Eric A Seiff

November 02, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"Cohen misses the mark when he declares that both federal and New York state grand juries deprive the defense of the opportunity 'to tell or present its side of the story.'"

By Eric A. Seiff

2 minute read

May 25, 2021 | New York Law Journal

We have learned so much, but this is no longer simply a matter of learning more. Against a background of the wide-spread deterioration of the public's confidence in police practices, and its simultaneous impact on public safety, the time to lead is now.

By Eric A. Seiff

12 minute read

April 29, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The chairman and the executive director of the New York Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection reflect on the success and reasons behind this program of rectification.

By Eric A. Seiff and Michael J. Knight Sr.

8 minute read

April 30, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The misappropriation of a law client's money by an attorney in the practice of law, while an aberration, is properly a debt owed by the legal profession.

By Eric A. Seiff and Michael J. Knight Sr.

10 minute read

August 25, 2019 | New York Law Journal

That the most senior of those prosecutors should remain glued to her spontaneous belief, formed during the initial hours of all-night interrogation, reflects a continuing inability to step back and recalibrate.

By Eric A. Seiff

4 minute read

June 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Nor should it be forgotten that numerous other victims in the community were left vulnerable because of the prosecutors' close-minded, slipshod rush to judgment against the wrong defendants.

By Eric A. Seiff

3 minute read