Christine Simmons

August 16, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Since the June announcement of a federal program that will allow qualified immigrants to apply for work permits for up to two years without fear of deportation, New York legal services groups and volunteer lawyers have been gearing up to work with applicants, as they did at a legal clinic yesterday.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

October 01, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Faced with having to report the number of hours they devote to pro bono, many solo practitioners and attorneys at small firms argue that they should get credit for the free consultations and reduced rates they offer low-income clients on a routine basis.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

May 31, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Striking Legal Services NYC attorneys and staff took their protest Wednesday to the offices of the organization's chairman at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, shouting for his removal and denouncing proposed cuts to health care and retirement benefits.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

October 24, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Suing clients for unpaid legal fees could become routine as firms are growing more assertive about collecting overdue bills.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

April 30, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Global Business Institute, a former client and a nonprofit corporation operating a vocational school, sued Rivkin in 2006 for failing to properly advise it during plans to move to a new facility in Harlem.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

March 28, 2013 | Daily Report Online

DLA Piper responded yesterday to allegations by a former client that internal firm emails obtained through discovery show DLA engaged in fraudulent overbilling.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

February 04, 2013 | New York Law Journal

A glance at promotion figures from the top quarter of New York's largest law offices shows the percentage of New York attorneys making partner holding steady or declining, a trend that legal market observers say is due to a combination of smaller class sizes, diminished legal demand and legal market growth outside the city.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

September 17, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Facing the threat of a large fine, Twitter's counsel this morning turned over the tweets and subscriber information of an Occupy Wall Street protester charged with disorderly conduct to a judge who promised not to review them until another judge rules on a stay.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

February 13, 2013 | Law.com

Justice Melvin Schweitzer found the firm's ex-client, a coal company that raised overbilling complaints, did not timely object to the fees and did not prove damages from alleged conflicts of interest.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

August 21, 2013 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge has imposed sanctions on a Brazilian businessman, rejecting his attorneys' arguments that cultural differences and a language barrier contributed to missed discovery deadlines.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read