By Brian Lee | January 26, 2024
Patricia Warth, director of the Office of Indigent Legal Services, described the proposed transfer as a "sweep" of the money.
By Brian Lee | January 25, 2024
Zayas said that while the court system had statewide coordinating judges for matrimonial matters and drug treatment, it never had one for family court matters until he appointed Judge Richard Rivera to the post, with a mandate to reduce backlogs.
By Brian Lee | January 23, 2024
Hospitals, nursing homes, medical schools and other healthcare and residential care providers, along with physician practice groups will need counsel on implementation of New York's latest version of the bill, said attorney Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey.
By Brian Lee | January 19, 2024
"This shouldn't be a matter of a budget dance," said state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-Manhattan.
By Brian Lee | January 18, 2024
Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget proposal—which gives new impetus to a delayed measure—drew praise on Thursday from Judge Mary M. Farley, president of the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
By Brian Lee | January 18, 2024
The bill, S4511B/A1568C, aims to expand the cap on what public defense lawyers, attorneys who work for civil legal services organizations, and district attorneys can receive in student-loan forgiveness: up to $8,000 annually, for up to eight years, or $64,000.
By Robert J. Fryman | January 18, 2024
On Nov. 17, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending New York's General Business Law Sections 756-a and 756-c, known as the Prompt Payment Act, to limit the withholding of retainage on private improvement construction projects. As a result of these amendments, close attention must be paid to contract terms and conditions during contract preparation, review or negotiation.
By Brian Lee | January 17, 2024
In addition to creating a housing court part to reduce a monthslong backlog of cases, the bill would also provide free legal assistance for small landlords who suffered losses from unpaid rent.
By Brian Lee | January 16, 2024
Also during the Senate Judiciary Committee's first meeting of the 2024 session, it approved a bill that would lift the cap on state supreme court judges.
By Michael Jaccarino | January 15, 2024
This article focuses on an amendment to the sentencing guidelines which will allow defendants awaiting sentencing, and even those already serving sentences, to significantly reduce their prison time.
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