2007 Issue 1 - New York City Bar Association

Of Note
THE NEW YORK CITY BAR PRESENTED THE ASSOCIATION MEDAL TO
Robert Fiske Jr., Davis Polk and Wardwell, and to Robert Morgenthau,
District Attorney for New York County, in recognition of their exceptional
leadership and service to the bar, on March 15, 2007, at the Association.
Barry Kamins, President of the Association made opening remarks, with
Elkan Abramowitz presenting to Robert Fiske, and Hon. Pierre Leval, United
States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, presenting to Robert Morgenthau.
The Association Medal is sponsored by the Committee on Honors
(Hon. Jed S. Rakoff, Chair).
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ON JANUARY 26, 2007, THE CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER RECEIVED THE
New York State Bar Association’s 2006 Award of Merit in recognition of
the Justice Center’s Bankruptcy Pro Bono Panel. The Center established
the Panel as part of a collaborative effort with the Bankruptcy Courts of
the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York to meet the increasing
need for the provision of pro bono counsel to assist indigent pro se debtors
involved in litigation arising out of their bankruptcy cases.
The Panel is administered by John McManus, the Director of the Pro
Bono Consumer Bankruptcy Project. Since its inception the Panel has recruited
over 85 volunteer attorneys and Panel members have assisted more
than 20 pro se litigants referred by the Bankruptcy Court.
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THE BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL CAPTURED THE REGIONAL ROUNDS OF
the 57th Annual National Moot Court Competition, held November 15-16,
2006, at the Association. Law students on the winning team included:
Michael David Bell, Mark L. Legaspi, and Caren H. Rotblatt.
The New York University School of Law took second place honors.
Members of the NYU team included: Brian Crow, Shaneeda Jaffer, and
Kartik Venguswamy. Both teams advanced to the final rounds.
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