Elisa Reiter

April 16, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

A faulty medical determination of child abuse or neglect can destroy the life of a child and its family. "Measure twice, cut once," is a great rule for carpenters; it's also an important lesson for Child Protective Services.

By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter

6 minute read

March 26, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

People seeking to age in place with dignity may need assistance; as attorneys, we should take steps to protect the elderly and disabled from abuse, neglect and exploitation, say Elisa Reiter, a family law and child welfare law attorney, and Daniel Pollack, an attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York City.

By Daniel Pollack & Elisa Reiter

8 minute read

March 21, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Seniors need not adhere to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's survival of the fittest rhetoric. Seniors have hope, there are resources in Texas that provide services to the elderly, say attorneys Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

6 minute read

March 18, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

To determine the fitness of a parent, courts should look at many factors, as established by the Texas Supreme Court in Holley v. Adams, say Elisa Reiter, a family and child welfare law attorney, and Daniel Pollack, an attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York City.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

6 minute read

March 05, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Justice Amy Barrett discussed a number of exceptions to the general principle espoused by FOIA in her first opinion for the U.S. Supreme Court this week in United States Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club.

By Elisa Reiter

6 minute read

February 10, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Divorces can be unpredictable, messy and confounding for family law attorneys; moreover, some clients may also need a religious divorce. For such clients, in order to marry again within their house of worship, they may need to obtain a religious divorce document.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

14 minute read

February 09, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

 There is a well-known psychological phenomenon known as hindsight bias, "the recognized tendency for individuals to overestimate or exaggerate…

By Elisa Reiter & Daniel Pollack

6 minute read

December 23, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Public and private schools, and youth organizations of every kind, arrange day and overnight trips for the teenagers in their care. Many of these trips…

By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter

7 minute read

December 16, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Numerous class-action and individual wrongful death lawsuits have been filed asserting that proper precautions were not maintained to keep nursing homes residents safe from contracting COVID-19.

By Daniel Pollack and Elisa Reiter

6 minute read

December 08, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Attorneys need to know the various signs, symptoms and treatment modalities associated with trauma to properly represent their clients.

By Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack

11 minute read