Andrew Keshner

May 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

John Kiernan, a Debevoise & Plimpton partner and the newly minted president of the New York City Bar Association, views the position as the capstone of his lengthy involvement in the bar and pro bono activities and the "greatest opportunity to play a role in the collective voice of lawyers in the legal capital of the world."

By Andrew Keshner

6 minute read

May 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Hurricane Sandy's damage to a waterfront Long Island home made it impossible for a divorcing couple to sell the property at the previously agreed-upon listing price, a court attorney referee said.

By Andrew Keshner

10 minute read

May 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A suspended Manhattan attorney who specialized in trusts and estates and real estate matters will serve 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison after admitting to stealing more than $800,000 in client money.

By Andrew Keshner

3 minute read

May 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A Nassau County judge rejected LA Fitness' summary judgment motion, saying faulty floorboards that allegedly led to plaintiff's knee injury are "not part of the 'usual dangers that are inherent in the sport' of basketball."

By Andrew Keshner

4 minute read

May 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Rather than ordering Facebook and other online service providers not to notify their subscribers that they were subpoenaed, a Brooklyn federal magistrate judge told prosecutors they must better explain the need for confidentiality.

By Andrew Keshner

19 minute read

May 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Edward McCarty III, the former Nassau County Surrogate who stepped down from the bench at the end of 2015 due to mandatory retirement rules, has joined the law firm Vishnick McGovern Milizio.

By Andrew Keshner

3 minute read

May 13, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A judge levied a $500 fine against the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, saying prosecutors were in contempt of orders to return a man's property that police seized in a criminal case.

By Andrew Keshner

8 minute read

May 13, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Stuart A. Schlesinger on Monday admitted to one count of wire fraud before Southern District Judge William Pauley.

By Andrew Keshner

2 minute read

May 12, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A single civil traffic infraction on a man's record did not justify a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence for a drug felony, Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein has ruled.

By Andrew Keshner

10 minute read

May 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Lengthy delays, congestion and backlogs in Bronx Criminal Court have produced a systemic deprivation of rights for borough residents charged with misdemeanors, according to a federal suit filed Tuesday against the state court system.

By Andrew Keshner

6 minute read