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Oliver C. Young Assumes Office as 114th President of the Bar Association of Erie County

Oliver C. Young is the Bar Association of Erie County’s 114th  President. He will be officially sworn in as President at the next Board of Directors meeting on June 30, 2020. He succeeds Bridget O’Connell. Oliver C. Young is a 1980 graduate of the SUNY at Buffalo Law School. In addition to a law degree, …

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Bar Association of Erie County Announces Results for their 2020-2021 Board of Directors Election

At the Bar Association of Erie County’s 133rd Annual Meeting, the Association announced the results of the annual election for Board of Directors. Joining the Board for 2020-2021 are the following. Hugh M. Russ, Hodgson Russ, LLP has been elected as Vice President. Kelley M. Omel, University at Buffalo School of Law, has been elected …

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Judge Marks Issues Administrative Order 131/20 Regarding Foreclosures

Pursuant to the authority vested in me, I hereby order and direct that, effective June 24, 2020, commencement papers in foreclosure proceedings involving residential or commercial property shall require the inclusion of (1) an attorney affirmation in the form attached as Exh. 1 and (2) a Notice to Respondent, in English and Spanish, in the …

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Judge Marks Issues Administrative Order 129/20, Cancelling AO/88/20

Pursuant to the authority vested in me, I hereby direct that, effective immediately, Administrative Order AO/88/20 shall be cancelled and shall have no further force or effect. In light of the ongoing corona virus public health emergency, counsel and litigants are strongly encouraged to pursue discovery in cooperative fashion and to employ remote technology in …

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Notice to the Bar: 8th Judicial District Phase 3 Return to In-Person Operations

 Hon. Paula L. Feroleto, Administrative Judge for the Eighth Judicial District, announces that effective Monday June 22, 2020, the Courts in the Eighth Judicial District (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming counties) will commence a Phase 3 Return to In-Person Operations. Throughout the COVID-19 public health pandemic, the county courthouses in the …

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Judge Marks Issues Administrative Order 127/20 Regarding Landlord/Tenant Evictions

Pursuant to the authority vested in me, I hereby order and direct that, effective June 20, 2020, petitions in eviction proceedings involving residential or commercial property pursuant to Article 7 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RP APL), whether brought on the ground that the respondent has defaulted in the payment of rent …

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New York Court System’s Administrative Board Approves Two Rule Changes Governing the Professional Conduct of NY Attorneys

NEW YORK−The court system’s Administrative Board, comprising the Chief Judge and the four Presiding Justices of State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, has approved changes to two rules governing the professional conduct of attorneys in New York State.  The Administrative Board has adopted revisions to a rule that had banned law firms from advertising their services …

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