Susan DeSantis is the deputy editor-in-chief of the New York Law Journal. She can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @sndesantis
November 15, 2018 | New York Law Journal
It's Important to Bridge Political Differences in These Turbulent TimesWe believe this will promote better legal practices that enrich both the state and tribal courts and will help preserve Native American customs.
By Albert M. Rosenblatt
2 minute read
November 14, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Every Journalist Is at Risk at the Trump White HouseDoes a journalist who challenges one of the White House's many distorted facts show a lack of respect? What about one who asks a pointed question? What will the White House's justification be the next time it targets a journalist?
By Norman Siegel and Kate Fletcher
4 minute read
November 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal
What NY Law School Deans are Saying About Declining Bar Pass RatesAt 12 of New York's 15 law schools, a lower percentage of graduates passed the bar exam in July than their classmates a year earlier. Here's what the deans…
By Susan DeSantis
4 minute read
November 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Bar Exam Pass Rates Dive at 5 NY Schools While Top Programs Increase Their AdvantageWith schools at the upper echelons improving and those on the lowest rungs struggling, the gap between the best- and worst-performing New York schools widened to almost 50 percentage points.
By Susan DeSantis
5 minute read
November 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Big Law Firms Compete for Business Once Reserved for Midsize FirmsJennifer Grady, managing partner of Richards Kibbe & Orbe, spoke to the New York Law Journal about the advantages and challenges of being a midsize law firm in New York.
By Susan DeSantis
7 minute read
November 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal
'Big Law Killed My Husband': An Open Letter From a Sidley Partner's WidowThe wife of Sidley Austin partner Gabe MacConaill shares her story.
By Joanna Litt
12 minute read
November 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Why We Still Need Bar Associations — Perhaps More Than EverBar associations are more than just buildings, committees and CLE seminars. They are the heartbeat of the legal profession.
By Adrienne B. Koch
4 minute read
November 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Meaning of 'Regina' Decision DebatedThere is simply no good reasoning to allow a landlord to use the rent from an unlawfully deregulated lease.
By Darryl M. Vernon
2 minute read
November 08, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Abuses Prejudice Cases Against Disabled Who Want Accommodation PetsIt is fair to point out that there have been abuses by those requesting accommodation animals and that such abuses have entered the “realm of contemporary literature, humor and satire.”
By Darryl M. Vernon
3 minute read
November 08, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Attorneys Should Turn Attention to State Legislative RacesAs critical as these efforts are, however, it would be more efficacious for attorneys to channel expertise and enthusiasm into state legislative elections throughout the country
By Jerry H. Goldfeder
2 minute read