For the past 22 years, the Committee on the Supreme Court of the New York County Lawyers Association (“NYCLA”) has published its annually updated Attorneys’ Guide to Civil Practice in the New York County Supreme Court (the “Attorneys’ Guide”) which is an exceptional guide book covering all aspects of litigating in New York County. And once again the 23rd edition of the Attorneys’ Guide does not disappoint. It is required reading and should be part of every New York County litigator’s library, whether in hard copy or digitally stored on a smart phone, tablet or laptop computer. As one of the editors, Tim Beeken of Debevoise & Plimpton, points out “For each year’s edition, our small editorial team of New York County Supreme Court personnel and outside practitioners spends months reviewing courthouse practices, new and amended rules, and judicial assignments and biographies to ensure the new edition is accurate and up-to-date when published.”
From the Introduction, which addresses recent developments in e-filing, changes to settlement of cases and the new case management system, to the Appendices, which provide useful information related to judicial assignments as well as court rules and court forms, the Attorneys’ Guide provides a roadmap for the litigation process through concise summaries starting with the commencement of the action up to and including trial and all stops in between.
