Brian Lee

Brian Lee is an Albany-based litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. He has worked at daily newspapers in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @bleereporter

Connect with this author

December 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Judge at the Helm: Successor New York Ethics Watchdog Office Led by Familiar Face

He'll be paid $220,000 annually.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

December 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Judging Past 70? Groups Urge Hochul to Give Individual Consideration to Older Judges

Recently retired Chief Administrative Judge Larry Marks opposed the first bill as "bad public policy."

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

December 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

'The Trap of a Court System': These Lawyers Want Higher Pay

The suit accuses defendants Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York of breaching an historic settlement that overhauled the state's public defense system.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

December 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Anti-Immigration Website Accused of Spewing Hate Speech Sues NY Attorney General, Rather Than Submit to Subpoena Deadline

The attorney general's office, which had no comment about the lawsuit, also asked for documents relative to VDARE's violation of Facebook's terms of service.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

December 15, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Former AG Press Secretary Sues Former Boss for Alleged Sexual Harassment, and Letitia James for Failing to Prevent Assault

In a statement, a spokesman for James' office said: "We took the allegations brought to our office seriously and engaged in decisive, prompt, and appropriate action."

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

December 15, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Deeply Divided Court: Special Pay Issue Splits the NY Court of Appeals

"Today's change in the law will have very real consequences for Yonkers residents and for municipalities statewide facing similar fiscal challenges," Michael Garcia, the high court's lone Republican judge, wrote.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

December 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Defense Bar Group Asks Governor to Veto Wrongful Death Bill

Defense Association of New York President Claire Rush said the bill will have the opposite effect of what it's intended to do. "These retroactivity provisions are really troublesome," Rush said.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

December 13, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Hochul's Choice: Selection of Chief Judge May Be Fraught With Political Complications, Observers Say

The state Senate's second-highest-ranking leader said the court needs realignment. An assemblyman who previously led the Judiciary Committee said Hochul should avoid ideological tests but was not always happy with decision-making on the high court.

By Brian Lee

7 minute read

December 09, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Schwab Gasparini Partner Wins Series of Accidental Retirement Disability Cases in Albany Appeals Court

The three cases are within the same timeframe as a recent New York Court of Appeals case that was in some ways similar, but resulted in a win for the state of New York.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

December 09, 2022 | New York Law Journal

NYCLU Demands State Officials Weigh Input on Rollout of Law Curbing Solitary Confinement

Since the measure passed, the DOCCS has declined to finalize permanent rules implementing the act, said the NYCLU's director of detention litigation.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.