Brian Lee

November 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The fact that only one of the choices presented to Gov. Kathy Hochul is a current judge of the state's highest court was one of the main talking points for court watchers.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

November 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The candidates, whittled from 41 applicants, were evaluated on their character, temperament, professional aptitude, experience, qualifications and fitness for office, Commission on Judicial Nomination Chairman E. Leo Milonas said in his letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

November 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Cryptocurrency clients feel they were lured to New York "by policy statements made as early as 2020—and now that they're here, they're being shelved," said a lawyer with industry clients.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

November 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The path by which state lawmakers received their first substantial raise in 20 years — via the body's creation of a non-elected committee — was…

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

November 17, 2022 | New York Law Journal

DAASNY said it wants the governor to provide essential funding to prosecutors to return New York to its position as a national leader in public safety.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

November 17, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Attorney Ben Crump said the actions are a continuation of the #MeToo movement, which he said began with claims by women of affluence, "but not a lot of marginalized women." Passage of New York's Adult Survivors Act opened the door to the abuse lawsuits filed on behalf of hundreds.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

November 17, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected a justification defense brought on by the Legal Aid Society on behalf of a man who struck a small…

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

November 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

By not paying it to permanently disabled firefighters, their lawyer argued, "You're discriminating against them when everyone else gets it."

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

November 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Criminal justice scholars also said that deadly conditions at Rikers Island called for leadership from the high court, in a report issued as a commission considers the list of candidates it will hand to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

November 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Justice Robert Muller, a Democrat who was also endorsed by the Conservative Party, has served as a trial court justice since 2008. His opponent, a Saratoga Springs lawyer on the GOP ticket, conceded in a Facebook post.

By Brian Lee

1 minute read