Lora Hollien

October 04, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Profiles of the NYLJ's 2021 Rising Stars, the region's most promising lawyers 40 and younger.

By ALM Staff

1 minute read

August 06, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The winners of all the New York Law Journal awards will be honored Oct. 13th at the New York Legal Awards at Marriott Marquis in New York City.

By NYLJ Staff

1 minute read

April 22, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Of 2,130 candidates who took the February remote exam, 1,054 passed for an overall passing rate of 49%.

By NYLJ Staff

16 minute read

February 05, 2021 | New York Law Journal

We are now one year into what is arguably the largest mass tort case in human history.

By Stuart M. Rissoff

2 minute read

December 22, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A massive $300 million budget cut to New York's court system has forced Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and state court leaders to make hard choices, including that of declining to extend the judicial service of 46 retired trial and appellate judges. I believe they chose wisely in the interest of delivering equal justice in our courts.

By Jonathan Lippman

5 minute read

December 17, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Of 5,150 candidates who took the October remote exam, 4,319 passed for an overall passing rate of 84%.

By NYLJ Staff

82 minute read

November 24, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Daniel Kornstein's new book, "Legal Writing and the Lone Ranger," introduces innovative concepts with an easy-to-read style. In entertaining language, it offers concrete examples and simple advice on how to become a better writer — and better lawyer.

By Gerald Lebovits and Mercedes Lovaglio Rivas

6 minute read

November 23, 2020 | New York Law Journal

I find the conduct of big law firms, afraid to stand their ground and represent a highly visible unpopular client, an embarrassment to the profession.

By Marvin Ray Raskin

2 minute read

November 20, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Maybe the President's legal challenges will fail, but they sure don't seem far-fetched, baseless or frivolous to me. Yet that is the starting point of a recent editorial, and the Law Journal's default editorial position.

By Roger A. Levy

4 minute read

November 16, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The 200 Amsterdam case, in which the lower court ordered an unspecified number of already constructed floors of an Upper West Side skyscraper torn down, could undermine real estate investor confidence for a long time to come at a time when we desperately need jobs and a future tax base for the city.

By Zachary Bernstein

3 minute read