Joel Stashenko

December 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

An upstate appeals panel has ordered a new trial for a defendant it says was not informed by the trial judge of the contents of a note sent by jurors before they found him guilty of burglary and grand larceny.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

December 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Disciplinary committees in each of the four Appellate Division departments will continue investigating reports of attorney wrongdoing, and justices will review recommended sanctions, the OCA said. However, common procedures will be used by the committees, so that sanctions for similar kinds of wrongdoing will be consistent across the state.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

December 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A state commission credited its creator, departing Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, for effectively promoting better civil legal services for low-income New Yorkers, and urged his successor to carry on his initiatives.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

December 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The Commission on Judicial Conduct said Monday that a town court justice had ex parte communications with two hunters accused of trespass, failed to set a trial date for 10 months, and did so only after inquiries by one of the property owners who was accusing the two men of trespass.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

December 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A state commission credited its creator, departing Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, for effectively promoting better civil legal services for low-income New Yorkers, and urged his successor to carry on his initiatives.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

December 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The Commission on Judicial Conduct said Monday that a town court justice had ex parte communications with two hunters accused of trespass, failed to set a trial date for 10 months, and did so only after inquiries by one of the property owners who was accusing the two men of trespass.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

December 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A New York State Bar Association committee is proposing ways to improve the "ratings guides" about lawyers to make them more useful for prospective clients and for attorneys themselves.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

December 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A New York State Bar Association committee is proposing ways to improve the "ratings guides" about lawyers to make them more useful for prospective clients and for attorneys themselves.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

December 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a school district from punishing a tenured gym teacher because of her absences following the birth of triplets in 2012.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

December 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a school district from punishing a tenured gym teacher because of her absences following the birth of triplets in 2012.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read