The House is the decision and policy-making body of the Association. He is a contributing editor of The Developing Labor Law , a treatise jointly produced by the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law and BNA books. From 1997 to 1999, he was a professor at Binghamton University. He was president of the Broome County Unit of the American Cancer Society's board of directors from 1997-1998. These groups publish material dealing with their fields of expertise, much of which is not available through commercial publishers.
Sections also sponsor conferences, seminars and institutes, monitor legislation and conduct studies.
The 67,000-member New York State Bar Association is the official statewide organization of lawyers in New York and the largest voluntary state bar association in the nation.