Susan DeSantis

January 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

“That money was given in good faith by donors who expected Mr. Schneiderman to help women,” Michelle Manning Barish said. “What a luxury to be able to assault women who donated to your campaign and then use their money to defend yourself.”

By Associated Press

4 minute read

January 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

A famous Chinese proverb states: “Pearls don't lie on the seashore. If you want one, you must dive for it.” The same may be said for counsel responsible for transaction risk management.

By Jeffrey Winn

7 minute read

January 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

More family law practitioners should give thought to the suspended judgment as a dispositional alternative in Family Court Act Article 8 cases.

By David Bliven

3 minute read

January 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Doris Ling-Cohan recalls a day when there was no babysitter and her 1-year-old daughter got to visit more courts in one day than most litigators. It might explain why at age 9 she would shout out, correctly: “Objection, hearsay!” when watching Law and Order, Ling-Cohan said.

By Doris Ling-Cohan

2 minute read

January 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal

“We hope that this recognition from the ABA signals to the legal community that there is a need for projects like ours and that the crisis in the justice system isn't insoluble,” said Mary Lu Bilek, dean of CUNY Law.

By Susan DeSantis

2 minute read

January 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal

With women still carrying the bulk of child care responsibilities, lawyer-moms working long hours handle the kid-care challenge with creativity and precision.

By Angela Morris and Susan DeSantis

9 minute read

January 25, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Each member of an appellate tribunal should deeply appreciate that she or he constitutes but a part of the total entity; and each jurist is thus entrusted to serve the higher purpose, not that of a momentary attention-grabber.

By Joseph Bellacosa

6 minute read

January 25, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Among the range of factors the administrative board considers is how Appellate Division (and Supreme Court) justices' decisions have fared on appeal, an entirely appropriate and relevant factor that has long been evaluated in the certification process.

By Lawrence K. Marks

2 minute read

January 24, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The dissent “batting-average” rationale imposed upon our intermediate appellate courts in New York is computed using the devil's arithmetic; it is flawed and dangerous.

By Joseph Nohavicka

4 minute read

January 24, 2019 | New York Law Journal

When judges deny hearings, the officers do not take the stand; they do not testify under oath; they are not subjected to scrutiny by the judge and the litigation process itself. If any misconduct took place, it does not see the light of day.

By Oded Oren

4 minute read