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Jason Grant is a staff writer covering legal stories and cases for the New York Law Journal, the National Law Journal and Law.com, and a former practicing attorney. He's written and reported previously for the New York Times, the Star-Ledger, the L.A. Times and other publications. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter, pls find him @JasonBarrGrant
July 12, 2022 | New York Law Journal
In choosing to discipline Michael A. Blickman, the Manhattan-based court pointed out that Indiana justices had "opined that [Blickman's] pursuit of the confidentiality agreement ultimately harmed the reputation of his client [the private Park Tudor School] and contributed to his client's criminal exposure."
By Jason Grant
5 minute read
July 8, 2022 | Daily Report Online
When former lawyer Elizabeth Vila Rogan found out a judge she was looking for was not presiding in court in Georgia, "she signed his initials to the [court clarifying] order, with full awareness that she did not have permission to do so" and then "presented the order to the clerk of the court," wrote a New York appeals court that has disbarred her.
By Jason Grant
5 minute read
July 8, 2022 | New York Law Journal
When former lawyer Elizabeth Vila Rogan found out a judge she was looking for was not presiding in court in Georgia, "she signed his initials to the [court clarifying] order, with full awareness that she did not have permission to do so" and then "presented the order to the clerk of the court," wrote a New York appeals court that has disbarred her.
By Jason Grant
5 minute read
July 6, 2022 | New York Law Journal
John N. Iannuzzi, who has been practicing law for about 60 years, had argued to the state appellate court that "he does not pose a threat to the public interest because he simply misunderstood how to properly manage his escrow account," according to the decision.
By Jason Grant
6 minute read
July 5, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The Appellate Division, First Department court denied English's motion asking that he be granted summary judgment on his breach-of-contract claim and it denied his request for dismissal of the company's counterclaim against him for breach of contract.
By Jason Grant
6 minute read
July 1, 2022 | New York Law Journal
"Contrary to defendant's [Olshan Frome Wolosky's] contention, the allegations underlying the [former client's lawsuit] claim are not 'couched in terms of gross speculations on future events,'" wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court.
By Jason Grant
5 minute read
June 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal
A New York lawyer who pleaded guilty to securities fraud involving inducing some $3 million from investors through his litigation-funding firm has been disbarred, according to a disciplinary opinion and a Justice Department news release.
By Jason Grant
4 minute read
June 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Second Circuit Judges Michael Park and William Nardini, in a majority opinion, said it wasn't necessary for the U.S. Department of Justice to have actually exercised authority over the special prosecutor appointed by the judicial branch in Donziger's widely publicized contempt case. It was enough, they ruled, that the U.S. Attorney could have exercised such authority.
By Jason Grant
10 minute read
June 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The former staffer, Jessica Denson, has claimed Donald J. Trump for President Inc. illegally retaliated against her by claiming she breached nondisclosure and nondisparagement provisions, or NDA provisions, contained in her employment agreement with the Trump entity, according to court records.
By Jason Grant
4 minute read
June 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal
The recommendations, which range from "professionalizing" hiring and training for election board officers to establishing an officer "code of conduct" to establishing an "elections inspector general" position, came from the bar group's 11-member Task Force on Voting Rights and Democracy.
By Jason Grant
6 minute read
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