Susan DeSantis

April 09, 2019 | New York Law Journal

We have made so many advances, but there is so much to be done. That is why at LeGaL, we are pushing to pass a legislative agenda that would move the State of New York even further on the path to equality.

By Kristen Browde and Justin Teres

3 minute read

April 05, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"The Bureau of Prisons takes communicable diseases seriously. Infectious diseases are managed through a comprehensive approach that includes appropriate treatment, prevention, education, and infection control measures," the bureau said in a statement.

By Susan DeSantis

2 minute read

April 04, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Perhaps confidence is eroding in the country's leadership to ensure that justice is meted out equally across the country, given the policy agenda in Washington and the criminal indictments of many of those responsible for its execution.

By Marnie Berk and Heidi Kim

4 minute read

April 04, 2019 | New York Law Journal

So, just why does the court system need an extra half a billion dollars to handle one third fewer cases?

By Michael Friedman

3 minute read

April 03, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"The need for hunger relief is ever-present,” said Lary Stromfeld, a Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft partner and founder of Justice Served. “The campaign offers participants the opportunity to raise awareness about hunger in our midst. Attorneys, staff and clients can connect in a common mission through volunteer opportunities and fundraising."

By Susan DeSantis

2 minute read

April 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Bringing a post-conviction motion entails painstaking efforts, often requiring obtaining and examining a client's old records, finding and speaking with witnesses, and consulting with experts. Given the caps, therefore, taking on a post-conviction case under 18b often means working for less than minimum wage.

By Andrea Hirsch

3 minute read

April 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal

This one graphic story ought to jump-start a renewed and broad education program, with a higher decibel of repeated notifications pointing to awareness and availability of help and resources to back it up.

By Joseph Bellacosa

3 minute read

April 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Our society has countervailing interests—like reducing the pretrial suffering of innocent criminal defendants, and reducing the frequency with which people plead guilty simply because of that pretrial suffering.

By Alexander Klein

2 minute read

April 01, 2019 | New York Law Journal

'To me, it is unfathomable that practitioners who plan to practice in New York would start their careers without the most basic knowledge of the rules that govern almost every aspect of practice in the New York State Courts,' said state Supreme Court Justice Barry Ostrager of the commercial division.

By Susan DeSantis

4 minute read

March 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal

One option New York State should consider is to allow tort suits–civil actions for damages–against schools which allow non-vaccinating parents to send their children when their actions substantially increase the risk of spreading the outbreak of this highly contagious disease.

By Dorit Rubinstein Reiss and David I. Levine

4 minute read