New York State Bar Association still fighting for clarity on pro-bono rules
At a meeting of House Delegates this past weekend, the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) passed a resolution to push for anonymity in the pro bono reporting requirements.
“[A] great amount of concern and emotion” went into the decision, NYSBA President Glenn Lau-Kee said at the meeting in Albany on Saturday.
In May 2013, New York state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has announced a new reporting requirement for New York attorneys requiring lawyers to report the amount of hours spent providing free volunteer legal services and the amount of financial contributions made to organizations that provide legal services to the underserved.