Upcoming Events.

The 2024 Annual Meeting was held at the James Newbury Hotel in Coxsackie, New York. The program this year focused on staged accidents and third party litigation funding, and how those two issues are connected. The event kicked off with a CLE presented by Khanna Feld. Tom Stebbins then provided the audience with a LRANY update and awards were presented to Assemblyman David Weprin, and our member award this year went to Tom Hyman, of Chubb. Investigative reporter Kristin Thorne was the first of our afternoon speakers, followed by Liz Banjamin, of Marathon Strategies. Lastly, the audience heard from a panel of professionals from Willis Law Group, Emerson Foss Law, and Gotham Government Relations. It was a very well attended event and very well received. Thank you to everyone who attended. We hope to see you again next year!

The 2023 Annual Meeting was held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Albany. It was a diverse program this year, appealing to a broader scope of our members. The event kicked off with a CLE on the state of the wrongful death statutes, presented by Cozen O’Connor. We then heard a LRANY update from Tom Stebbins, and presented awards to Senator Jeremy Cooney (pre-recorded) and to our members, Remi Stone and Marc Craw. Afternoon sessions were presented by Brad Hamilton of the Hatch Institute, an antitrust presentation by Cameron Miller of Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management, and finally a presentation on the value of media and third-party communications by Adam Morey and Julie Mosley of J Strategies. Thank you to all those who attended!

The 2022 Annual meeting was held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Albany. It was a successful event focused on ADA lawsuit abuse in New York State. The day featured a morning CLE session, presented by Alexander Bogdan - Fox Rothschild, an exciting ADA Documentary screening presented by 108 Productions, and a website compliance session by Chris Werely of UseableNet. We appreciate everyone who attended and we look forward to seeing you all in 2023.

The 2021 Annual meeting was held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Albany. It was an exciting and successful event, one of our best yet. The day featured a morning session, Nuclear Verdicts at the Appellate Division, presented by Tim Capowski, Jonathan Shaub, both lawyers for Shaub Ahmuty Citrin & Spratt, LLP., and Mike Liffrig of First Court, Inc. There was a luncheon that included a LRANY update presented by our executive director, Tom Stebbins. Awards were presented to Scott Hobson of Big I NY and Senator Anna Kaplan. The afternoon included nuclear verdict and antitrust mini-sessions presented by Fay Leoussis from NYC Law Department, Jerry Theodorou from R Street Institute, and Ken Pokalsky from the Business Council of New York. Due to COVID, the event was held as a hybrid in-person/ virtual event. We appreciate everyone who attended and we look forward to seeing you all in 2022.

Philip K. Howard joined us virtually for an exciting talk about his latest book, Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left, where he spoke about failed ideologies of both parties and proposes a radical simplification of government to re-empower Americans in their daily choices. Nothing will make sense until people are free to roll up their sleeves and make things work. The first steps are to abandon the philosophy of correctness and our devotion to mindless compliance.

The 2019 LRANY Annual Meeting, held earlier this month at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Albany, NY, was a successful day! The day included a morning session presented by the talented Phil Goldberg, Special Counsel to the Manufacturer’s Accountability Project and Managing Partner at Shook Hardy & Bacon, a luncheon with an LRANY update by Executive Director, Tom Stebbins, and afternoon mini-sessions with Ted Frank, Director of Litigation at the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute & Center for Class Action Fairness, a Scaffold Law update by Jason Cintron, Co-Managing Director of The Minority & Women Contractors & Developers Association and Liz Benjamin of Marathon Strategies and former Capital Tonight Host rounded out the day, presenting One Party Rule: A Brave New Albany or Business as Usual? It was an engaging and educational day!

A special thank you to our sponsors, speakers, and guests – these events could not take place without your support!

The 2018 LRANY Annual Meeting, held last month at the Hilton in downtown Albany, NY, was a successful day. The day included a morning session presented by talented Whiteman Osterman & Hanna attorneys, a luncheon with an LRANY 5 year update, and afternoon mini-sessions with individuals from Cigna, the Government Justice Center, and the Manhattan Institute.

A special thank you to our sponsors, speakers, and guests – the day could not have come together so well without your support.

The 2017 LRANY Annual Meeting, held this week at the Renaissance Hotel in Albany, NY, was a great success. The seamless day included a morning session presented by talented Goldberg Segalla attorneys, a luncheon with a fascinating keynote speech from renowned “America’s worst mom” Lenore Skenazy, and an afternoon mini-sessions on ‘Litigation in Everyday Life.’

A special thank you to our sponsors, speakers, guests, and venue – the day could not have come together so well without your support.

Yesterday, LRANY held our annual Asbestos Litigation event in New York City. The event ran seamlessly and we had an impressive group of attendees who heard presentations from renowned professionals in the industry. LRANY is proud to host this important and educational gathering each year. With your support, we will continue to find new approaches and solutions for asbestos litigation in New York and beyond.

We could not continue to have such successful events without the support from our sponsors, speakers, and attendees. Thank you!

The 2016 LRANY Annual Meeting, held this week at the Renaissance Hotel in Albany, NY, was a great success. The seamless day included a morning session presented by Hon. Susan Read-Phillips, a luncheon with a keynote speech from renowned author and blogger Walter K. Olson, and an afternoon Scaffold Law Reform panel featuring Senator George Amedore, Assemblyman John T. McDonald III, and Daniel McLaughlin from the Chicago Builders Association.

A special thank you to our sponsors, speakers, guests, and venue – the day could not have come together so well without your support.

Thank you to all of you who attended our event, “Asbestos Litigation: A Changing Dynamic Offers Opportunity for Change,” yesterday in New York City. The event brought together knowledge and insight from some of the foremost experts on asbestos litigation issues. The speakers included defense attorneys from Robinson Bradshaw who handled the infamous Garlock Sealing Technologies case, and a panel of attorneys currently negotiating the NYCAL case management order, moderated by nationally recognized author and professor Lester Brickman.

We would also like to extend a special thank you to our sponsors, whose support made this event possible.

LRANY co-hosted an event with the New York State Restaurant Association in New York City focusing on ADA Lawsuit Abuse. There is growing issue of serial litigants taking advantage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to force small businesses into a settlement. Often New York small businesses are sued by plaintiffs alleging their business is not ADA compliant, some plaintiffs have even sued 8 or 9 businesses in a single day. The goal of the ADA is to provide access to people with disabilities, not to profit trial lawyers.

Our event produced an industry expert panel, consisting of a defense attorney – Joesph Lynett of Jackson Lewis, ADA building designer & consultant – John Salmen of Universal Designers & Consultants, Inc., and restaurant owner and ADA lawsuit victim – Jeremy Wladis of The Restaurant Group. The event brought together dozens of business owners and interested parties who received important and educational information on what the state of this issue is and how ti mitigate risk for their business.

We would like to thank our sponsors, panelist, and partners for making this successful event possible!

The LRANY Annual Meeting, held at the Gideon Putnam in Saratoga Springs, was a great success. The seamless day included a morning session presented by Professor Michael Hutter of Albany Law School, a luncheon with a keynote speech from renowned author and legal reform activist Philip K. Howard, and an afternoon panel featuring Ed Amsler of MILMIC, former Assemblyman Michael Benjamin, and Michael Elmendorf of AGC NYS.

A special thank you to our sponsors, speakers, guests, and venue – the day could not have come together so well without your support.