Alexa Woronowicz is chief copy editor for ALM and associate editor for The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter @AWoronowiczTLI.
April 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Letter to Gov. Murphy: Judicial Vacancy Crisis Must Be SolvedThere are plenty of well-qualified civil litigation attorneys ready, willing and able to serve as judges. Please work with the Senate to solve this crisis.
By Gerald H. Clark
2 minute read
April 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
New NJ Law Permits Private Construction InspectionsThis new law allows developers to hire private inspection agencies to perform property inspections if the local construction officials are unable to complete an inspection within three business days of the requested date, provided the property owner or developer provides a minimum of 24 hours written notice to the municipality requesting the inspection.
By Brian Peykar
4 minute read
April 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
What Is the Future of the Office Real Estate Market?It appears that at least some form of hybrid work schedules is likely here to stay. How these increased trends may impact the office market and demands for office space in the foreseeable future remains to be seen, as other economic and market forces have created other pressures on office properties.
By Anthony F. DellaPelle
8 minute read
April 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Why We Need Full Legal Recognition of Multiple-Parent FamiliesNew Jersey lags behind other states when it comes to securing full protection to children with more than two parenting adults.
By Bill Singer
4 minute read
April 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Clear and Unequivocal Pay-If-Paid Provision in Construction Contract Establishes Precondition to Payment Between Contractor and SubcontractorA pay-if-paid clause in a construction contract provides that a subcontractor will be paid by the general contractor only if the owner pays the general contractor for the subcontractor's work.
By Lisa Lombardo and Michael A. Conforti
7 minute read
April 21, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
With No Waiver, Are Residential Borrowers Entitled to a Credit Against Interest for Taxes Paid?It is this article's thesis that Rosenbaum was wrongly decided: that the credit, unless waived, is still viable. Simply put, why would the Legislature afford borrowers a credit against interest payable on their mortgages that was inapplicable to all mortgages?
By Myron C. Weinstein
8 minute read
April 20, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Juvenile Rapist/Murderer, After 20 Years in Prison, Is Entitled to Sentence ReviewThe Comer decision rightly permits a juvenile, who has been incarnated for 20 years, to try to convince a court that he has learned his lesson and deserves a second chance.
By Louis F. Locascio
6 minute read
April 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Reps. Introduce Bipartisan Legislation on Marriage EqualityState Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta and Danilo Burgos, both D-Philadelphia, Jessica Benham, D-Allegheny, and Jamie Flick, R-Lycoming, are introducing legislation to protect the right of marriage equality against further high court cases that could erode that right and to clean up the statute to be in line with the U.S. Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges.
By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus
4 minute read
April 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Public Interest Calendar of EventsRead about the upcoming public interest events in the Philadelphia area.
By The Legal Intelligencer
3 minute read
April 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
When a Name Is Not the Right NameWithout a name change, transgender individuals are forced to rely on identification that reveals their transgender status in innumerable everyday interactions and reduces their opportunities for employment, housing, travel, and medical care.
By Adrian M. Lowe
6 minute read