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President's Message as printed in The Daily Record
MCBA supports members and the community
June 10, 2010
by Harold A. Kurland
Recent activities of the Monroe County Bar Association confirm the MCBA plays an important role for its members, the profession generally, and the larger community in which our members practice.

President's Message as printed in
The Daily Record
MCBA committed to diversity
May 13, 2010
by Harold A. Kurland
The Monroe County Bar Association’s commitment to diversity runs deep. MCBA support for helping to increase the diversity of the legal profession in the area extends well beyond the Rochester Legal Diversity Clerkship Program — the MCBA’s best-known diversity program — and also includes representation and action at the national level, work with employers, support of speakers, and efforts to improve retention.

President's Message as printed in The Daily Record
E-filing is Coming to State Court
April 8, 2010
by Harold A. Kurland
Electronic filing — e-filing — is being considered for increased use in state courts in Monroe County. E-filing promises to bring substantial improvements to how court papers are handled in civil cases, saving lawyers and their clients money and time, while also improving public access.

President's Message as printed in The Daily Record
Ensure equal justice for all
March 11, 2010
by Harold A. Kurland
The American legal system depends on several core principles.Those include equal justice for all, the adversarial system of justice and an impartial judiciary.

President's Message as printed in The Daily Record
Diversity Clerkship Program finding success
February 11, 2010

by Harold A. Kurland
The Rochester Legal Diversity Clerkship Program, now in its sixth year, provides a paid work experience for law students who have completed their first year of law school.

Renzi, DeMarco sworn
As printed in The Daily Record
December 22, 2009

by Elizabeth Stull

Seventh Judicial District Judge Thomas Van Strydonck served as master of ceremonies Monday afternoon, when the oath of office was administered to New York State Supreme Court Justice Alexander R. Renzi and Monroe County Judge John L. DeMarco.

Lovely Warren, Elaine Spaull to lead Rochester City Council
As printed in the Democrat & Chronicle
December 16, 2009

by Brian Sharp, Staff Writer

Rochester City Council has selected its youngest-ever president in Lovely Warren and City Council member Elaine Spaull as vice president.

President's Message as printed in The Daily Record
What's next for the Telesca Center?

December 10, 2009
by Harold A. Kurland
Now that the Telesca Center for Justice sign has been lit, and
the Partnership for Equal Justice solicitations are winding down,
what is next?


Brooks names deputy and county attorney
As printed in The Daily Record
December 4, 2009
News Briefs

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced the appointment of Daniel M. DeLaus, Jr. as deputy county executive and William K. Taylor as county attorney.

President's Message as printed in The Daily Record
Limit judicial campaign advertising
November 12, 2009
by Harold A. Kurland

Recent political advertisements critical of a judicial candidate’s prior decision raise important questions about judicial independence and the role of advertising in judicial campaigns, particularly when it comes to ads not directly sponsored
by the judicial candidates.


President's Message as printed in
The Daily Record
Realization of a Dream: The Telesca Center for Justice
October 8, 2009
by Harold A. Kurland
The Hon. Michael A. Telesca Center for Justice has become a reality. It is now functioning as a unique partnership among the Monroe County Bar Association and its Rubin Center for Education, the Foundation of the Monroe County Bar and four legal services providers: The Legal Aid Society, Empire Justice Center, Monroe County Legal Assistance Center and the Volunteer Legal Services Project. The legal services providers, the MCBA, and the foundation now work together, side-by-side, to serve justice.


President's Message as printed in The Daily Record
Dispelling Myths About MCBA-Sponsored CLE
September 10, 2009
by Harold A. Kurland

Monroe County Bar Association members and others who note the extensive array of MCBA-sponsored continuing legal education programs occasionally question why the MCBA places so much emphasis on CLE. The answer to that question is straightforward: MCBA members want locally-produced and presented CLE programs, and it is part of the core mission of the MCBA to provide such programs.