Andrew Denney

May 28, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The key fact about seizure of money upon arrest is that there is no assignment of counsel in this setting. Although arrest begins a criminal process for which a lawyer is assigned to represent an income-eligible person targeted for criminal prosecution, that assignment of counsel does not formally cover the retrieval of property seized by the police.

By Thomas M. O'Brien

7 minute read

May 26, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The state bar reached a memorandum of understanding with the association's charitable arm to assume ownership of the headquarters at One Elk Street in Albany.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

May 25, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Mintz Levin's New York office now has lured a total of five lateral hires from fellow Am Law 200 firms throughout the past year.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

May 24, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors are probing the alleged frauds for possible criminal charges. But one attorney says quicker action by the DA could have spared further victims.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

May 20, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The lack of intellectual and background diversity on the Court of Appeals, and throughout the New York court system, leads to a blinkered view of the law and who it is supposed to protect and serve.

By Alessandra Biaggi

4 minute read

May 19, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Paying rent for One Elk Street in Albany and maintaining the building in the coming years may soon become a financial millstone that drags the association into the red as it contends with falling revenue from membership dues, state bar leaders say.

By Andrew Denney

9 minute read

May 14, 2021 | New York Law Journal

MSNBC's Ali Velshi speaks with Roger W. Ferguson Jr., former president and CEO of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund, on May 13 at the New York City Legal Aid Society's 44th Annual "Servant of Justice" Awards.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

May 10, 2021 | New York Law Journal

NYSACDL calls on qualified candidates with criminal defense experience to submit applications for the next open seat on the Court of Appeals, and demands that the Judicial Screening Committee weigh criminal defense experience heavily when selecting its next round of final candidates.

By Alice L. Fontier and Alan Lewis

5 minute read

May 04, 2021 | New York Law Journal

A 4-2 majority found that amending the "Forever Wild" clause of New York's constitution is the only path forward for the proposed construction of so-called "Class II" trails in the 2.5-million-acre Forest Preserve.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read

April 30, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The council previously passed legislation in 2017 that would extend the right to counsel to low-income New Yorkers in a piecemeal fashion based on their ZIP codes and make it citywide by 2022.

By Andrew Denney

3 minute read