New York State lags far behind its neighbors in funding for legal services to the poor, and over the last few years state funding levels have further decreased. Please join us for a panel discussion to examine why New York continues to fail to make a long-term financial commitment to providing access to justice for the poor, and what can be done about it.

Welcoming Remarks:
BETTINA PLEVAN, President, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York;

HON. JUANITA BING NEWTON, Deputy Chief Judge of Justice Initiatives and Administrative Judge of the NYC Criminal Court.

Panel:
HON. JAMES McGUIRE, Justice, NYS Supreme Court; former Counsel to Governor Pataki
HON. JAMES YATES, Justice, NYS Supreme Court; former Counsel to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver

LILLIAN MOY, Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York; Chair, New York State Bar Association Committee on Legal Aid

DAVID GRUENBERG, Law Offices of David Gruenberg; former Counsel, NYS Senate Judiciary Committee

DWIGHT LOINES, Political Director, Region 9 of the UAW

MICHAEL COOPER, Senior Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell; former President, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Moderator:
MICHAEL POWELL, New York Bureau Chief, Washington Post.

Sponsored by: The City Bar Justice Center; The Association’s Committee on Pro Bono and Legal Services; Legal Services for New York City; Legal Aid Committee of the NYS Bar Association.

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