Jason Grant

September 16, 2022 | Law.com

The Mackie Shea attorneys have joined Burns & Levinson's environmental and real estate groups, giving the law firm what it says is "one of the largest environmental practices in the region."

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

September 16, 2022 | Law.com

A federal court has rejected a Williams College student's request that it certify to Massachusetts' high court the question of whether a student charged with sexual misconduct may force the college decision-making body to hear live evidence when witness credibility may be key to the matter's outcome.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

September 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The disbarment comes after a grievance committee spent more than 36 months asking for certain documents and after the lawyer said being a victim of a "Haitian related crime gang" was partially to blame for his failure to cooperate, according to the disbarment opinion.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

September 13, 2022 | Law.com

Velazquez is credited by peers with "modernizing" the 120-year-old organization and with achieving member retention rates that have been "industry-leading."

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

September 09, 2022 | Law.com

"Before finding the former husband was entitled to attorney's fees, the [trial-] court stated it was reserving the issue for a subsequent hearing," said the Fourth District Court of Appeal. "But it did not do so."

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

September 08, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"We are constrained by the recent United States Supreme Court decision," wrote the New York state appeals court.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

September 06, 2022 | Law.com

Nevada Supreme Court Justice Abbi Silver has announced that she will step down from the bench on Sept. 29, before the end of her term, saying that "unforeseen circumstances" have arisen and that she desires to "spend more time with my family."

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

September 02, 2022 | Law.com

The Massachusetts Trial Court Access to Justice initiative will give library visitors access to computer terminals and to internet searches for court resources, including legal aid and case information. It will also use designated library spaces for virtual court hearings, the court system said.

By Jason Grant

2 minute read

September 01, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Apparently, due to the neglect of the visa matter, the client musician and his family at one point were placed in U.S. removal proceedings, according to the Appellate Division, First Department court's opinion suspending the lawyer.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

August 31, 2022 | New York Law Journal

In suspending the attorney pending further possible discipline, New York's Appellate Division, First Department court wrote that he'd defaulted in an attorney grievance committee's disciplinary proceeding brought against him, and it deemed the eight charges of professional misconduct "admitted."

By Jason Grant

4 minute read