Monthly Archives: February 2012
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012 - 4:04pm by Administrator
We are delighted to hear that New York Law School has chosen Anthony Crowell as Dean and President.< Continue reading →
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 - 3:33pm by Administrator
One of the darkest aspects of globalization has to be the proliferation of human trafficking. The U.S. State Department estimates that twenty-seven million people are victims of human trafficking worldwide, with one hundred thousand of them in the United States.< Continue reading →
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 - 9:06am by Administrator
The Committee on Professional Ethics has prepared a series of common questions and answers regarding New York’s lawyer advertising rules that were adopted within the past few years and included in the Rules of Professional Conduct that became effective in April 2009.< Continue reading →
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012 - 12:02pm by Administrator
The New York City Bar is now soliciting nominations for the Kathryn A. McDonald Award for Excellence in Service to Family Court.< Continue reading →
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012 - 12:50pm by Administrator
Last year, the City Bar supported the bill known as the “All Crimes DNA Bill,” which would extend DNA collection to all persons convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony in New York State. The Governor has included this approach in the Executive Budget. < Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Feb 13, 2012 - 2:47pm by Kitty
The New York City Bar Association has issued a report opposing legislation that would prevent school districts, including the New York City Department of Education, from enacting or enforcing policies which prohibit the conduct of worship services in public schools, because the legislation is “overbroad, unnecessary and likely to lead to confusion, litigation and potential Establishment Clause violations.” < Continue reading →
Posted on Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 - 11:52am by Administrator
The City Bar is now accepting nominations for the Twenty-third Annual Legal Services Awards. The award is designed to recognize the efforts of lawyers and non-lawyers who have, for an extended period during their career, devoted themselves to the provision of free civil legal services on a full-time basis to indigent persons.< Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Feb 6, 2012 - 3:17pm by Administrator
The New York City Bar Association has released its Legislative Program for 2012, a compilation of State legislative issues that have been addressed by many of its committees. < Continue reading →
