The NYC Migrant Youth Initiative of the City Bar Justice Center

 New York City-based lawyer Dyan Gershman serves as the managing partner of Gershman Law, PLLC. At the corporate law practice, she leverages over two decades of legal experience to assist both domestic and international clients with such matters as corporate governance, intellectual property and technology licensing, commercial contracts and joint ventures. Active in the professional community, Dyan Gershman belongs to the New York City Bar Association, which oversees the City Bar Justice Center. This division mobilizes law firms and other legal institutions to address civil legal needs in New York City.

In October 2022, the City Bar Justice Center launched a NYC Migrant Youth Initiative through its Immigrant Justice Project. Launched in partnership with Covenant House New York, the NYC Migrant Youth Initiative addresses the legal needs of hundreds of people fleeing violence in their home country, primarily across the US-Mexico border. These people, which include both families and unaccompanied youth, get immediate help with clothing, shelter, and food, along with long-term legal assistance. The NYC Migrant Youth Initiative is one of many new initiatives that respond to public officials’ request for assistance in meeting these needs.

The partnership between the Immigrant Justice Project and Covenant House New York addresses both the short and long-term needs of migrant populations in New York City. Covenant House already provides clothing, food, safety, and healthcare to individuals experiencing trafficking and homelessness. The NYC Migrant Youth Initiative ensures migrant youth also have access to this care from Covenant House.

Meanwhile, the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Justice Project provides free information and advice regarding immigration law to migrant youth through this new initiative. Pro Bono attorneys host virtual clinics and presentations that provide migrant populations with valuable legal information that aid them in pursuing permanent residency status.

Foreign Entity Registration When Operating across State Lines

 Dyan Gershman is a New York City attorney who guides Gershman Law PLLC and delivers a host of corporate law services aimed at a domestic and international clientele. Experienced in commercial contracts, Dyan Gershman has knowledge of business formation in new jurisdictions, including doing business in a state in which one does not have a previous business presence.

The state in which the company is established known as the domestic or home state. Being registered in a state grants specific protections, such as the right of representing oneself and related business interests in cases that arise within the jurisdiction.

Foreign entity registration confers similar privileges and is done when one plans to conduct business within another state. Common cases include selling items to consumers in a state, as well as facility expansion and hiring within a new state. This is distinct from incorporation and corporate organization protocol, which are limited to operations in one state.

When moving operations into a new state it makes sense to consult closely with an attorney, as not every business dealing out of state needs foreign entity registration. In general, isolated transactions across state lines, or selling to consumers in another state while operating all aspects of business within the home state, may not automatically trigger such a legal filing requirement.

An Overview of NYWBA Grant Partners

Dyan Gershman is an experienced corporate attorney located in New York City. As a partner at Gershman Law, PLLC, which she founded in 2014, she has represented both US-based and international business clients. Dyan Gershman spends time as a member of industry organizations such as the NYC Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York.

Established in 1934, the New York Women’s Bar Association (NYWBA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to elevating women not only in the legal field, but throughout society. The New York Women’s Bar Association Foundation, Inc. (NYWBAF) functions as the charitable arm of the NYWBA, operating with a mission of eliminating gender bias and discrimination from both the legal system and the industry as a whole.

The foundation provides a number of grants to programs and projects that support this mission, as well as services that provide legal support and promote the safety and well-being of women and children. NYWBAF is longtime supporter of the Joint Minority Bar Association’s Judicial Internship Program. The program was incorporated into the Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program, Inc., in 2015, allowing grant opportunities to be extended to high school students.

NYWBA has provided multiple grants to the Pro Bono Matrimonial Project, which is a product of an NYWBA-New York Law School Collaboration. The Pro Bono Matrimonial Project involves volunteer attorneys providing representation to individuals engaged in various contested matrimonial matters.

Other grant recipients include the Justice Resource Center, which provides legal information to NYC high school students and educators, and Children’s Pressline, which supports adolescent interest in journalism.

NYC Bar Association Calls for Increased C-SPAN Coverage of US Congress

 Based in New York City, Dyan Gershman is the founder of and a partner at Gershman Law, PLLC. In addition to managing operations at the elite corporate law firm, Dyan Gershman is an active member of local professional organizations such as the New York City Bar Association.

The NYC Bar Association is a legal association for the state’s professional law community. Recently, it has advocated for greater freedom of press for Congressional proceedings, specifically in regards to camera access afforded to C-SPAN. The media outlet has frequently requested expanded latitude for coverage of Congressional meetings, such as having complete control of camera placement and coverage.

The NYC Bar Association has expressed full support of the C-SPAN request, in part by drafting a letter through the association’s Communications and Media Law Committee. The letter highlighted the perpetual need for governmental transparency and was sent directly to House leadership. The committee’s messaging underscored public interest in a number of protracted House debates in recent years as proof that American citizens will follow Congressional proceedings if they are provided the opportunity to do so.

In addition to representing law and order throughout the country, the NYC Bar Association cited Congress’s history of convening in the city as a reason for taking a personal vestment in matters of Congressional transparency.