Jason Grant

April 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"Lots of people enjoy aspects of being a lawyer, but she did so much more than that, for the practice of law," said Appellate Division, First Department Justice Saliann Scarpulla, who clerked for Bransten at age 39 and then decided to aspire to the bench herself.

By Jason Grant

8 minute read

April 27, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Nineteen attorneys, law firms, students and law-student groups are being honored for a gamut of volunteer work ranging from refugee resettlement to child protective services to domestic violence to estate administration.

By Jason Grant

7 minute read

April 25, 2022 | Law.com

The veteran Ohio estates-planning lawyer was convicted in late March of three counts of felony theft based on him misappropriating more than $380,000 from estates of deceased people.

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

April 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The bar organization's mission is to improve the study and practice of law, and fair administration of justice for everyone, by working to ensure the "meaningful participation of Asian-Americans in the legal profession," according to a news release about Clark's appointment. Clark was named by Crains New York's as one of its "Notable Women in Law 2022."

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

April 19, 2022 | New York Law Journal

"The Trump brand is synonymous with Mr. Trump," and the actions described that link Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to inciting the Jan. 6 riots "will cause the Licensed Premises to be associated with a violent insurrection against the federal government," the city had written in a default notice that now has been nullified by the Manhattan Supreme Court.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

April 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The former employee's "allegations of remarks that could be interpreted as derogatory or indicative of animus suffice to support the hostile work environment claim," but he "fails to identify any evidence connecting such animus, if any, to the decision to demote him," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

April 15, 2022 | Law.com

A Massachusetts state judge described in an opinion disbarring the lawyer two counts in which she allegedly took more than $100,000 in respective clients' funds by falsely claiming reimbursement expenses.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read

April 15, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The Appellate Division, First Department court ruled that even though the offshore fund had "no other presence" in New York City other than its minority interest in the hedge fund manager, "the business activities conducted in the City by the entity in which the taxpayer [fund] had invested provided a nexus between the taxpayer's capital gain and the City."

By Jason Grant

4 minute read

April 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The hotline service, manned by mental-health professionals, is confidential and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, said the bar association. Lawyers can be directed to the free hours of counseling by calling the hotline.

By Jason Grant

3 minute read

April 13, 2022 | Law.com

The seizure in Spain of the 255-foot yacht represented DOJ's "KleptoCapture" task force's "first seizure of an asset belonging to a sanctioned individual with close ties to the Russian regime," said U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.

By Jason Grant

5 minute read