Len Maniace

May 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Michael McNamara said NYCLA needs to takes steps to remain relevant—especially to a new generation of lawyers inclined to turn to the internet for CLE courses and other services traditionally provided by the association.

By Len Maniace

13 minute read

May 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The late Sheila Abdus-Salaam was remembered at a private memorial Monday not only as a brilliant judge but as a warm and caring woman who was as eager to mentor generations of jurists and serve on the bench.

By Len Maniace

10 minute read

March 29, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

With black women still underrepresented in the legal field—black female associates actually lost ground at U.S. law firms from 2009 to 2016—Paula Edgar, president of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, decided it was time for up-and-coming attorneys to hear the wisdom of black women working in the profession.

By Len Maniace

8 minute read

March 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal

An all-star panel of arbitrators and attorneys this week warned that the growing use of mandatory arbitration in consumer and employee contracts is restricting public access to the courts.

By Len Maniace

13 minute read

September 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Harlene Katzman came to her post as pro bono counsel and director at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett with a long history in social justice issues.

By Len Maniace

13 minute read

September 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

For much of David Leichtman's early years, education and the arts held a special fascination. His mother was a New York City public school teacher and he got an early taste of the theater in the first grade when he wrote and put on a play about robots on the moon.

By Len Maniace

13 minute read

September 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

For much of his career, Michael Schwamm, a partner at Duane Morris, thought pro bono work wasn't for him. While he saw value in lawyers volunteering their legal skills for those in need, his experience in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions didn't seem useful for work which he believed called for litigation expertise.

By Len Maniace

7 minute read

September 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

After graduating from Brooklyn Law School in 1986, Gary Port found himself driving through the desert bound for Fort Bliss, Texas, en route to active duty in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. He spent the next three years advising soldiers on legal matters and defending those facing court martial, an experience that helped shaped Port's legal practice to this day.

By Len Maniace

5 minute read

September 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

As a child of two attorneys who ran a family-law practice, Joel Kurtzberg grew up hearing about the law over dinner and about cases at bedtime—upon his request. So it was no surprise he grew up thinking he would follow his parents into practice.

By Len Maniace

6 minute read

September 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

As a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Stephen Broome specializes in commercial trials and appeals. He also has carved out a successful pro bono practice, including one case headed to the U.S. Supreme Court later this year.

By Len Maniace

13 minute read