2022 Virtual POWER Act Event - September 15, 2022 DESIGNED TO PROMOTE PRO BONO SERVICES TO EMPOWER SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING, VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING The United States District Court, for The Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western...
Announcements & News
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Announcement for Bankruptcy Judgeship
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit invites applications from qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of New York in Albany, New York. The selection process will be confidential...
The NDNY FCBA Golf Tournament is Back! September 19, 2022 at Mohawk Golf Club
Happy Hour at City Beer Hall, Albany with the First Decade Committee!
Please join us for Happy Hour in Albany with the First Decade Committee! Wednesday, August 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at City Beer Hall, Albany Click here for more information and to RSVP.
Part-Time Job Opportunity: Pro Se Attorney Coordinator – Capital District
We are accepting applications for an attorney to work, on a part-time basis, with the FCBA’s Pro Se Assistance Program. This is a paid position. The Federal Court Bar Association of the Northern District of New York’s Pro Se Assistance Program was established to...
For the Bookshelf: Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts
Reviewed By Mitchell J. Katz, Barclay Damon LLP Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, 5th ed. Robert L. Haig, Editor-in-Chief. Published by Thomson Reuters. The Fifth Edition of this amazingly comprehensive treatise is an 18-volume definitive work on...
Defining the Terms of Engagement in the Age of State-Legalized Cannabis
By Evan Levesque, J.D. Candidate (Class of 2023), Albany Law School *This article is an outgrowth of an FCBA-sponsored CLE, led by Girvin Ferlazzo partner Daniel Rubin in December 2021, that focused on the status of marijuana under state and federal law. The legal...
Rob Wells: Searching for Answers When a Client Does the Unthinkable
Sometimes I worry that people do not understand the depth of what we do and our commitment to it. I only knew John for about twenty to twenty-five minutes, but I will never forget his light brown dress belt. These were also the very last minutes of his life. John was...
Clerk’s Corner: Restitution Matters
By Clerk of the Court John Domurad One of the little-known but perhaps most critical duties of the Clerk’s Office is to collect, administer and disburse restitution payments to victims of criminal conduct. This is no small task. Over the past three and a half...
President’s Message – June 2022
By Adam J. Katz As attorneys admitted to practice in the Northern District of New York, we have the responsibility to promote justice and to make justice equally accessible to all people. While Local Civil Rule 83.3 requires permanently admitted attorneys to accept...
Job Posting: Pro Se Attorney Coordinator – Capital District
We are accepting applications for an attorney to work, on a part-time basis, with the FCBA’s Pro Se Assistance Program. This is a paid position. The Federal Court Bar Association of the Northern District of New York’s Pro Se Assistance Program was established to...
Career Talk: Federal Court Practice and Judicial Clerkships – April 14, 2022 at Albany Law School
The NDNY Federal Court Bar Association is Proud to Sponsor Career Talk: Federal Court Practice and Judicial Clerkships Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 4:30pm Dean Alexander Moot Court Room Reception to follow in the East Foyer @ 5:30pm Drinks and lite fare by Innovo...