Andrew Denney

Andrew Denney

Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime

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April 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Why Consider Matrimonial Law? City Bar Hosts Summit to Attract Young, Diverse Talent to Challenging Practice Area

The summit is at 6 p.m. on April 17 at the New York City Bar Association headquarters, located at 42 W. 44th Street in Manhattan.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

April 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Long-Running Compensation Crisis for New York's Assigned Counsel Is Getting Worse

A lawyer who leads a statewide group representing assigned counsel, or 18-B attorneys, takes issue with a statement contained in a Law Journal story on the state funding long-overdue pay raises for lawyers who provide representation to some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers.

By Philip Katz

3 minute read

April 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

It Is Premature to Deride Bragg's Case Against Trump as Standing on 'Shaky Legal Grounds'

The fact that the indictment does not specify what is the other crime Trump intended when he allegedly falsified business records and that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg at his press conference would not specify what that other crime is are not signs of a weak case.

By Norman Olch

7 minute read

April 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Supreme Hacks

Going forward there is much Congress can do to ensure the integrity of the U.S. Supreme Court, a former New York prosecutor writes. And it should start by enacting legislation banning the acceptance of gifts valued at more than some nominal amount, say $25, by Supreme Court justices.

By Elliott B. Jacobson

10 minute read

April 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: People Were Diligent in Trying to Get Belatedly Disclosed Discovery; Case Survives

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

April 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Malpractice Claim Survives Following Law Firm's Failure to Call Some Witnesses at Trial

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

April 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Small Potatoes? Not at All

Various supporters and detractors of Trump have already opined that this is a weak case, or unprecedented, or that the connection between falsifying business records and campaign finance violations is a stretch. An elections lawyer who is a regular Law Journal contributor thinks they are wrong.

By Jerry H. Goldfeder

5 minute read

April 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Don't Set Back the Rights of Kids and Families

We are particularly appalled by the clear misunderstanding of the critical role of the Attorney for the Child (AFC) in custody and visitation proceedings.

By Karen Freedman, Dawne Mitchell, Karen Simmons and Merril Sobie

4 minute read

April 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal

While Often the Voice of Dissent on the Court of Appeals, Rowan Wilson Is Known for Even Temperament, Collegiality

Wilson is one of the seven candidates on the list that the Commission for Judicial Nomination submitted to Gov. Kathy Hochul for the court's next chief judge.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

April 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NYCLA Responds to Trump's Vitriolic Attacks on Justice Merchan

While a litigant has the right to express a viewpoint regarding litigation and the judge overseeing that litigation, Trump has issued vitriolic statements about Merchan that have nothing to do with the case and undermine the rule of law and the dignity of the judicial process.

By Vincent Chang and Adrienne Koch

3 minute read


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