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TERK DEPARTMENTS 32 Point of View 5 President’s Message A Comparison of the New York 8 CLE Seminar Schedule Bar Examination and the Proposed Uniform Bar Examination 18 Burden of Proof by David Paul Horowitz by MARY CAMPBELL GALLAGHER, J.D., PH.D. and PROFESSOR SUZANNE DARROW-KLEINHAUS 48 Contracts by Peter Siviglia 39 Point of View 56 New Members Welcomed Assessing Minimum Competence in a 59 Attorney Professionalism Forum Changing Profession: Why the UBE Is 61 Classified Notices Right for New York 61 Index to Advertisers DIANE F. B OSSE by 63 2014–2015 Officers 46 The Association Position 64 The Legal Writer Remarks of President-elect David P. by Gerald Lebovits Miranda to the Advisory Committee on the Uniform Bar Examination by DAVID P. M IRANDA Cartoons © CartoonResource.com The Journal welcomes articles from members of the legal profession on subjects of interest to New York State lawyers. 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