New York City Bar Association

Here's a 7/15 Ethics CLE for you. Our speakers will explore how Courts, clients, and attorneys view the meaning of the phrase “reasonable fees,”; current trends and developments in legal billing practices; and the multitude of legal and ethical issues that arise regarding attorney’s fees, particularly when it comes to fee disputes.

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Harvey Weinstein's defense team mounted an aggressive strategy of defense in the court of public opinion. Our 7/13 CLE will examine Rule 3.6 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, the trial publicity rule, which restricts the kinds of extrajudicial statements lawyers involved in a case are allowed to make. We'll concentrate on the Weinstein case and other high profile cases. Register now and join us: https://bit.ly/2BPQtIP

Join the New York City Bar Association and LEAP for a special COVID-19 “11 Habits of Highly Successful Law Firms in the Digital Age” presentation Tuesday, July 14th at 12:30 pm. Reserve your space today: https://bit.ly/3d3cNLH

In this week's eNews:

◾Concern over the Attorney General’s Conduct: Removal of Geoffrey Berman as U.S. Attorney for SDNY
◾Legal Referral Service Waives Initial Consultation Fee During Pandemic
◾City Bar Joins Call for Action re: 30th Anniversary of the U.N. Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
◾City Bar Working Group Issues Policy Statement on Business and Human Rights
◾In Memoriam: Shirley Siegel, Legal Pioneer and Longtime City Bar Member, Dies at 101

Read it all here: https://bit.ly/2Z9zNor

The New York City Bar Legal Referral Service has waived its $35 initial consultation fee for all legal issues until further notice, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“As we have seen with other disasters and crises – nationally and locally – once health, safety, food and shelter become somewhat less immediate issues, legal issues follow in the next wave,” said George Wolff, Executive Director of LRS.

Read the press release here: https://bit.ly/2O51KHD

The City Bar is proud to join bar associations from around the world in this joint call for action, urging UN Member States

"to fully recognize, uphold and protect the vital role that lawyers and the legal profession play in upholding the rule of law, promoting and protecting human rights, in accordance with the Basic Principles [on the Role of Lawyers]"

Lawyers around the world are increasingly victims of attack in retaliation for performing their everyday professional functions, often by their own governments.

The 30th Anniversary of the Basic Principles is a perfect time to reaffirm their importance as a framework for protecting legal professionals the world over.

Read the Call for Action here: https://bit.ly/2BymncR

International Bar Association

IBA - IBA urges UN Member States to recognise, uphold and protect the role of lawyers As the 44th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council begins, coinciding with the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers (‘UN Basic Principles’), the International Bar Association urges Member States to support the UN Basic Principles and the role...

For the fourth year in a row, this 7/21 program will identify the common factors that cause estate-planning disputes, and aid attorneys in avoiding family fights for their clients. An expert faculty will discuss the estates planning misfires of Whitney Houston, Kirk Douglas, Robert Indiana, Aretha Franklin, Philip & Helen Wrigley, and Robin Williams.

Register here: https://bit.ly/2Cv6lAl

Thank you to our law school partners for helping make this year’s possible! members and students/alumni of sponsoring law schools can attend for free. Each webinar will feature group discussions with our panelists, giving you the opportunity to gain significant insight into three critical practice areas. Register today at https://bit.ly/NYCBarSummerSeries

Albany Law School
Brooklyn Law School
Cardozo School of Law
Columbia Law School
CUNY School of Law
Drexel University Kline School of Law
Fordham Law
Hofstra Law
New York Law School
NYU School of Law
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Rutgers Law School
Seton Hall University School of Law
St. John's University School of Law
Syracuse University College of Law
Touro Law Center
UConn School of Law
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Yale Law School

Decisions in the Zarda, Bostock, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes cases, expected from the Supreme Court by the end of the term, promise to be a watershed in Title VII law. We'll be discussing them and Title VII at a 7/28 program.

Register here: https://bit.ly/2BC4lFX

Our Environmental Law Committee submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed action, “Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter,” which would retain the current NAAQS without revision. The Committee urges the EPA to withdraw its proposal and promulgate a more stringent standard that will protect the public health and welfare, allow for an adequate margin of safety, and consider research regarding the link between COVID-19 and exposure to fine particles, and related impacts on vulnerable populations.

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