Brian Lee

October 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Officials recommended censure for the judge, who according to court papers presided in a case involving a business associate of theirs.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

October 17, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Blake filed the complaint on behalf of The New York State Lawyers' Fund For Client Protection, a body that's fully financed by the Empire State's legal profession of about 345,000 registered lawyers. Its designed to protect clients from attorney theft.

By Brian Lee

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October 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal

One Republican hopeful, attorney John Ciampoli, is representing the state party in a lawsuit in Saratoga County state court over absentee voting. Four judges and a quasi-judicial official dot the Democratic ticket.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

October 13, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Financial backing hasn't translated into a recommendation from the Bar Association of Erie County.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

October 12, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The judge engaged in "numerous and fundamental" lapses in legal procedure and should be censured, judicial discipline officials said.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

October 12, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Meanwhile, the prosecutor for Onondaga County said that authorities in his jurisdiction agreed to exercise "discretion" about arresting people under the new law.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

October 12, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The Erie County court has been without a chief clerk since May, and without a deputy chief clerk since July, and there's an "urgent need" to fill the roles because it is the busiest surrogate's court outside of New York City.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

October 11, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A spark was lit in Deborah Enix-Ross' mind on an elementary school trip to a courthouse in lower Manhattan.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

October 11, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Three of the candidates have been bolstered by significantly more spending power, according to state campaign finance records. Murad's and Kuehner's campaigns have spent thousands on advertising.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

October 07, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The claimant's lawyer said the insurer's pursuit of his client's benefits as of September 2020 was cold-hearted. But insurance industry advocates say the issue of fraud means they must be vigilant. The appeals court concluded the claimant's publishing activity was a hobby and shouldn't curtail eligibility for benefits.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read