Susan DeSantis is the deputy editor-in-chief of the New York Law Journal. She can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @sndesantis
October 29, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Appellate Hot List 2018: Cravath, Swaine & MooreNY law firms don't always make the NLJ Appellate Hot List for the U.S. Supreme Court but this year Cravath Swaine & Moore did. Chairman Evan Chesler discusses the firm's U.S. Supreme Court win in Ohio v. American Express.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
October 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal
The Bar Should Support Voting ReformsUnfortunately, New York has trailed behind in voting access.
By Jerry H. Goldfeder
2 minute read
October 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Decision to Publish Photo of Judge Removed by COA CriticizedTo the extent you decided to publish any photographs, we wonder why you chose to publish solely the photograph of the female judge of color.
By Judicial Friends Association and the Latino Judges Association
2 minute read
October 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Democracy Itself Is on the BallotVoters in 23 states—nearly half the country—face barriers to registering and voting that did not exist ten years ago and that disenfranchise our fellow citizens just as the Jim Crow laws did fifty years ago.
By Brad S. Karp and Robert A. Atkins
5 minute read
October 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Getting to Know You: Feature Your Firm in NYLJ and Mid-Market's Q&A SeriesThe Mid-Market Report's Q&A series helps readers get to know midsize law firms around the country, and how they are innovating in an ever-changing legal landscape.
By Susan DeSantis
2 minute read
October 24, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Remembering Judge SprizzoThe judge would frequently tell me that we should first make decisions with our head. But we should not forget to run those decisions by our heart.
By John F. Romano
3 minute read
October 23, 2018 | Pro Mid Market
Cassin & Cassin: A Firm That Doesn't Have a Minimum for Billable Hours"We recognize that our attorneys have lives outside of work; we offer a true work-life balance environment and don't have a minimum billable hours requirement," said Cassin & Cassin managing partner Michael Hurley.
By Susan DeSantis
7 minute read
October 23, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Anti-Poverty Organization Mobilization for Justice to Launch Bronx OfficeThe anti-poverty organization Mobilization for Justice will launch an office in the Bronx to serve Bronx tenants facing eviction in Housing Court.
By Susan DeSantis
1 minute read
October 23, 2018 | New York Law Journal
NY State Bar Exam Pass Rates PlummetThose who attended ABA-accredited law schools and took the New York exam for the first time performed markedly better with an 83 percent passing rate but that was still down 3 percentage points from the previous year.
By Susan DeSantis
3 minute read
October 22, 2018 | New York Law Journal
In an Effort to Be the Premier Court in the World, NY Is Investing in the Commercial Division"We are committed to taking the fullest advantage of technology to help us adjudicate the challenging disputes that 21st-century litigation can present," said Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks.
By Susan DeSantis
4 minute read
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