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THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICE REFORM NYS EO 203

Acknowledgments: This past year has been challenging for all of us; politics, Covid-19, shut-downs, Zoom meetings, and social unrest. Th...

EXCELLENCE AWARDS (CRIMINAL AND FAMILY COURT)

2020 Excellence in Mandated Representation Award Recipient: Clare J. Degnan, Esq. A major accomplishment of the Committee on Mandated Rep...

State Bar Association Elects New Officers - New York State Bar Association

The House of Delegates, the governing body of the New York State Bar Association, elected a new slate of officers at its 144th annual mee...

BOOK DEDICATION

2018-2019 Edition of Handling the DWI Case in New York Sherry Levin Wallach, Esq., Deputy Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of ...

ISSUES ON APPEAL AND 440 MOTIONS INVOLVING NON-CITIZENS

David Weisfuse, Esq. put together an article on the Issues on Appeal and 404 motions involving non-citizens. Read full article here.

FLAGGING NEW YORK'S "RED FLAG" LAW

An article by Sherry Wallach, Esq. Click the link below to read the full article: https://nysba.org/app/uploads/2020/11/Wallach-reprint-R...

Examining Judicial Civility in New York Courts for Transgender Persons in the Wake of United States

https://nysba.org/examining-judicial-civility-in-new-york-courts-for-transgender-persons-in-the-wake-of-united-states-v-varner-2/

Westchester County Dept. of Corrections partners with The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County

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