Committees

Executive Committee

NYSBA Administrative Committees  

Committee for Bar Leaders of New York State

Committee on Animals and the Law
 
 Committee on Annual Awards

Committee on Attorney Professionalism  

Committee on Cannabis Law

Committee on Children and the Law  

Committee on Civil Practice Laws and Rules (CPLR)  

Committee on Civil Rights  

Committee on Communications and Publications 

Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction  

Committee on Continuing Legal Education  

Committee on Disability Rights  

Committee on Diversity and Inclusion  

Committee on Families and the Law

Committee on Immigration Representation  

Committee on Lawyer Referral  

Committee on Lawyers in Transition  

Committee on Law, Youth & Citizenship  

Committee on Leadership Development  

Committee on Legal Aid    

Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar  

Committee on Legislative Policy   

Committee on LGBT People and the Law  

Committee on Mandated Representation   

Committee on Mass Disaster Response  

Committee on Media Law  

Committee on Procedures for Judicial Discipline  

Committee on Professional Discipline  

Committee on Professional Ethics  

Committee on Standards of Attorney Conduct  

Committee on Technology and the Legal Profession

Committee on the New York State Constitution

Committee on Transportation Law

Committee on Veterans  

Committee to Review Judicial Nominations

Judicial Wellness Committee  

Law Practice Management Committee  

Lawyer Assistance Committee  

Membership Committee  

Nominating Committee

President's Committee on Access to Justice  

Special Committee on Association Structure and Operations

Special Committee on Strategic Communications

Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles and the Law

Task Force on Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes

Task Force on Free Expression in the Digital Age

Task Force on Incarceration Release Planning and Programs 

Task Force on Mass Shootings and Assault Weapons

Task Force on Rural Justice

Task Force on School to Prison Pipeline

Task Force on the Evaluation of Candidates for Election to Judicial Office

Task Force on the New York Bar Examination

Task Force on the Parole System

Task Force on the Role of the Paralegals

Task Force on Wrongful Convictions 

Working Group on Attorney Mental Health

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CALENDAR OF MEETINGS AND KEY DEADLINES

House of Delegates:
Saturday, April 4, 2020 – Bar Center, Albany
Saturday, June 13, 2020 – The Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown
Saturday, November 7, 2020 – Bar Center, Albany
Friday, January 29, 2021 – New York Hilton Midtown, NYC
Saturday, April 10, 2021 – Bar Center, Albany
Saturday, June 12, 2021 - The Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown
Saturday, November 6, 2021 – Bar Center, Albany

Executive Committee:
Thursday, January 30, 2020 – New York Hilton Midtown, NYC
Friday, April 3, 2020 – Bar Center, Albany
Thursday-Friday, June 11-12, 2020 – The Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown
Friday, November 6, 2020 – Bar Center, Albany
Thursday, January 28, 2021 – The New York Midtown, NYC
Friday, April 9, 2021 – Bar Center – Albany
Thursday - Friday, June 10-11, 2021 – The Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown
Friday, November 5, 2021 – Bar Center, Albany

Deadlines for Submission of Reports:
June 2020 meetings – March 30, 2020
November 2020 meetings – August 24, 2020
January 2021 meetings – November 16, 2020
April 2021 meetings – January 24, 2021
June 2021 meetings – March 28, 2021
November 2021 meetings – August 22, 2021

Annual Meetings:
January 25-29, 2021

Committee Appointments Applications 
First week in April

Finance Committee meetings:
January, April, September and October