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August 25, 2008 NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION CREATES SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SOLO AND SMALL FIRM PRACTICENew York State Bar
Association President Bernice K. Leber (Arent Fox LLP) announced today
that the Association has created a Special Committee on Solo and Small
Firm Practice to study the issues and challenges currently confronting
attorneys who work in solo practices and small
firms. Chaired by Past Association
President Robert L. Ostertag (Ostertag O’Leary and Barrett)
of “Solo and small practice firms represent nearly 60 percent of the Association’s membership, and we are always looking to provide new ways to help these firms succeed,” Leber said. “Coupled with the recently created Solo/Small Firm Practitioner Resource Center on NYSBA’s Website, this new special committee will be a tremendous asset that provides even more opportunities for solo and small practice firms to grow and thrive.” The Committee will undertake a comprehensive study of specific issues and challenges facing solo practices and small firms, and recommend ways in which bar associations, the Courts, and other entities can assist them in meeting these challenges. The Committee also will recommend new programs, benefits, resources, and services that should be developed in the future, with an eye toward achieving successful law practices and balanced lives for the attorneys working in these firms. Special focus will also be paid to the report of Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye’s Commission to Examine Solo and Small Firm Practice, issued in 2006. Committee members will report on the progress made in implementing the recommendations of that report, while making additional recommendations regarding further steps that may be needed to fully achieve the report’s goals. The 74,000-member New York State
Bar Association is the official statewide organization of lawyers
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