August 28, 2019

New NYSBA CLEs

Recent acquisitions of NYSBA CLE digital media:

2017 AIA Document Revisions & Basics of Commercial Leasing in New York (2019)
CPLR Update (2019)
Commercial Real Estate Leases (2019)
HIPAA Basics (2019)
How to Build a Successful Solo Practice Out of a Home Office (2019)
Medical Malpractice Litigation (2019)
U.S. Immigration Law (2019)



August 15, 2019

On order


Expected in soon: three new titles from ABA


Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation:
 Protecting & Defending Confidentiality, 7th Ed.

How to Train Your Expert: Making Your Client's Case

Tax, Estate, & Lifetime Planning for Minors, 2nd Ed.



August 8, 2019

NYCRR Regulatory History Tips

We had occasion recently to produce a handout of NYCRR regulatory history tips for some new court staff.

We hope others may find this digital version handy.

Identify the chapter or section to be researched.

Consult the latest NYCRR for the Historical Note of the regulation being researched. Copy the dates the regulation was added/amended and the effectivity date each time the regulation was affected by change.

Go to the NYCRR Replaced Pages area (along the left wall of the library as one goes down the aisle towards Main Street) and identify which Title is being researched.

Locate the date of the most recent change (according to the historical note) -
Example: Title 8, Education, §30-1.13 Rights incident to abolition of positions. Historical Note—Sec. added by renum. And amd. 30.13, filed: July 1, 2008 as emergency measure; Aug. 4, 2008 eff. Aug. 21, 2008.

Make a note of the second to the last entry (i.e., the regulation in its current form).

Go to the Title 8 area. Locate the volume covering August 2008.

Each change made in the NYCRR is separated by tabs containing dates on which these pages were taken out from the main volume.

Check the tabs dated after July 1, 2008 and the change you are looking for should be in the dates after it was issued.


For assistance contact a librarian at 530-3251, ad4ref@nycourts.gov or stop by the Reference Desk.


July 30, 2019

Slip & fall

For your afternoon coffee break: an entertaining history of slipping on banana peels.


July 29, 2019

Greetings from the 2019 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference



July 23, 2019

New on the shelves this week

Just in: a shipment of three new National Business Institute upstate New York seminar manuals. You'll find these and a wide selection of manuals of interest to local practitioners in our New York Treatises area, at call number KFN 5079 N356.

Brewery & Distillery Law in New York

Advanced Employment Law: What You Need to Know

Estate Planning: Top 7 Tools to Know



July 12, 2019

New NYSBA CLEs

Recent acquisitions of NYSBA CLE digital media:

Administrative Hearings Before New York State & Local Agencies (2018)
Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law (2018)
Best Practices for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (2018)
Brownfield/Superfund Update (2018)
College Disciplinary Proceedings & Litigation (2018)
Commercial Litigation for the General Practitioner (2018)
Freedom of Information & Open Meetings Law (2018)
Henry Miller - The Trial (2018)
Jury Selection: The Importance of Data-Driven Consulting (2018)
Lobbying & the Legislative Process (2018)
Matrimonial Law Practical Skills (2018)
Probate & Administration of Estates (2018)
Redefining Family in New York (2018)
Representing the Client in a New York State Liquor License Application (2018)
Representing People with Disabilities (2018)
Representing a Start-Up Venture - Part 1 (2018)
Representing a Start-Up Venture - Part 2 (2018)
Residential Mortgage Foreclosures & Workouts (2018)
Risk Management (2018)
Service Animals versus Emotional Support Animals (2018)