Tag Archives: New York City Bar Association
Posted on Monday, Apr 15, 2013 - 10:05am by Administrator
On May 5th, the Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP) will mark fourteen years of service to the legal community in New York City. LAP is a free, confidential counseling service for attorneys (including those who have been suspended and disbarred), judges, law students, and their family members struggling with alcohol or drug abuse as well as other addictions and mental health issues.< Continue reading →
Posted on Friday, Apr 12, 2013 - 5:54pm by Administrator
On March 29th, Governor Cuomo signed the 2013-2014 New York State budget. Since the State’s annual budget goes beyond making appropriations and effectuates substantive changes in the law, the City Bar committees will sometimes comment on budget provisions that are relevant to their work.< Continue reading →
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 - 5:03pm by Administrator
By now, everyone who follows the news will have heard about the latest scandal to engulf the Albany legislature. As outlined in a federal complaint filed yesterday, a state senator allegedly attempted to bribe two top GOP officials so that he could run for Mayor on the Republican line even though he is a registered Democrat.< Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Apr 1, 2013 - 10:21am by Administrator
The New York City Bar Association has chosen Bret I. Parker to succeed Barbara Berger Opotowsky as its Executive Director as of the Association’s Annual Meeting on May 21.< Continue reading →
Posted on Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 - 12:25pm by Administrator
The New York City Bar Association has announced its ratings of candidates recommended by the New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination for appointment as Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.< Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Mar 18, 2013 - 9:56am by Administrator
You have probably had the experience of a colleague, friend or family member asking whether you can recommend a lawyer to handle an issue. I have just the place to send them.< Continue reading →
Posted on Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 - 11:42am by Administrator
The New York City Bar Association’s Financial Reporting Committee has asked the New York Stock Exchange to reconsider its rule placing responsibility for oversight of risk management within the audit committee of the listed companies.< Continue reading →
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 - 10:03am by Administrator
It will come as news to no one that being a member of the legal profession is not the secure vocation it used to be. While those in previous generations had a reasonable expectation of working for years, if not their whole careers, at the same firm, today such a scenario is more the exception than the rule.< Continue reading →
