The American Bar Association's annual meeting came to a close after the passing of the gavel ceremony this week, symbolically signaling the start of a new year for the ABA with a new president."

Discussion of how lawyers can help solve workplace issues for immigrants and religious minorities was the focus of two panels at the ABA Annual Meeting on Friday, while Sunday saw experts connect the dots between state restrictions on women's rights and lack of access to programs benefiting low-income women and children."

The American Bar Association has convened in New York City for the first time in ten years. The ABA Annual Meeting will primarily be conducted at the midtown Hilton hotel, but organizers have created the new "CLE in the City" series, hosted at various Manhattan firms."

The New York City Council's decision to offer free counsel to low-income tenants facing eviction is being applauded by legal service providers and the New York City Bar Association, which praised passage of the "historic legislation."

It's been a half century since Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein was appointed to the federal bench but his judgeship hasn't been completely traditional.

Profiles of the new leaders of the Asian American Bar Association of New York; Dominican Bar Association; LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (LeGaL); Puerto Rican Bar Association; South Asian Bar Association of New York; Hispanic National Bar Association, New York Region; and New York Women's Bar Association.

Dozens of lawyers gathered at the New York City Bar Association's third annual Diversity and Inclusion Conference this week with a similar question: What can we do to help?

The newly enacted Freelance Isn’t Free Act makes New York City the first in the United States to legally protect freelancers, but is the protection Enough?

Torn between her heart and her brain, Michelle tries to find her way

When she was in the third grade, Rohita Land’s mother permitted her to stay home from school to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali. But unlike Christmas or Yom Kippur, Diwali was not an officially recognized holiday at Land’s Elementary School in Rockaways, New York.

In December 2015, Jason Barclay, a former gang member from the Bronx, saved a life and in turn saved himself.

In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stole the thunder from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

In June 2015, Leyla Martinez walked into her apartment building in the Bronx to see an eviction notice pinned to her door.