Lora Hollien

May 27, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Must a judge report to the District Attorney that a non-party appeared as counsel in a case before them in violation of Judiciary Law §478?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

1 minute read

May 27, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A judge and first-degree family member, as co-fiduciaries for a family trust, retain a lawyer to negotiate terms in a contract involving the trust. May the judge preside over a case in which that attorney appears?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

7 minute read

May 27, 2020 | New York Law Journal

May a judge serve as the chair of a strategic planning committee for a private not-for-profit school his or her children attend?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

May 19, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Given what we have learned about staying connected through technology, the obsolescence of §470 is more obvious than ever. Lawyers are meeting with clients and staff, conducting research and collaborating on complex documents with co-workers—all from their home offices.

By Henry M. Greenberg

3 minute read

May 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

New Yorkers are allowed to go out with masks and stay at least 6 feet apart, as long as it is to go shopping or sit in a park, but if they are adhering to those requirements and they say something about an issue of public concern, that speech will make the speaker subject to arrest on the specious basis that speech is a public health risk.

By Norman Siegel and Steven Hyman

5 minute read

May 14, 2020 | New York Law Journal

If we want the law to continue to guide the country and the world and want future generations to take the mantle, then maybe it's time for us older lawyers to consider giving up our positions so that those future generations can take over.

By Robert Vilensky

2 minute read

April 25, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The names of the 1,430 candidates who passed the most recent bar examination in New York.

By ALM Staff

21 minute read

April 24, 2020 | New York Law Journal

We know many of our colleagues recall how lawyers collectively rose to the occasion after 9/11 and lined up to help victims and survivors. This time, we lawyers need to line up remotely. There is much to do, and there's something for all of us to contribute, whether you are actively practicing, retired or a law student.

By Roger Juan Maldonado and Sheila S. Boston

6 minute read

April 09, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Convicted former drug company CEO Martin Shkreli, best known before his arrest for drug price-gouging and his snarky online persona, wrote that his background "as a successful two-time biopharma entrepreneur, having purchased multiple companies, invented multiple new drug candidates" would make him a valuable asset.

By Associated Press

2 minute read

April 03, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Forced sequestration feels like trial prep mode. So own it. Be the first trial lawyer in history to be ready-to-go way ahead of time.

By Marc L. Mukasey

3 minute read