October 03, 2014 | New York Law Journal
U.S. Opposes Bid to Expunge 98-Year-Old's ConvictionFederal prosecutors are opposing a 98-year-old retired school teacher's motion to have her record wiped clean of what she insists was an unjust 1950 conviction for obstructing the investigation of Soviet atomic spying.
By Jeff Storey
4 minute read
August 29, 2014 | Law.com
98-Year-Old Fights to Clear McCarthy-Era Felony StigmaThe 98-year-old retired math teacher who walked into the Manhattan federal courthouse on Monday says she has never forgotten that she is a convicted felon.
By Jeff Storey
11 minute read
August 15, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Q&A: Daniel NardelloForget the image you may have of the hard-boiled private eye waiting in a seedy office for clients to show up. A former assistant U.S. attorney who runs an independent investigative firm discusses the current state of the industry, the techniques and types of work they do, and what qualities make a good investigator.
By Jeff Storey
11 minute read
July 25, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Q&A: Robert PigottWant to know where Judge Joseph Force Crater had his last meal before disappearing forever? Robert Pigott can tell you. His just-completed book, "New York's Legal Landmarks: A Guide to Legal Edifices, Institutions, Lore, History and Curiosities on the City's Streets," is stuffed with such trivia and more momentous events besides.
By Jeff Storey
11 minute read
May 30, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Q&A: Neal SchelbergProskauer Rose partner Neal Schelberg describes himself as "an ERISA nuts and bolts man." He has spent most of his professional life opining on the act's requirements, and this year is chairman of the U.S. Labor Department's ERISA Advisory Council. Here he discusses ERISA, the work of the council and how issues such as same gender marriage and health care reform are impacting the employee benefits area.
By Jeff Storey
10 minute read
May 16, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Q&A: Stuart NammMore than 20 years after leaving Long Island, former Suffolk County Court Judge Stuart Namm is back with a book explaining how he says he became a "pariah" and was driven from the bench after he took the unusual step of writing to Gov. Mario Cuomo with allegations of botched police investigations and manufactured testimony.
By Jeff Storey
11 minute read
April 25, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Q&A: David MeisterDavid Meister, who recently rejoined Skadden Arps after serving as director of enforcement for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Corpration, reflects on the CFTC's mission, his tenure there, and the well-trodden path between big law partnership and government service.
By Jeff Storey
12 minute read
February 21, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Q&A: Jennifer R. CowanThe Debevoise & Plimpton litigator led a team of lawyers who used a novel argument to secure the release of Ibrahim Idris, one of five detainees at Guantanamo Bay the firm represented, who was reunited with his family in his native Sudan in December 2013.
By Jeff Storey
11 minute read
February 07, 2014 | New York Law Journal
Q&A: Justice Mark DillonThe Second Department justice had not been a western history buff before a family trip to Montana. But he was intrigued by monuments and exhibits he saw on the once lawless frontier territory, an interest that eventually led to the publication of his first book, "The Montana Vigilantes: 1863-1870: Gold, Guns, and Gallows."
By Jeff Storey
9 minute read
December 31, 2013 | New York Law Journal
Q&A: Michael CardozoThe outgoing New York City corporation counsel discusses his tenure and approach to defending the city, changes to the Law Department over the last 12 years, tort reform, the merit selection of judges, and more.
By Jeff Storey
12 minute read
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