By Emily Green, S.U. College of Law ‘20, Katie McGraw, SUNY Buffalo School of Law ‘20, and Alex Trunfio, S.U. College of Law ‘20 On May 23, 2018, trial began in Syracuse in the prosecution of Peter Farnum, a former Saratoga County Sheriff’s Deputy who had been...
By Mitchell J. Katz, NDNY-FCBA President I was honored to be invited to attend the 2018 Second Circuit Judicial Conference in Saratoga Springs. Held from June 13 to 15, the Conference was convened by the Chief Judge of the Second Circuit and conducted like a big firm...
By FCBA President Mitchell J. Katz So what do you do to stay sane? I run. It keeps me (mostly) sane and healthy. At the suggestion of one of my colleagues I signed up for the 2018 Boilermaker in Utica. In the half hour before the July 8 race I was walking around to...
Gioia Gensini is career law clerk to the Hon. Andrew T. Baxter, United States Magistrate Judge. She has been a clerk for more than 35 years at the federal courthouse in Syracuse, first with the Hon. Edward M. Conan (1982-1987), followed by the Hon. Gustave J. Di...
Annual NDNY-FCBA Golf Event and CLE Program: "Update on Expert Witness Selection/Daubert Issues" Bellevue Country Club AGENDA: 10:00 a.m. CLE Program (1.0 credit) 11:30 a.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Shot-Gun Start 6:00 p.m. Cocktails & Food Please join members of the...
NDNY-FCBA invites all attorneys who practice for federal, state, and local agencies to learn more about our organization. This event is FREE for all members and prospective members who are interested in learning about the benefits of FCBA membership.
The reenactment of the 1873 trial of Susan B. Anthony came to Syracuse on the evening of April 19, 2018, drawing a crowd or more than 100 people to the Ceremonial Courtroom of the James M. Hanley Federal Building. Presented by the FCBA and directed by United States...
By Liza R. Magley On June 25, 2015, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC (“Bond”) filed a complaint with jury demand, in the NDNY, on behalf of Gregg and Susan Spindler d/b/a SGS Statistical Services against Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia...
Joann Sternheimer is the Managing Partner of Deily & Glastetter, LLP in Albany. She practices primarily in the areas of bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Joann began her career as a clerk to the Hon. William F. Tuohey, a United States Bankruptcy Judge in the...
The Susan B. Anthony trial reenactment is coming to the federal courthouse in Syracuse, after playing to a packed audience in Albany in November. The reenactment of the 1873 trial of the civil rights icon will take place this Thursday, April 19 at 6 p.m. in the...
This event is being presented by the Federal Court Student Bar Association at Albany Law School. There will be 3 panelists, Judge D'Agostino, AUSA Cathleen Clark, and Ryan Manley, Esq. discussing the benefits of federal practice with a reception immediately following...
Reviewed by Mitchell J. Katz I recently had occasion to review a new edition of a treatise that may be of interest to members of the FCBA: Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (Robert L. Haig, ed., Thomson Reuters, 4th ed. 2017). This 14-volume set,...