Josefa Velasquez

September 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has announced the formation of a task force to help Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas and assist Houston-area courts in their recovery.

By Josefa Velasquez

7 minute read

September 05, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman vowed to sue the Trump administration over its plan to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program that shielded young immigrants from deportation and allowed them to receive work permits.

By Josefa Velasquez

5 minute read

September 05, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York's highest court heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether the First Department was right to allow a major New York developer to keep a $4 million deposit from an aborted Staten Island deal.

By Josefa Velasquez

5 minute read

September 02, 2017 | National Law Journal

David Abromowitz had plans to be a litigator, the type of lawyer you see in movies and TV shows spending most of their time in a courtroom arguing a case. It wasn't until his third year at Harvard Law School working with a legal services clinic that he started to think about affordable housing.

By Josefa Velasquez

8 minute read

September 01, 2017 | New York Law Journal

After Schenectady County Court Judge Matthew Sypniewski was elected to the position in November 2014, he was assigned an appeal for which he had found the defendant, Brian Novak, guilty of all charges when he served as a Schenectady City Court judge. In his capacity as a county court judge, Sypniewski affirmed Novak's conviction.

By Josefa Velasquez

3 minute read

August 31, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The state's highest court on Thursday tossed out a challenge to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's designation on the left-leaning Working Families Party line.

By Josefa Velasquez

3 minute read

August 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, which destroyed thousands of homes and vehicles in the New York City area, the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and several state agencies issued regulations to deal with the hurricane and its aftermath. That effort could provide a glimpse of the sorts of issues that might arise after Hurricane Harvey.

By Josefa Velasquez

5 minute read

August 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In a letter to bail bond agents and bail insurers, the financial services department reminded them that they must promptly return premiums and compensation paid for bail bonds to defendants who are not released from custody following a bail sufficiency hearing.

By Josefa Velasquez

3 minute read

August 28, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Starting Monday, banking and insurance companies will have to comply with groundbreaking regulations established by the state Department of Financial…

By Josefa Velasquez

4 minute read

August 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Albany-based business firm Couch White has taken over representation of the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association, which represents the companies licensed to grow and dispense medical marijuana, in its lawsuit seeking to stop the state from awarding licenses to five more companies.

By Josefa Velasquez

10 minute read