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June 2010 Local Civil Rule 83.12 - Alternative Dispute Resolution. On June 11, 2010, Federal Bar Council President Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. submitted comments to the SDNY's proposed revisions to Local Civil Rule 83.12 - Alternative Dispute Resolution. Please click "read more" to see the full text of the Council's comments.b>
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May 2010 Federal Bar Council Quarterly - March/April/May 2010. In this issue, Federal Bar Council President Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., discusses how the “Age of Google” has affected the practice of law and our system of justice; Bennette Deacy Kramer, in her first column as Co-Editor-in-Chief, examines the current status of women in the nation’s 200 largest law firms; Steven M. Edwards and Bennette Kramer describe the happenings of the 2010 Winter Bench & Bar Conference; C. Evan Stewart delves into the military career of Judge Walter Mansfield; the Honorable Warren W. Eginton responds to Robert Giuffra’s critique of the litigation system; Magistrate Judge Lisa Margaret Smith introduces James L. Cott, the newest Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of New York; Jonathan M. Moses reports on the reception honoring bankruptcy judges of the Second Circuit; Seth C. Farber and Lee Pepper describe a panel discussion on criminal sanctions for corporations; and much more! Click on "read more" to access the pdf file.
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May 2010 Remarks of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, upon receipt of the Federal Bar Council's Learned Hand Award. Click "read more" below to view a pdf of the Justice's full remarks.
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May 2010 Attorney's Service Pass. The District Executive's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York will issue an Attorney's Service pass to members of the bar before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York who possess a valid New York State Unified Court System Attorney Secure Pass ("OCA Card").
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