Sterling

March 29, 2012 | National Law Journal

The legal standard for probable cause mustn't elude the grasp of the law enforcement agents sworn to protect us.

By Jay Sterling Silver

4 minute read

April 04, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

The revelation that police applied to the district attorney for a warrant to arrest the man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, but were rebuffed because the murky circumstances surrounding the killing did not constitute "probable cause," is bizarre.

By Jay Sterling Silver

4 minute read

September 24, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Few know the bizarre tale of how the prosecutor in the Drew Peterson case nearly lost because the Illinois Legislature adopted the law he'd written to help him prevail in the matter.

By Jay Sterling Silver

4 minute read

August 13, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Jay Sterling Silver gives a first-person account of why no other lawyer is subjected to the kinds of things endured by public defenders, as reflected in the low pay, understaffing and poor physical facilities of the offices.

By Jay Sterling Silver

4 minute read

April 02, 2012 | Daily Business Review

The revelation that police in Sanford applied to the local district attorney for a warrant to arrest the man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, but were rebuffed because there was not enough "probable cause," is bizarre on several fronts.

By Jay Sterling Silver

4 minute read

September 11, 2012 | National Law Journal

Few know the bizarre tale of how Drew Peterson's prosecutor nearly lost the case because the Illinois Legislature adopted the law he'd written to help him prevail in the matter.

By Jay Sterling Silver

5 minute read

April 02, 2012 | National Law Journal

Just when we thought the police and prosecutors in Trayvon Martin's killing couldn't have bungled the case any worse than they did, it turns out they have.

By Jay Sterling Silver

4 minute read

August 07, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Though lawyers typically finish near used-car salesmen in public opinion surveys, perhaps no other lawyers are subjected to the indignities endured by public defenders.

By Jay Sterling Silver

4 minute read

February 23, 2010 | Daily Report Online

The signs of economic recovery have been emerging for several months. Gross domestic product, or GDP, expanded 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter, Citi Private Bank's most recent "Managing Partner Confidence Index" finds guarded optimism returning among law firm leadership, and Smock Sterling Strategic Management Consultants' fourth quarter survey of mid-size firms found the same.

By John Sterling

6 minute read

January 22, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Financial services sector companies have never had it easy when it comes to compliance matters. Unfortunately, these organizations now have one more thing to worry about, and it is a big worry: the exploding number of wage-and-hour class action lawsuits targeting them. This is no longer a risk only in theory; these actions have become commonplace, including in Connecticut.

By JAMES M. SCONZO and JONATHAN C. STERLING

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