Joel Stashenko

August 31, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Jenifer Wharton, a partner at Gordon, Tepper & DeCoursey, a firm specializing in divorce and family law in Schenectady County, has been appointed to chair the Committee on Character and Fitness for the Fourth Judicial District.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

August 30, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In a ruling that expands the definition of "parenthood" in New York, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the nonmarried, ex-partner of a biological parent may seek custody or visitation rights of children they once agreed to conceive and raise as co-partners with their exes.

By Joel Stashenko

16 minute read

August 30, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The jockey and owner of a thoroughbred horse can sue a rival trainer for defamation for accusing them of cheating after their horse edged his own during a million-dollar race, a federal judge has ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

9 minute read

August 30, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Jury administrators in New York's four federal court districts will have access to larger pools of potential jurors under a new state law.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

August 30, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Bar Association is soliciting donations to go toward the cost of legal services for the victims of flooding in Louisiana.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

August 29, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Facing mandatory retirement at the end of this year, Albany County Court Judge Stephen Herrick said Monday that he will become the county's public defender.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

August 29, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Exotic dancers appearing at an upstate club were "employees," and the club's operators are subject to paying unemployment insurance assessments, a state appeals court decided.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

August 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An Albany City Court judge's resignation last week marked a rare instance where a New York judge faced discipline based on allegations of anti-prosecutorial bias. Judge Thomas Keefe's case also reflected the far more common complaint about judges—demeanor from the bench that's in conflict with expectations of how judges should behave under the state's code of judicial ethics.

By Joel Stashenko

11 minute read

August 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A New York State Bar Association ethics committee's opinion approving the practice of law firms billing clients for the work of unpaid student interns is drawing criticism as being unfair to interns in general and low-income minority law students.

By Joel Stashenko

12 minute read

August 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A town court justice in Putnam County has resigned as the state Commission on Judicial Conduct looked into allegations he engaged in possibly improper politicking, the commission announced Thursday.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read