Susan DeSantis

June 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

People with big egos often find the simple task of listening to be a challenge (if you doubt that, talk to the spouses of the trial lawyers you know).

By Stephen D. Wagner

7 minute read

June 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

So much for judging individuals based on the content of their character.

By Stuart M. Rissoff

1 minute read

June 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

With the release of Netflix's miniseries "When They See Us," there is renewed interest in the criminal prosecution in the assault of the Central Park jogger. So, we're sharing this letter to the editor from prosecutor Linda Fairstein that we posted in July of 2018.

By Linda Fairstein

4 minute read

June 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Nor should it be forgotten that numerous other victims in the community were left vulnerable because of the prosecutors' close-minded, slipshod rush to judgment against the wrong defendants.

By Eric A. Seiff

3 minute read

June 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In the not-too-distant past, I would have been marginalized for being a gay man but now I am the first openly gay president of a major bar association in New York.

By Susan DeSantis

7 minute read

June 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Trial Lawyers Association honored Congressman Jerrold Nadler for his work on behalf of civil justice at its Law Day event last week.

By Susan DeSantis

1 minute read

June 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

“It is a moral imperative that our profession better reflects the diversity exemplified by our clients, and we can no longer accept empty rhetoric or half-measures to realize that goal,” NYSBA president Henry M. Greenberg said. “It's the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do, and clients are demanding it.”

By Susan DeSantis

5 minute read

May 30, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"We will expand NYSBA's international presence by an increased focus on international membership, global events and recognition of New York State's preeminent place in the global legal and commercial marketplace," said incoming New York State Bar Association President Henry M. Greenberg.

By Susan DeSantis

7 minute read

May 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The memoir portion of the book is both engrossing and guarded. It was written in Kaye's final years after she became afflicted with the lung cancer that eventually took her life. Looking back from the high hill of her mid-seventies, she realized that the time to write about your life is when the end is near, beginning the story when you know the end.

By Jeffrey M. Winn

10 minute read

May 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Legal Outreach taught me the importance of grit, which resulted in me maintaining a 90 and higher GPA, even while I am appearing in the Broadway show, 'What the Constitution Means to Me.'

By Thursday Williams

6 minute read