Brian Lee

March 02, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Stephen Cornwell, who served as top prosecutor in Broome Country from 2016 to 2019, pleaded guilty to a felony in connection with the attempted cover-up.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

March 01, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The lawyers allege Transamerica failed to disclose an anti-assignment clause in the settlement agreement that prohibited their client from ever having the power to transfer his payments—a provision intended to guarantee his long-term economic security, along with protecting taxpayers from the possibility he could become dependent on public assistance.

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

February 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A constitutional amendment would change the age at which judges are mandated to retire, from 70 to 76. And an accompanying bill would give the state Office of Court Administration authority to continue the recertification process, to age 80.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

February 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Delivering the first in-person State of the Judiciary address in three years, acting Chief Judge Anthony Cannataro also underscored measures taken to address challenges facing the court system going forward.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

February 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A special committee, to be co-chaired by a litigation partner at Cravath Swaine & Moore in New York City and a commercial litigator at Connors LLP in Buffalo, was announced in the wake of the New York Senate's rejection of the governor's choice for chief judge.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

February 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A Long Island lawyer said Long Island, said the reduction to .05 would cast the net wide enough so as to prosecute a person for driving after consuming a small amount of alcohol that did not impair his or her ability to drive.

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

February 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A formal address during a transition year is unique in recent history, as the last two times a new chief judge was appointed and confirmed in mid-January, one was not given, a court system spokesman said.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

February 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A Third Department decision required a town court clerk to provide transcripts even if no docket number was provided. Appellate lawyers say the legal standard, if not overturned, threatens to make clerks "full-time records custodians."

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

February 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The new law doesn't provide specific consequences, nor does it provide safe harbors, which means lawyers are left to look at existing case law concerning mistakes made by a notary public.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

February 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

George Boyer Vashon came to New York after twice being denied entry to the profession in Pennsylvania. His great-grandson is today a Duane Morris partner in Philadelphia.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read