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Thursday, October 17, 2019
Women’s Bar Association hosts intimate lunch with Presiding Justice Alan Scheinkman BY ROB ABRUZZESE The Record
Nearly every month, the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association hosts a “Lunch with a Judge” event at which its members get an opportunity to sit down with an
invited judge and have lunch with him or her in an intimate setting. The BWBA sat down with the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, Hon. Alan Scheinkman.
The topics vary from judge to judge and meeting to meeting. However, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, Judge Scheinkman talked about a topic that was off-limits when he sat down with the BWBA a year ago — the court's backlog.
B’klyn lawyers march in Columbus Day parade
Just as they do every year, members of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn joined the Confederation of Columbian Lawyers Associations in making the traditional march along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan as part of the Columbus Day Parade. Pictured: Louis Aidala with his trademark mustache and bright colored suit. Visit brooklyneagle.com. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Mario Belluomo
It’s massive, roughly 2,700 cases by Judge Scheinkman’s estimation. However, he was happy to talk about it last week because it is finally decreasing after decades of piling up. Continued on PAGE 2. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese
Brooklyn Bar Association invites Brooklyn seniors for free life-planning seminar
New revenge porn law discussed at Brooklyn Bar Association CLE The Brooklyn Bar Association hosted a CLE on the new revenge porn law in New York State. Pictured from left: Steve Cohn; Carrie Goldberg (who is one of the leading advocates against revenge porn in the state); Susan Crumiller; and Daniel Antonelli. SEE PAGE 4. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese
Fern Finkel, chair of the BBA Foundation Law Committee, which hosts free events at which Brooklynites get an opportunity to meet with lawyers on certain issues. SEE PAGE 3. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese