There can be no doubt that the electronic age has come to the New York courts. While it has been inevitable for some time, and New York has been slower than many jurisdictions in embracing modernity, COVID-19 seems to have sped up its implementation. While electronic communication and document exchange/submission can greatly benefit the profession, our acceptance and usage must be tempered with caution and, to some degree, mistrust.

In this article we will discuss the current state of electronic transmission and communication impacting lawyers, and the potential ethical concerns over these new methods of attorney-to-attorney and attorney-to-court communications.

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