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Dec 26, 2006   New York State Bar Association Outlines Leglislative Priorities for 2007
Dec 19, 2006   New York Bar Foundation Receives $10,000 Gift to Establish Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Fellowship
Dec 18, 2006   State Bar Association Creates New Committee to Promote Civil Rights
Dec 18, 2006   New York State Bar Association Releases Ratings of Candidates for Court of Appeals Vacancy
Dec 14, 2006   Mark H. Alcott, President of the New York State Bar Association, Endorses OCA Plan to Reform New York State Justice Courts
Nov 30, 2006   New York State Bar Association Calls for Immediate Rollback of Increased Passing Score on the New York State Bar Exam and a Cancellation of Future Increases
Nov 21, 2006   NYSBA'S Statement on Justice Court Proposal
Nov 15, 2006   New York State Bar Association President, Mark H. Alcott, Testifies Before the New York State Assembly In Favor of a Merit Selection Process for Judicial Appointment
Nov 13, 2006   NYS Conference of Bar Leaders Seeking Nominations for Local Bar Awards of Merit
Nov 13, 2006   NYSBA Launches Eighth Statewide Public Education Radio Campaign
Nov 09, 2006   New York State Bar Association Calls for Sweeping Reform to Help Integrate Former Offenders Back into Society
Nov 02, 2006   State Bar Collaborates on Program to Address 'Dangerous Dogs or Irresponsible Owners'
Nov 01, 2006   The Empire State Counsel Program a Rousing Success
Oct 27, 2006   Statement from NYSBA President Mark H. Alcott on the New Jersey Same Sex Marriage Ruling
Oct 26, 2006   Nominees Sought for Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Oct 19, 2006   State Bar Association to Provide Free Legal Advice to Seniors
Oct 18, 2006   State Bar Offers Data Protection Service to Members
Oct 12, 2006   Chief Judge Recalls Jury System Modernization
Oct 04, 2006   NYSBA To Host Conference on Teaching the First Amendment in Today's Schools
Oct 03, 2006   NYSBA Offers Free Educational Resources to Schools to Study Landmark Civil Rights Case
Sep 28, 2006   NYSBA Addresses the Special Issues and Challenges Now Facing Senior Lawyers
Sep 25, 2006   Niskayuna Man Named as Director of Bar Services
Sep 20, 2006   New York State Bar Association Honors New Federal Chief Judges
Sep 18, 2006   Call for Nominations for Civil Rights Award
Sep 07, 2006   Program to Address the Voting Rights Act of 1965: A Success, Failure or Just the Beginning?
Sep 01, 2006   NYSBA Renews the Call for Merit Selection of Judges in New York State
Aug 28, 2006   Nominees Sought for 2007 Excellence in Public Service Award
Aug 18, 2006   Nominees Sought for 2006 Ruth Schapiro Memorial Award
Aug 10, 2006   NYSBA Proposal to End Government Interference with the Right to Counsel Wins National Support
Aug 03, 2006   NYSBA Releases Ratings of Candidates for Court of Appeals Vacancy
Jul 31, 2006   Korean School Association Sends Educator to State Bar's 2nd Mock Trial Camp as Observer
Jul 19, 2006   State Bar Committee Changes Name to Better Reflect Mission to Help Lawyers in Need
Jul 13, 2006   Columbia Law School Student Carissa Pilotti Receives Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Scholarship from The New York Bar Foundation
Jul 12, 2006   NYSBA to Coordinate Effort to Provide Free Legal Services to Flood Victims
Jul 06, 2006   The New York State Bar Association Calls on Legislature to Provide Equal Rights Under the Law for All Couples
Jul 03, 2006   State Bar Creates New LEGALease Pamphlet on Animal Law
Jun 28, 2006   Statement from New York State Bar President Mark H. Alcott on the Report on Indigent Defense Services
Jun 26, 2006   New State Bar President Vows to be Reformer Fighting Poverty,Discrimination and Political Interference
Jun 26, 2006   New York State Bar Association Calls for an End to Government Intrusion into Right to Counsel; Urges Reforms in Judicial Nominating Conventions and Supports Changes in Lawyer Advertising Rules
Jun 21, 2006   NYSBA ADVISORY--House of Delegates to Meet in Cooperstown
Jun 21, 2006   Albany Law School Student Kathryn E. Basal to Receive New York Bar Foundation Scholarship Named for Judge Bernard Meyer
Jun 20, 2006   Buffalo Lawyer Arnold B. Gardner to Receive State Bar Association's 2006 Root/Stimson Award for Outstanding Community Service
Jun 19, 2006   NYSBA Calls on Legislature to Pass Family Health Care Decision Act This Session
Jun 15, 2006   New York State Bar Association's Recommendations Are Key Components of Proposed Lawyer Advertising Reforms
Jun 06, 2006   New York State Bar Association Explores New Ways to Meet the Needs of Low-Income New Yorkers
Jun 06, 2006   New York State Bar Association Explores New Ways to Meet the Needs of Low-Income New Yorkers
Jun 01, 2006   Niskayuna Attorney Elected to Executive Committee of New York State Bar Association
Jun 01, 2006   New York Attorney Elected Chair of State Bar's Commercial & Federal Litigation Section
Jun 01, 2006   Albany Attorney Elected Chair of State Bar's Young Lawyers Section
Jun 01, 2006   New York Attorney Walter Mugdan Elected Chair of State Bar's Environmental Law Section
Jun 01, 2006   Justice Mazzarelli Elected Chair of State Bar's Council of Judicial Associations
Jun 01, 2006   Garden City Attorney Elected Chair of State Bar's Elder Law Section
Jun 01, 2006   Oswego Attorney Elected to Executive Committee of New York State Bar Association
Jun 01, 2006   New York Attorney Elected to Executive Committee of New York State Bar Association
Jun 01, 2006   Manhattan Attorney Elected to Executive Committee of New York State Bar Association
Jun 01, 2006   New York Attorney Debra Resnick Elected Chair of State Bar's Intellectual Property Law Section
Jun 01, 2006   Buffalo Attorney Patrick O'Reilly Elected Chair of State Bar's Family Law Section
Jun 01, 2006   Syracuse Attorney Elected Chair of State Bar's Labor and Employment Law Section
Jun 01, 2006   Albany Attorney Elected to Executive Committee of New York State Bar Association
Jun 01, 2006   Hodgson Russ Partner Harry G. Meyer Elected Chair of New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section
Jun 01, 2006   Islandia Attorney Elected Chair of State Bar Association's General Practice Section
Jun 01, 2006   Denison Ray Awards Honor Legal Activists,Organization for Service to New York's Poor and Disadvantaged
Jun 01, 2006   Manhattan Attorney Elected Vice President of Executive Committee of New York State Bar Association
Jun 01, 2006   Syracuse Attorney Elected Vice President of Executive Committee of New York State Bar Association
Jun 01, 2006   New York Attorney Mark Barnes Elected Chair of State Bar's Health Law Section
Jun 01, 2006   Mark H. Alcott Takes Office as President of Nation's Largest Voluntary State Bar Association
May 30, 2006   State Bar Association Focuses on Legislation to Strengthen Penalties for Sex Crimes Against Women
May 26, 2006   Marymount School of New York Wins 2006 Mock Trial Tournament
May 25, 2006   Administrative Judges Win 2006 Levine Awards For Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare
May 25, 2006   CLE Program: What Every Attorney Needs to Know
May 23, 2006   Administrative Judges Win 2006 Levine Awards for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare
May 22, 2006   Loudonville Lawyer Named to State Bar Association Post
May 22, 2006   Albany Man Appointed Media Director for State Bar Association
May 19, 2006   New York State Bar Association Urges Congress to Adopt a Shield Law
May 16, 2006   Revised Law Guardian Standards Now Available Online
May 15, 2006   New York State Bar Association Urges Congress to Adopt a Shield Law
May 10, 2006   State Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program to Hold Spring Retreat in Lake George
May 05, 2006   New York State Bar Hosts Free Legal Seminars Across the State to Assist the Elderly
May 04, 2006   The New York Bar Foundation Receives $250,000 Gift to Establish an Endowed Fund in Memory of Henry H. Shepard, Esq.
May 02, 2006   State Bar, LoisLaw Partner on New CaseAlert Service for Members
May 02, 2006   Legislature Restores Funding for State Bar Association Pilot Project
May 02, 2006   NYSBA Launches New Statewide Public Education Radio Campaign
May 02, 2006   NYSBA Celebrates Law Day 2006
May 01, 2006   2006 President's Pro Bono Service Award Winners Announced
Apr 28, 2006   State Bar Association Efforts Help Bring About Reversal of Governor's Veto
Apr 26, 2006   The New York State Bar Association Announces New Semester of The People's Law School
Apr 24, 2006   New York State Bar Association Summer Institute Offers Excellent Opportunity for Classroom Teachers
Apr 24, 2006   Program That Assists New Lawyers With Law School Debt & Boosts Numbers Providing Legal Services to the Poor A Triumph for State Bar Association
Apr 24, 2006   Hamilton Law Association and New York State Bar Association Host Joint Program
Apr 24, 2006   New York State Bar Association Presses for Judicial Pay Raise
Apr 20, 2006   State Bar Association Recommends A New Way to Help Fund Civil Legal Services for the Poor
Apr 20, 2006   State Bar Association to Host Pro Bono Conference in Rochester for Central and Western N.Y. Law Firm and Corporate Leaders
Apr 13, 2006   State Bar Association Urges Legislature and Governor to Restore Funding for Legal Services for Poor
Apr 05, 2006   State Bar Association Calls for End to Federal Government Policy That Pressures Corporate Clients into Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege
Apr 03, 2006   State Bar Association President Calls For Temporary State Commission to Study Eminent Domain in New York
Mar 21, 2006   New York Bar Foundation Announces Charitable and Educational Grant Awards
Mar 10, 2006   State Bar Section Offers Clinical Excellence Award for Law Students
Mar 09, 2006   Half Hollow Hills High School Captures We The People State Finals
Mar 07, 2006   Save the Date: Conference to Explain How to Establish or Enhance Pro Bono Program
Mar 01, 2006   New York State Bar Association Announces 2006 Legislative Priorities
Feb 28, 2006   Nominations Sought for 2006 President's Pro Bono Service Awards
Feb 28, 2006   New Edition of Book Helps Attorneys Avoid Escrow Accounting Mistakes
Feb 28, 2006   State Bar Association Collaborates With State Medical Society to Update Physicians' Legal Manual
Feb 28, 2006   N.Y. State Bar Association Appoints New Director for Law-Related Education Program
Feb 17, 2006   New York Bar Foundation Receives Gift to Establish a Fund in the Name of Brown Raysman of New York City
Feb 17, 2006   State Bar Seeks Nominations for Community Service Award
Feb 07, 2006   Judicial Directories Are Good Resources for Attorneys, Says "Journal" Article
Feb 07, 2006   State Bar President Responds to the 2006 State of the Judiciary Message
Feb 01, 2006   State Bar Association Calls for Stricter Lawyer Advertising Rules in New York
Jan 27, 2006   State Bar Presents Award for Contributions to Women's Concerns to Catherine J. Douglass, Executive Director of InMotion
Jan 27, 2006   Plenary Sessions Highlight Labor and Employment Law Section's Annual Meeting Program
Jan 26, 2006   Buffalo Litigator New Chair of State Bar's Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section
Jan 26, 2006   Manhattan Lawyer Ilene Knable Gotts Elected Chair of New York State Bar Association's Antitrust Law Section
Jan 26, 2006   Buffalo Attorney Receives State Bar Association's Professionalism Award
Jan 26, 2006   FTC Chair Keynote Speaker at State Bar’s Antitrust Law Section reception & dinner
Jan 26, 2006   Pioneering Judge Named Recipient of NYSBA's Haywood Burns Award
Jan 26, 2006   NYS Conference of Bar Leaders Recognizes Local Bar Associations with Awards of Merit
Jan 25, 2006   Jamaica Lawyer Named Chair of State Bar's Trial Lawyers Section
Jan 25, 2006   New York Attorney Elected Chair of State Bar's Trusts and Estates Law Section
Jan 25, 2006   Disability Advocate Elected Chair of State Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Section
Jan 25, 2006   New York Lawyer John F. Zulack Elected Chair of the State Bar's International Law & Practice Section
Jan 25, 2006   Utica Lawyer Michael Getnick Nominated to Serve as an Officer of the New York State Bar Association's Executive Committee
Jan 25, 2006   United Nations Legal Expert to Receive State Bar Association's International Law Award
Jan 25, 2006   State Bar's Commercial & Federal Litigation Section to Honor the New York Commercial Division with the Fuld Award
Jan 25, 2006   Panel to Discuss Reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act at State Bar Association Annual Meeting
Jan 24, 2006   New York State Bar Association Names New Chair of Tax Section
Jan 24, 2006   State Bar Media Law Program to Spotlight Judy Miller Case and the Need for Reporters' Privilege
Jan 24, 2006   Michael C. Rakower Receives Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award
Jan 23, 2006   Committee's Annual Meeting Program Focusses on Animals Left Behind in Disasters
Jan 23, 2006   Entertainment Industry Veteran Named Chair of State Bar's Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section
Jan 23, 2006   Online Gambling, Videogaming Program Topic at State Bar Association Annual Meeting
Jan 20, 2006   Eileen Gerrish Named Director of Law, Youth and Citizenship Program
Jan 20, 2006   NEW YORK BAR FOUNDATION RECEIVES GIFT TO ESTABLISH
Jan 20, 2006   Judicial Directory Online
Jan 20, 2006   Response to 2006 State of the Judiciary Message
Jan 17, 2006   State Bar President Issues Statement in Response to Governor's Commentary on Judiciary Budget
Jan 13, 2006   2006 New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting
Jan 03, 2006   State Bar Association's New Book Simplifies Marketing for Lawyers
Jan 03, 2006   New York State Bar Association President Forms Task Force to Review the Practice of Prosecutors Asking for a Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege