Second Anderson Series Seminar to focus on revitalization of the New York State Law Revision Commission
The Government Law Center at Albany Law School will host the second installment of the 2022 Warren M. Anderson Seminar Series on March 23 from noon-1 p.m., which will focus on the revitalization of the New York State Law Revision Commission.
Director of the Government Law Center Leslie Stein ’81 will moderate the discussion between the panelists:
- Peter J. Kiernan, Esq., Chair of the New York State Law Revision Commission
- Michael J. Hutter, Esq., Albany Law School Professor, and Commissioner of the New York State Law Revision Commission
- Laura C. Tharney, Esq., Executive Director, New Jersey Law Revision Commission
“This session will focus on the ongoing efforts to revitalize New York's Law Revision Commission. Experts will review the history of the Commission, some of its past important work developing legislation, restructuring possibilities, and the New Jersey Commission, which could serve as an example in New York,” Stein said.
Seminars are free and open to the public, but registration is required.
For attorneys that attend, one continuing legal education professional practice credit is available.
This seminar follows one held in early February that focused on ethics reform. Two additional seminars are planned for later this spring, as the series is held monthly from February through May, featuring experts addressing major legal and policy issues pending before the New York State government.
Each, along with other past seminars, can be viewed at albanylaw.edu/government-law-center/warren-m-anderson-series.
The seminar series is named in honor of Warren M. Anderson ’40 who served in the New York State Senate for 36 years, working with six governors. He was the longest-serving majority leader of the Senate, holding that position from 1973-1988.
Anderson was best known for working to bail out New York City from its fiscal crisis in the mid-1970s. He was also responsible for establishing the state’s Tuition Assistance Program, which helped fund the education of thousands of New York college students.
