Jason Grant

September 30, 2022 | Law.com

Both lawyers were recognized at the annual meeting of the state bar association's District 13, which includes nearly 400 bar association-member lawyers who practice in Columbiana and Mahoning counties.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

September 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A veteran real estate attorney in Manhattan was disbarred Tuesday after acknowledging that he can't defend against allegations that he willfully misappropriated $600,000 in attorney escrow account funds tied to a client's real estate transaction.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

September 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

In throwing out a tortious-interference-with-economic-advantage claim levied against prominent real estate lawyer Adam Leitman Bailey, the judge said Bailey and his firm "were acting to zealously represent their client and not solely to harm plaintiff, and plaintiff has failed to allege any business relationship that was interfered with."

By Jason Grant

7 minute read

September 27, 2022 | Law.com

A linked page from the Maryland State Bar Association for purchasing the publication notes that the 2022 replacement-pages publication replaces "ALL Pages in the Fifth Edition."

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

September 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"If the amount is not paid by that date, I'm going to be forced—unfortunately because it's not something I want to do—I'm going to be forced to remand the defendant into custody," Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Michael Katz reportedly said at a court hearing Friday.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

September 23, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"The City Bar urges Congress not to forgo this opportunity to adopt critical ECA [Electoral Count Act] reforms needed in order to avoid subversion of future presidential elections and ensure that the composition of each state's electoral delegation accurately reflects the results of a free and fair election in that state," the bar group said.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

September 23, 2022 | Law.com

The appeals court took issue with what it said was plaintiffs counsel's tendency to "continuously adopt new arguments when problems emerge with their old ones."

By Jason Grant

7 minute read

September 19, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"We can make a difference for the present; we can make a difference for the future," said Broda as he spoke at an Albany-held reception.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

September 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A state appeals court tossed aside a home care services company's attempt to reverse a $109,619 default judgment against it for not paying for accounting services, writing that "conclusory and unsubstantiated allegations of law office failure are insufficient to constitute a reasonable excuse."

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

September 16, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"This technology has the power to significantly change the way we do business, bank, and interact both personally and professionally," said NYSBA President Sherry Levin Wallach.

By Jason Grant

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