Daniel Pollack

June 08, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

When a personal injury lawsuit alleging sexual abuse is filed, damages for pain and suffering will invariably be sought. Even though pain and suffering are certainly intangible concepts, they can be the most serious harm in a sexual abuse personal injury lawsuit.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

9 minute read

June 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Family law cases are difficult, inducing a variety of emotions. As a case progresses, each party may feel stress, trauma, and threat. Understanding polyvagal theory can help move clients through trying situations.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

4 minute read

May 31, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

"We found that when people make a negative moral judgment about a parent who leaves her child alone, their estimate of the danger facing that child is higher than for a situation that objectively poses equal risk to the child, but does not elicit the same moral disapproval."

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

6 minute read

April 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Obtaining a domestic violence restraining order may require only the testimony of a single incident, but the history of the relationship is imperative and provides context, write contributors Toby Kleinman and Daniel Pollack.

By Toby Kleinman and Daniel Pollack

8 minute read

April 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A discussion of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District's recent decision In Re Three Arrows Ltd. The authors question: "Will 'Three Arrows' point courts in a new direction, and stand as authority to condone service of discovery requests via alternative service of a Rule 45 subpoena outside the United States, via email and social media?" Stand by.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

5 minute read

April 03, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Let's focus on some of the pending bills working their way through the legislative process.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

5 minute read

March 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Paralegals, attorneys and expert witnesses are able to create an organizational synchronicity among themselves by actively communicating expectations, understanding the dynamic of the working relationship and participating in meaningful feedback loops.

By Daniel Pollack and Helene M. Weiss

5 minute read

March 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Many court hearings are now virtual. This means that some or all of the litigants and witnesses participate by video. Are virtual hearings compromising the Fourth Amendment rights of domestic violence victims/survivors and children involved with Child Protective Services?

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

16 minute read

February 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

When parents separate, absent contraindications, the roles of the parents should continue as much as possible. Why? For the stability of the children, and because the way the parents have allotted their respective roles—absent domestic violence—indicates that the status quo ante should be presumed to be in their child's best interests.

By Toby Kleinman and Daniel Pollack

5 minute read

February 06, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Over the past few decades, Texas family lawyers have engaged in a legal fiction: Let's tie a bow around the package of a partition and exchange agreement by seeking to have the agreement made the subject of a declaratory judgment action.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

8 minute read