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January 31, 2020 | News

NY Bar Association Backs Legalizing Recreational-Use Marijuana

At the association's annual meeting, the House of Delegates voted to accept a report by the bar's cannabis law committee recommending the expansion of the state's current market to include recreational use.
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January 31, 2020 | News

As Justices Change, 'Court Works as an Institution', Kagan Tells NY State Bar Leaders

Hailed by NYSBA president Hank Greenberg as a "consensus builder" and a "born judge," Kagan reflected for 35 minutes on her legal career and on the Supreme Court as an institution.
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January 31, 2020 | Slideshow

NYSBA Annual Meeting in Photos

The New York State Bar Association held its annual meeting in New York City, Jan. 27-31. More than 4,000 lawyers attended various events and ceremonies.
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January 30, 2020 | Event

From Succession Planning to Office Space, Law Firm Leaders Discuss Industry Concerns

Managing partners at several New York law offices spoke about some of the most pressing concerns facing firms. 
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January 30, 2020

State Bar Association Report Backs Recreational Marijuana in NY

The house of delegates will review the report Friday during the bar association's annual weeklong meeting.
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January 30, 2020 | Photo

AG James Spoke at the Presidential Summit Panel at the NYSBA's Annual Meeting

State Attorney General Letitia James spoke at the NYSBA's annual meeting, during a discussion on white nationalism and domestic terrorism in the U.S.
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January 29, 2020 | Analysis

AI in the Courts: The Good, the Concerning and the Frightening

A panel at the New York State Bar Association's Annual Meeting looked at the ways AI can benefit, complicate and stifle the way judges and their courtrooms work.
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January 28, 2020 | News

Judge, Ethics Lawyers Dish on Dealing With Dishonest Clients

Ethics lawyers and U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan discussed a lawyer's duties when advising deceptive clients.
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January 28, 2020 | News

'Cannabis 2.0': Cuomo Counsel Pushes Renewed Effort at Marijuana Law at State Bar Conference

The marijuana industry-focused bill, if passed, would bring the state's regulation and taxation rules for various elements of the marijuana industry, from industrial to food to medical to recreational, into one state Office of Cannabis Management.
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January 28, 2020 | Photo

Tax Section Luncheon at NYSBA Meeting

Professor Edward Kleinhard of the University of California addressed more than 900 lawyers at the Tax Section luncheon during the New York State Bar Association's Annual Meeting this week.
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January 27, 2020 | News

NY State Bar Association Inks Deals With Korean, Japanese Bar Groups

The New York bar group has struck cross-promotional deals with bar associations in Seoul and Tokyo in an effort to draw members internationally.
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January 27, 2020 | Photo

NYSBA Committee on Diversity Holds Panel Discussion on the Opening Day of the Association's Meeting

More than 4,000 lawyers are attending the New York State Bar Association's week-long annual meeting, which has opened on Monday at the New York Hilton Midtown.
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January 24, 2020 | News

Greenberg Stresses NY State Bar's Support of Court Consolidation Plan

Each of the state's trial courts has a separate purpose, often making it difficult for litigants to navigate, especially when a case falls under the jurisdiction of multiple tribunals.
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January 27, 2020

NYSBA Annual Meeting

In this Special Report, leaders of the bench & bar spotlight plans to simplify New York's trial courts.
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