Over a Dozen Legal Organizations Attend NYCLA Summit on the Rule of Law

NYCLA HOSTS RULE OF LAW SUMMIT
Over a Dozen Organizations Attend to Coordinate Initiatives & Pool Resources to Defend the Rule of Law

New York, New York – The New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) hosted a meeting of bar associations and legal organizations who are all ramping up efforts to defend against escalating attacks against judges, lawyers and the rule of law. The meeting was attended by representatives of more than a dozen groups, who agreed that the current situation requires the legal community to galvanize and work collectively to protect the guardrails of democracy.

“Our nation’s framework–our constitution–depends upon the fundamental principles of judicial authority and judicial independence, due process and the rule of law,” said Adrienne Koch, NYCLA President. “All who attended the summit also agreed that essential to our efforts is our responsibility to keep the public informed, as this constant drumbeat of attacks fuels public cynicism and disengagement.”

In addition to senior leadership of NYCLA, the groups represented at the meeting included: 

• American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy

• Bar Association of Erie County

• Hudson Valley Hispanic Bar Association

• LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York 

• Metropolitan Black Bar Association 

• New York City Bar Association

• New York Council of Defense Lawyers

• Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York

About the New York County Lawyers Association
The New York County Lawyers Association (www.nycla.org) was founded in 1908 as one of the first major bar associations in the country that admitted members without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, or gender. Since its inception, it has pioneered some of the most far-reaching and tangible reforms in American jurisprudence and has continuously played an active role in legal developments and public policy.

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