Steven Getman

The Schuyler County Public Defender's Office is holding an Open House on Friday, March 17th from 2pm to 4pm. It will be celebrating the...

New York State Bar Association Commences Lawsuit To Raise 18-B Rates Through this legal action, the New York State Bar Association is seeki...

Finger Lakes Daily News : A Schuyler County man was given a 90-day jail sentence for not paying over $11,000 in past-due child support, fol...

The New York State Unified Court System is seeking public comment on a proposal that would implement eligibility standards for assigned cou...

The New York State Officie of Indigent Legal Services (OILS) has released Caseload Standards for Parents’ Attorneys in New York State Fa...

A monthly update, prepared for the Schuyler County Chapter of S.C.O.P.E. NY , a statewide 501(c)4 organization dedicated to preserving the ...

Schuyler County has received notification that New York State Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks and the Office of Court Administrati...

As part of its ongoing effort to improve court efficiency, conserve law enforcement resources and protect the rights of criminal defendants,...

The Atlantic writes that "while cities are trying to reform their criminal-justice systems, smaller, more far-flung locales are strugg...

Watkins Glen, NY (July 16)--An Elmira man was given a 60-day jail sentence for not paying past-due child support and violating his proba...

The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) is hosting its third National Domestic Violence Prosecution Conference on May 15-17, 2019 i...

The Commission on Parental Legal Representation was created earlier this year " to examine the current state of mandated Family Court r...

The House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association has "approved a report and resolution calling for an increase in the rate...

Via Washington Examiner : The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled police must obtain a warrant to search a vehicle parked near a home on pri...

All New York State Family Court DIY (Do It Yourself) Form computer programs have been updated to improve the unrepresented litigant’s exper...

Implementation of New Measure Aimed at Enhancing the Delivery of Justice in Criminal Cases: To help prevent wrongful convictions and enhanc...

March 18, 2017 marks the Second Annual Public Defense Day and the 54th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright . For more on National Public De...

Sponsored by the New York Fair Trial/Free Press Conference, the Committee on Media Law, and the New York State Bar Association, this conf...

New York State defense attorney groups are organizing a Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Lobby Day to advocate for increased funding for public de...

New York Daily News : It isn't often that the state Conservative Party is in agreement with liberal groups, but that is the case when it...