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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Dear Members,
Welcome to the home page of the Torts,
Insurance and Compensation Law Section Membership Committee.
As Chair of the Committee, I lead the efforts for
recruitment of new members, enhancement of diversity, maintenance of
current members and addressing the desires and needs of the
membership. If you are a current and active member,
then this web page is nothing more than preaching to the choir, but if
you are wavering as to your continued membership or are interested in
seeing what this Section has to offer, then please read
on.
The TICL Section sponsors
continuing legal education seminars on a frequent and regular basis at
convenient locations throughout the state. These seminars touch both basic and advanced topics and address
practice, substance and ethics. At the
State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting held each January in
New
York City, the TICL Section
presents two days of seminars, allowing members to make a significant
impact upon the mandatory continuing legal education
credits. Further, each year, the
Section holds another significant meeting, often loosely referred to as
the Fall Meeting. Each year we have an
annual meeting for all members. In the past we have held meetings
in such places as Cooperstown, New
York, Lake George,
New
York, Orlando, Florida,
Sea
Island, Georgia, Manchester,
Vermont, San
Diego, California, Uncasville, Connecticut, Bermuda and Ireland. Not only are the meetings extremely important to stay abreast
of trends and practices in the law, but the meetings are also an
excellent way to make valuable contacts with competent and caring
attorneys from throughout the State of New York.Some of the most
prominent members of the state bar are leaders and members of the TICL
section.One of the more recent past-Presidents of the New York State Bar
Association was a strong and valuable member of the TICL Section before
ascending to the ranks of the State Bar Association.
The meetings are not all work and
no play. Attendees have reported having fun
and members have developed strong friendships and professional
relationships that enhance the members’ personal and professional
lives. I cannot underscore the
significance of the camaraderie and friendships that
develop.
On a more tangible note, members of
this Section receive the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section
Journal filled with relevant and timely articles. Also, the Construction and Surety Law Newsletter provides
current case notes.
The TICL Section has a Workers’
Compensation Law Division, as well as a Construction and Surety Law
Division. For further information on how these Divisions can work for
you, refer to their pages on this site.
In addition, the TICL Section
monitors proposed legislation and, indeed, can pen proposed legislation
to remedy concerns that attorneys and their clients may have in the
practice areas of torts, insurance and workers’
compensation. If you have any thoughts
as to proposed legislation that might benefit your clients or your
practice then the Laws and Practices Committee of this Section is
available to consider your suggestions, and if warranted, draft a
proposed bill. This Section can have
an impact on the quality of your life.
We encourage our members to become
active in various committees of this Section. It is through participation in a committee that one can truly
derive the most benefits from membership.
Should you have any questions,
please feel free to contact me at rcoughlin@flinksmithlaw.com. To join our
section click on "Join this Section" on the menu on the
left of this page. Remember you must be
a member of the State Bar before you can join a Section.
Please join this wonderful group of
attorneys and become an active participant. You can make a
difference.
Robert H. Coughlin,
Jr.
Flink Smith LLC
23 British American
Boulevard
Latham, New York
12210
E-mail: rcoughlin@flinksmithlaw.com.
(518) 786-1800
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