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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

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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

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Since its founding, the New York City Bar Association has fought to maintain the judiciary as a co-equal branch of government; indeed, as many of you know, the City Bar was founded in 1870 by a group of attorneys who came together specifically to challenge judicial corruption in the era of the Tammany Hall political machine.< Continue reading

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The New York City Bar Association has assembled a blue-ribbon task force to address what City Bar President Carey Dunne has described as the “plight of young lawyers.”< Continue reading

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I am proud to be President of a bar association that is prominent locally, nationally and internationally and that has earned great respect within the legal profession and in the wider community.< Continue reading

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The New York City Bar Association held its 20th annual Henry L. Stimson Medal Award Ceremony on June 5th.< Continue reading

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In preparing for the great and humbling honor of leading the New York City Bar Association for the next 24 months, I have been asked variations of one question repeatedly: What are my priorities going to be? What two or three topics do I want to identify as things to focus on during my tenure?< Continue reading

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Carey R. Dunne has been nominated as President of the New York City Bar Association. If elected, Dunne will succeed Samuel W. Seymour as the 65th president in the Association’s 141-year history. The election will take place at the City Bar’s annual meeting on May 15, 2012. The City Bar also announced its slate of officers and members of its Executive and Audit Committees. < Continue reading

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