Michael Marciano

March 12, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Turning any other disadvantaged racial minority into a team mascot would clearly be offensive. American Indians are no different.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

4 minute read

March 06, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Third-party litigation funding, first popular across the pond in England and Wales, has grown into a major American industry. But attorneys and clients are forewarned there remain some risks.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

6 minute read

March 06, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Day Pitney attorneys Michael Fialkoff, Douglas Florence and Elizabeth Retersdorf clocked a combined 460 hours of free service to win this year's Coleman Awards.

By Michael Marciano

3 minute read

March 03, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The mission of the New York City Bar Association, which was founded in 1870 and has 24,000 members, is to equip and mobilize the legal profession to…

By Michael Marciano

2 minute read

February 28, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Kelly A. Scott has been elected a member of Pullman & Comley's family law group, while the firm's Patricia LeBel-Lasse is named to a global e-discovery board. McCarter & English celebrates partners named to the firm's executive committee.

By Michael Marciano

3 minute read

February 28, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The decision overturned the district court's finding that two Village zoning laws were enacted in 2001 and 2004 with the intent to discriminate against the Orthodox/Hasidic community, leaving those laws in effect.

By John F.X. Peloso and Thomas J. Donlon

7 minute read

February 27, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When a lawyer moves from one firm to another, a comprehensive set of ground rules must be followed to meet obligations to clients.

By David P. Atkins and Marcy Tench Stovall

6 minute read

February 27, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A simple revision to Connecticut's vacatur law would make an important difference to victims of human trafficking. The state should allow trafficking victims with convictions for crimes other than prostitution to request vacatur from the court, but give judges the discretion to grant or deny such requests.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

6 minute read

February 21, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Whichever statistics one relies upon or report one consults, the difference in violence experienced by white women and women of color is dramatic, and much can be reported about the causes, societal implications and effective interventions.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

6 minute read

February 20, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Many consumers are not even aware that they are subject to an arbitration clause and would challenge an assertion that they have agreed to it. The consumer arbitration process also often lacks many of the safeguards, such as discovery, available in litigation or even commercial arbitration.

By Harry N. Mazadoorian

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