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August 12, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Commission Hears Pros, Cons of Uniform Attorney DisciplineWitnesses testifying before the Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline agreed Tuesday that the disparities in how the appellate divisions discipline attorneys should be reconciled. But they disagreed on whether New York should adopt a statewide system and whether complaints about attorneys should be publicly disclosed.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
August 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Guardianship Mediation Pilot Launches in NassauThe Nassau County Bar Association has launched a pilot program allowing parties in guardianship disputes to enter mediation, with mediators provided by the bar and an investment advisory firm.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
August 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Commission Hears Pros, Cons of Uniform Attorney DisciplineWitnesses testifying before the Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline agreed Tuesday that the disparities in how the appellate divisions discipline attorneys should be reconciled. But they disagreed on whether New York should adopt a statewide system and whether complaints about attorneys should be publicly disclosed.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
August 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Gun Conviction Stemming From Warrantless Search Is UpheldAn appellate court on Wednesday denied a man's motion to suppress a firearm found in a warrantless search by an officer who said she heard a gunshot coming from the defendant's direction but did not see him with a gun.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
August 07, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Gun Conviction Stemming From Warrantless Search Is UpheldAn appellate court on Wednesday denied a man's motion to suppress a firearm found in a warrantless search by an officer who said she heard a gunshot coming from the defendant's direction but did not see him with a gun.
By Andrew Denney
5 minute read
August 07, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Lawyer Charged With Theft From Client Escrow AccountStaten Island attorney Richard Barrett, accused of stealing $125,000 from a divorce client's escrow account, was arrested Tuesday and charged with nine counts that include second-degree grand larceny, second-degree criminal possession of stolen property and issuing a bad check.
By Andrew Denney
1 minute read
August 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Lawyer Charged With Theft From Client Escrow AccountStaten Island attorney Richard Barrett, accused of stealing $125,000 from a divorce client's escrow account, was arrested Tuesday and charged with nine counts that include second-degree grand larceny, second-degree criminal possession of stolen property and issuing a bad check.
By Andrew Denney
1 minute read
August 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Banks Steps In as Interim Dean of Syracuse LawWilliam Banks, a Syracuse University School of Law professor who teaches national security law and counterterrorism law, started his tenure as the school's interim dean on Aug. 1.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
August 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Banks Steps In as Interim Dean of Syracuse LawWilliam Banks, a Syracuse University School of Law professor who teaches national security law and counterterrorism law, started his tenure as the school's interim dean on Aug. 1.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
August 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Charles Goldstein, Who Recovered Art Looted by Nazis, DiesCharles Goldstein, who worked for decades as a prominent real estate attorney before discovering his passion for recovering art that the Nazis had looted from German Holocaust victims, has died. He was 78.
By Andrew Denney
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