Author Archives: Administrator
Posted on Monday, Jun 17, 2013 - 10:14am by Administrator
We are encouraged that Governor Cuomo has proposed substantial legislation to improve voter participation and election procedures; limit the influence of money in campaigns, including the establishment of a strong public financing system; and combat corruption by public officials.< Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Jun 17, 2013 - 8:58am by Administrator
When we and our co-sponsors announced that we would host a forum for the New York City Mayoral candidates here at the City Bar on June 6th, the response was a great measure of our members’ engagement. The interest in the event was so overwhelming that it ‘sold out’ almost immediately. Similarly, when we released the City Bar’s 95-page “Policy Recommendations for New York City’s Next Mayor,” the report was downloaded nearly 2,000 times on the first day.< Continue reading →
Posted on Friday, Jun 14, 2013 - 2:30pm by Administrator
I am truly excited as I begin working on your behalf as Executive Director of the City Bar. As a member of the Association for 17 years, like many of you I have attended events at the City Bar that interested me, taken CLE courses to improve my knowledge and skills, participated in committee work to address important issues, performed pro bono service and met other City Bar members to develop my professional network while making close friends along the way.< Continue reading →
Posted on Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 - 2:24pm by Administrator
The New York City Bar Association, through its Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law, continues to monitor and assist Congressional deliberation of the immigration reform bill, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” (S. 744).< Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Jun 10, 2013 - 1:46pm by Administrator
The New York City Bar Association, through its Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law, continues to assist Congressional deliberation of the immigration reform bill, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” (S. 744).< Continue reading →
Posted on Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 - 12:27pm by Administrator
If a lawyer discovers after the close of a proceeding that material evidence offered by the lawyer, the lawyer’s client, or witness called by the lawyer during the underlying civil or criminal proceeding was false, the lawyer is obligated, under Rule 3.3(a)(3), to take “reasonable remedial measures,” states a formal Opinion from the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Professional Ethics (Formal Opinion 2013-2).< Continue reading →
Posted on Friday, May 24, 2013 - 10:01am by Administrator
In a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, dated May 15th, the New York City Bar Association, through four of its Committees, urges the Senate to provide equality in immigration reform for same-sex spouses and permanent partners.< Continue reading →
Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:25am by Administrator
A report on a February research visit to Montenegro by a four-member team from the Swedish and New York City Bar Associations has found that while the laws governing the press are generally satisfactory, “the relationships between the independent press and the government and between the independent press and pro-government press are permeated by polarization and antagonism.”< Continue reading →
