Author Archives: Administrator
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 - 4:27pm by Administrator
Despite some gains over the past year, New York City law firms continue to face challenges in the area of diversity, concludes the New York City Bar Association’s sixth Diversity Benchmarking Report.< Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Nov 12, 2012 - 11:46am by Administrator
Barbara Berger Opotowsky, Executive Director of the New York City Bar Association, will step down in May 2013, after a 15-year tenure.< Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Oct 22, 2012 - 9:27am by Administrator
The New York City Bar Association has a long-held, deep commitment to human rights and the rule of law worldwide. Our membership and committee activity reflect that we are based in the pre-eminent global city, with fifteen committees exclusively focused on international issues and many others also including international issues on their agendas.< Continue reading →
Posted on Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 - 10:42am by Administrator
Morocco cannot claim a legal right to Western Sahara on the basis of any historic relationship it had with the territory prior to its colonization by Spain, the New York City Bar Association testified yesterday before the Special Political and Decolonization Committee of the United Nations General Assembly.< Continue reading →
Posted on Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 - 4:06pm by Administrator
The New York City Bar Association applauds the Legislature for passing, and the Governor for signing into law, Bill Number A.5275/S.1546, which will afford attorneys the same fee protections in cases resolved through alternative dispute resolution or pre-litigation settlements as are available to attorneys in court-filed cases.< Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Oct 1, 2012 - 1:25pm by Administrator
New York City Bar Association President Carey R. Dunne testified today at Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s hearing on civil legal services for low-income New Yorkers, at the Appellate Division, First Department, in Manhattan.< Continue reading →
Posted on Friday, Sep 28, 2012 - 11:44am by Administrator
As the United States Supreme Court begins its new term Monday, the New York City Bar Association has recommended that its Justices be required to issue written explanations for their decisions either to recuse from a case or to hear a case in the face of a motion to disqualify.< Continue reading →
Posted on Friday, Sep 21, 2012 - 3:39pm by Administrator
The New York City Bar Association applauds Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly’s decision to expand the videotaping of interrogations to all 76 precincts in the city. The recording of interrogations is among several initiatives the Association has recommended to reduce the incidence of wrongful convictions.< Continue reading →
