State Bar Association Provides Pro Bono Attorneys To Help Injured Workers With Workers’ Compensation Medical-Only Claims
Injured workers will now be able to obtain medical treatment more easily through the assistance of pro bono attorneys.
Category: News Releases
Legal Experts to Discuss Social Equity Aspects of New York’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will examine how the new law legalizing cannabis for adult recreational use, which includes expunging past criminal records, will benefit people and communities that were disproportionately harmed by cannabis prohibition during a webinar on Tuesday, April 20, from 1 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. The seminar will focus on … Continued
New York State Bar Association President Applauds Decision To Allow Judges Past Retirement Age To Reapply For Jobs
It is indeed welcome news that New York State Supreme Court justices who are past the age of 70 will once again be allowed to apply to continue as judges.
Experts on Legalization of Marijuana in New York Will Speak at New York State Bar Association Event April 12
Legislators and state officials who played a key role in the passage of a bill that legalizes cannabis for adult use in New York will provide insights into how the new law will work at a New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) panel discussion on April 12. Axel Bernabe, assistant counsel to Gov. Andrew M. … Continued
Inside The Trump Impeachment As It Unfolded With Stacey Plaskett
In an upcoming New York State Bar Association webinar, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, a leading prosecutor in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, will provide exclusive behind-the-scenes details of how she and fellow House managers made their case before the U.S. Senate and a worldwide TV audience.
New York State Bar Association Commends Passage of ‘Halt’ Act
The New York State Bar Association has long advocated significant restriction of the use of prolonged solitary confinement – a practice that is both inhumane and wholly unworthy of our modern justice system
New York State Bar Association President Calls Senseless Mass Shootings Too Much To Bear, Urges Stricter Control
As President of the New York State Bar Association, I find myself called upon once again to express our collective sorrow at the senseless killings that have occurred within just one week, in Boulder, Colorado and Atlanta, Georgia, due to the scourge of gun violence.
New York State Bar Association President Calls Retirement of Judge Paul Feinman ‘A Tremendous Loss’
The New York State Court of Appeals suffered a tremendous loss today with the sudden and unexpected retirement of Judge Paul Feinman — an exceptional judge, magnificent human being, and a champion of the LGBTQ community. He has been a wonderful colleague to so many of us at the New York State Bar Association, and we are saddened that his tenure on the state’s highest court will be so brief. I join with his family, friends and admirers throughout the state in wishing him a speedy recovery.
What You Need to Know as New York Nears Cannabis Legalization
As New York inches closer to legalizing, regulating and taxing cannabis, the state finds itself in a unique position. Not only does it have an opportunity to learn from states with robust legal cannabis markets but it can galvanize other states to help launch social equity programs. During a recent panel discussion sponsored by the … Continued
New York State Bar Association President Condemns Wave of Asian-American Hate Crimes
These brutal murders in Georgia, targeting members of the Asian-American community, should outrage all who believe in inclusiveness – a bedrock American ideal. Regardless of whether authorities determine that these abhorrent attacks were hate crimes, they were without a doubt senseless acts of violence that have robbed Asian-Americans of their right to feel safe and secure in their homes, workplaces and neighborhoods.