(l-r) Paris Eliades from Sparta, Craig Aronow of Rebenack Aronow Mascolo in New Brunswick, and Tracey Hinson of Hinson Snipes in Princeton. Courtesy photos Slow Court Proceedings Are Putting Strain on Some Lawyer-Client Relationships
When a case is moving slowly, "it exacerbates anything bad about the case. The delay exacerbates all the problems in the case when you don't know when this is going to end and how much it's going to cost," a divorce and family law attorney said.
May 20, 2021 at 03:00 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New Jersey Law Journal
While some lawyers have learned to live with the slowdown in New Jersey court proceedings during the pandemic, others are taking a hit in the pocketbook—or finding their reputation with clients tarnished.
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