Susan DeSantis

May 18, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The New York Law Journal's article entitled Are Times Changing For Old-School Town and Village Courts In New York? is rhetorical. It answers the question…

By Thomas F. Liotti

3 minute read

May 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Leticia Astacio was suspended from office last month after she was arrested for allegedly attempting to make an illegal firearms purchase at a Dick's Sporting Goods in Henrietta.

By Susan DeSantis

2 minute read

May 15, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Experts aren't fond of the idea: two co-managing partners or a committee of equals running a law firm. But the leaders of some of New York's midsize firms swear by it.

By Susan DeSantis

4 minute read

May 15, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Supervising Judge for the New York City Housing Courts Jean Schneider called Rodriguez "the finest of men and a terrific judge." She said he was loved by all.

By Susan DeSantis

2 minute read

May 11, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Roger Juan Maldonado, who takes over as the new president of the New York City Bar Association at its annual meeting Tuesday, is a partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell.

By Susan DeSantis

8 minute read

May 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal

"While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office's work at this critical time. I therefore resign my office, effective at the close of business on May 8, 2018," Schneiderman said in a statement.

By Susan DeSantis

3 minute read

May 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Lawrence Randolph Bailey Jr., the first African-American attorney to become an equity partner at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, died May 2 in Westchester at the age of 68.

By Susan DeSantis

3 minute read

May 01, 2018 | New York Law Journal

On Friday, students from more than ten New York City public schools will visit the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in downtown Manhattan.

By Susan DeSantis

5 minute read

May 01, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Many factors cause lawyers to write turgidly, including a limited knowledge of how to write in plain English and a belief that readers prefer dense writing to simple, interesting, easy-to-understand writing.

By Gerald Lebovits and Cynthia R. Moore

7 minute read

May 01, 2018 | New York Law Journal

George Washington had no use for political parties, and he feared foreign interference in our domestic affairs

By Sol Wachtler

4 minute read