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That ratio drops to roughly four attorneys per 1,000 residents in Monroe County according to a 2020 report by the New York State Bar Association’s Task Force on Rural Justice.
The office has existed in various forms since 1626, originally established under the Dutch colonial government of New Netherland. New York's attorney general is the highest-paid state attorney general in the country. [citation needed] Democrat Letitia James currently serves as attorney general, in office since January 1, 2019. [2]
The New York City Bar Legal Referral Service (LRS) is the oldest lawyer referral service in New York State, and the first one in New York City approved by the American Bar Association. [24] The LRS is a not-for-profit organization, founded by the New York City Bar Association (est. 1870) and the New York County Lawyers' Association (est. 1908).
The New York County District Attorney, also known as the Manhattan District Attorney, is the elected district attorney for New York County (Manhattan), New York.The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws (federal law violations in Manhattan are prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York).
Eneas Yamada (1877): [10] First Asian male (who was of Japanese descent) lawyer admitted to the New York State Bar before the examination requirement; Hong Yen Chang (1888): [11] First Asian male lawyer (who was a Chinese immigrant) in New York; Thomas H. Lee (1936): [12] [13] First Chinese American lawyer admitted to the New York State Bar
Pages in category "New York (state) lawyers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,219 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The association lobbies the New York Legislature on behalf of its members.. The association once resisted change to the Rockefeller drug laws, but came to favor the idea of alternative courts and treatment for addicts and substance abusers, including the Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison or program, first implemented by District Attorney Charles J. Hynes from Kings County, New York.
The U.S. state of New York was the last state using the code for many years, long after all other states–except California and Maine–had adopted the Model Rules. [7] On December 17, 2008, the administrative committee of the New York courts announced that it had adopted a heavily modified version of the Model Rules, effective April 1, 2009.