Of Practical Benefit: New York State Bar Association, 1876-2001

Publisher	New York State Bar Association
Project Editor/Coordinator/Director	L. Beth Krueger, Barbara M. Strauch
Production Director/Manager	Carlos Aguilar
Designed by	Anne Winslow
Copy Editor	Susan Nicholl
Production	American Heritage Inc.
Copyright Holder	New York State Bar Association
Format	Hardback
Language	English
Location	Albany, New York
Copyright	2003
Pages / Font	214 pages
Chapters	Foreword - VII Chapter One: 1876-1901 Preview - 1 Organizing a State Bar Association - 5 Early Years - 10 Public Activities - 16 Qualifications for the Bar - 21 Ceremonies Commemorative and Tragic - 24 Chapter Two: 1902-1932 Preview - 32 Membership, Structure, and Professional Discipline - 35 Reform and Public Affairs - 42 Organizational Matters - 51 The Great Depression - 57 Chapter Three: 1933-1952 Preview - 61 New Headquarters and Practice Areas - 62 Judicial Reform and Legal Aid - 67 Roosevelt's Court-packing Plan - 74 The Bar and World War II - 77 Preparing for the Postwar Era - 88 The Return of Peace - 91 Chapter Four: 1953-1975 Preview - 99 Court and Automobile Insurance Reform - 100 The Cold War and Individual Rights - 104 Fair Trials: Media, Wiretapping, and Legal Aid - 107 Bar Organization, Public Affairs, and Legal Education - 113 Civil Rights and Civil Unrest - 118 Personal Issues: Health, Drugs, and Divorce - 121 Public Issues: Vietnam and Attica - 123 New Headquarters, New Governance, Crisis - 126 Chapter Five: 1976-2001 Preview - 133 Images of Legal Work: Communication and Advertising - 138 The Courts: Judicial Selection, Facilities, and Access - 142 Ethics and Professional Standards - 148 Diversity and Education - 151 Life and Death: Family Law, Capital Punishment, and 9/11 - 154 Association's Sections in Profile - 159 Epilogue - 201 Former Presidents - 203 Selected Bibliography - 205 Acknowledgments - 207 Index - 209
Notes	"Printed in the United States of America."

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