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Susan DeSantis

Susan DeSantis

Susan DeSantis is the deputy editor-in-chief of the New York Law Journal. She can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @sndesantis

December 04, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Ken Strutin, Technology Today Columnist, Dies at 56

As director of legal information services for the New York State Defenders Association, Strutin helped thousands of incarcerated people. He argued forcefully for expanding the right to counsel beyond current constitutional limits.

By Susan DeSantis

2 minute read

December 03, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Women's Groups at Top Law Schools Unite to Fight Big Law's Mandatory Arbitration

Kirkland & Ellis ended its use of mandatory arbitration Nov. 21, following the Harvard letter and a boycott campaign launched by the Pipeline Parity Project.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

December 03, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Youth Should Be Better Off When They Leave Juvenile Justice System

I believe this interdisciplinary, data-driven decision-making approach has the best chance of improving outcomes for youth.

By Edwina G. Mendelson

4 minute read

November 29, 2018 | New York Law Journal

We Should All Defend Judges

The media bears some share of responsibility for attaching political tags to judges. Many articles describe a judge who issues a controversial ruling by the name of the appointing president.

By Shira A. Scheindlin

6 minute read

November 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

3 Little Words vs. 280 Tweeted Characters in the Trump Era

Lawsuits typically end with “three little words”: Ordered, Decreed, Adjudged. These potent words almost always result in quiet compliance.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

5 minute read

November 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Sidley Austin Partner's Suicide: 'Too Many Lawyers Mask Their Struggles'

Too often, attorneys feel they are only as good as their last success. If you are defining your happiness based on your wins and losses, then you are doing yourself a disservice.

By Connie Henriquez

8 minute read

November 27, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Alexa, Tell Me About the Homicide: Judge Orders Amazon to Turn Over Echo Data

Attorneys say Internet of Things enabled evidence 'presents hard decisions for judges because analog rules do not necessarily make sense in a digital world.'

By Ed Silverstein

6 minute read

November 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal

DiFiore Presses Appellate Judges to Send Fewer Appeals to High Court

Citing a desire for the Court of Appeals to control its own docket, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore has made clear her desire to see a more restrained appeal process from the lower courts, according to numerous current and former appellate justices.

By Colby Hamilton | Susan DeSantis

8 minute read

November 20, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Midsize Q&A: A Plaintiff's Firm With the Perspective of Defense Lawyers

"We see it as our job to empower each lawyer to think like a solo. They must view the firm as if it's their business." says Jeffrey M. Kimmel, the managing partner of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro.

By Susan DeSantis

9 minute read

November 15, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Appeal Waivers Are Not Truly Voluntary

Such across-the-board waiver policies are antithetical to a fair criminal justice system.

By David Loftis

2 minute read