New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Geri S. Krauss | July 14, 2023
In an effort to reduce disputes arising from attorneys changing their law firm affiliations and help ensure that client interests are protected in departure situations, on June 30, 2023 the New York City Bar Association issued an opinion that provides detailed and comprehensive guidance with respect to ethical questions that repeatedly arise during the pre-notice and notice periods.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, Daniel Pollack & Kerianne Morrissey | July 12, 2023
Solitary confinement exceeds the penal nature of prison and is a form of inhumane physical and psychological torture, writes three attorneys with Yeshiva University's School of Social Work. Such torture, if permissible at all, should not be permitted at the discretion of a corrections officer.
New York Law Journal | Commentary|Letter to the Editor
By Gary Zucker | July 10, 2023
While the rest of the world embraces technology, many New York courts are regressing to a time when attorneys spent hours travelling and waiting around…
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Sandra Elena Roper | July 10, 2023
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson's plan for the Court of Appeals to rule on certified questions would allow for more expeditious stare decisis decisions to our lower courts, a Brooklyn judge writes.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joseph Jeziorkowski | July 7, 2023
Whether or not New York bans non-competes, companies should review their policies and procedures to ensure there are no unreasonable restraints on workers' ability to seek and accept new jobs, an employment attorney writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Roger Bennet Adler | July 5, 2023
A defense attorney offers for Congress' consideration draft legislation that would offer a "clean slate" for people convicted at the federal level.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Rolando T. Acosta | July 5, 2023
"If Chapman doesn't disagree with the substance of my critique of the 'Cost of Discretion' report, then I am at a loss to understand why she thinks those criticisms were inappropriate. Just as judicial decision-making is fair game for public scrutiny, such criticism, when it is flawed and misleading, should be subject to correction and clarification," Rolando Acosta, a former presiding justice for the Appellate Division, First Department, writes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jeffrey S. Trachtman | July 4, 2023
The '303 Creative' case, while presented as a free speech challenge, is part of an ongoing litigation campaign by religious conservatives seeking to frame LGBTQ rights as an assault on Christianity, and Friday's SCOTUS decision is therefore being hailed in right-wing circles as a victory for religious liberty. It is anything but.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Roland Trope, Candace Jones and Claudia Ray | July 3, 2023
Three columnists analyze a recent, groundbreaking sanctions order from a Southern District of New York judge against an attorney who admitted to using fake citations generated by ChatGPT in a court filing.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Shelley C. Chapman | June 28, 2023
Judges should have a professional interest in remaining open to criticism and feedback from researchers and legal practitioners as well as from the public, a retired judge writes in response to a recent op-ed in the Law Journal by a former presiding justice of the Appellate Division, First Department that has drawn criticism from some corners.
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