Susan DeSantis

May 12, 2019 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys in every type of practice may struggle with poor mental health and substance abuse. Here are five lawyers from all different backgrounds who found support to overcome their illnesses.

By Lizzy McLellan, Dan Packel, Dylan Jackson and Susan DeSantis

3 minute read

May 12, 2019 | Law.com

Despite career success, Aronstam felt fearful of being judged and uncomfortable in his own skin before finding treatment and beginning to help others like him.

By Susan DeSantis

7 minute read

May 06, 2019 | New York Law Journal

He enthusiastically embraced opportunities to improve the administration of justice by sharing the expertise he had acquired while serving as counsel to Governor Hugh Carey.

By Scott E. Mollen

2 minute read

May 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

For Andres, who led the prosecution of Paul Manafort, the move marks a third stint at the firm.

By Dan Packel

3 minute read

May 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Your partner has a heart attack, and the first thing you do is inform the attorney discipline committee because you're sure he can't be as strong an advocate with a weakened heart. Absurd. Right?

By Susan DeSantis

6 minute read

May 03, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Miami attorney John Barkett prepared a report on ethical quandaries for an American Bar Association panel discussion.

By Susan DeSantis

5 minute read

May 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal

DLA has hired senior, non-lawyer professionals to oversee significant technology and innovation initiatives.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

May 01, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Open-toed shoes, sneakers, baseball caps, unbuttoned collars, loose ties and/or wrinkled clothes have no place in court.

By Bob Vilensky

2 minute read

April 30, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In her lawsuit, Nancy Saltzman says she was fired after complaining about sexual discrimination and wasn't allowed to attend key company meetings abroad while other executive team members did. The digital intelligence company's eight-person executive committee is now all male, her attorney points out.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

April 30, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Think of it this way. When you visit your physician, don't you want your doctor taking contemporaneous notes about your blood pressure, your heart rate, etc.? Or do you want him relying on his memory for what his findings were last visit or how they will compare to next time?

By Joel Cohen

7 minute read