Brian Lee

February 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A new report highlights strides the court system has made in leveraging technology to streamline operations and details the next steps in continuing to advance the courts' post-pandemic modernization efforts.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

February 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Change hasn't been as great as expected based on explicit mandatory issuance provisions built into the statute, John Jay College's Data Collaborative for Justice said,

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

February 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Flynn's departure will also put Staten Island DA Michael McMahon at the helm of the statewide DAs association ahead of schedule.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

February 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct's counsel and administrator Robert Tembeckjian is asking lawmakers for a budget of $8.9 million, but the executive branch has settled on $8.3 million.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

February 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Inspector General Lucy Lang appointed Michele Bayer chief deputy effective on Feb. 12, just a year or so after Bayer took the job as deputy inspector general of the New York City Regional Office, in September 2022.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

February 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

More than 250 signatories from a cross-section of the legal profession – law firm leaders, managing partners, pro bono professionals, in-house counsel, bar association leaders, small and midsize law firm leaders, solo practitioners, and nonprofit and legal services lawyers – wrote to Hochul in recent days, calling for her to undo the proposed transfer of IOLA funds.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

February 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The change extends the statute of limitations for workplace bias claims to three years.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

February 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

John Delmonte, a Democrat, is a 44-year practicing attorney from Niagara Falls. He has served as director of Neighborhood Legal Services since 2020.

By Brian Lee

1 minute read

February 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Court of Appeals had been charged with answering whether "the actual, suspected, or threatened presence of COVID-19″ in the restaurants had caused direct physical loss or damage.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

February 14, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Weinstein's appeal centers on whether "Molineux" evidence—details about prior uncharged crimes involving a defendant—was properly admitted in the case.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read