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New York Law Journal

Rikers Island Must Be Turned Over to a Federal Receiver

Drawing on observations gathered by a delegation of New York City Bar Association members who visited the troubled jail complex on Rikers Island, the organization has joined a chorus of voices calling for the facility to be placed into federal receivership.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Report - December 18, 2023

The NJSBA's weekly report.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

The Season of Caring—Shining a Light on Mental Health of Lawyers

Attorneys can go far in helping each other out, and thankfully many state bars, including Georgia's, take it upon themselves to provide support for their members. Here's what lawyers should know in order to provide support for themselves or colleagues at this time of year.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Going Beyond Fear: The Next Phase in Addressing Attorney Mental Health

In 2012, I tried to take my own life and then learned that I had been for, well, a long time, been dealing with undiagnosed and untreated bipolar disorder. Along the road to my attempt, I did some unethical things, and consequently had some time away from the law.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Incoming Phila. Bar Chancellor Aims to Ramp Up Organization's DEI Efforts

"I am incredibly proud of our association, but we have more to accomplish," Jennifer Coatsworth said at the association's annual meeting.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move and After Hours: Fox Rothschild; Javerbaum Wurgaft; Cole Schotz; Epstein Ostrove; Barnes & Thornburg

Fox Rothschild welcomes back a partner; Epstein Ostrove celebrate "Giving Tuesday"; and more moves.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Report - December 11, 2023

NJSBA helps swear in new attorneys in Trenton  Leaders from the New Jersey State Bar Association welcomed more than 100 new attorneys into the profession…
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

As Antisemitism Increases on Social Media, Some Look to Bar Groups to Wade In

"We believe we need to stand up when people in our own community, in the legal community, engage in antisemitic hate speech, if they're fostering it, promoting it, or supporting it," Eric Weitz of The Weitz Law Firm, who is a member of the Brandeis Law Society's executive committee, said.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hate Speech Is on the Rise in Social Media. Could Antisemitic Posts by Attorneys Become Disciplinary Board Fodder?

"That's the challenging part with a lot of this. A lot of times it doesn't have to be said. They don't use the words that are obvious," ethics attorney Daniel Siegel said.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 11, 2023—Barley Snyder

Barley Snyder announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) has reappointed attorney Martin R. Siegel to its sewage advisory committee.
3 minute read

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