patients were unexpectedly treated by out-of-network specialists.
When looking back at his work before the COVID pandemic, Joseph Fins, chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, says he is haunted by one regret. In 2015, the New York State Task Force on Life and Law published a report on ventilator distribution in … Continued