Susan DeSantis

February 15, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Whether and when the appellate court may properly consider such developments, which are perforce outside the record, is vexing where the welfare of a child is at stake.

By Alan Scheinkman

2 minute read

February 15, 2018 | New York Law Journal

New York state would make it illegal for police officers to have sex with people in their custody under a proposal gaining momentum in Albany.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

February 14, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Partners in law firms face unique risks that can arise from their own representations of clients. Another risk that partners may not be aware of, however, is the risk that they will face personal liability arising from the misconduct of their partners.

By Alanna G. Clair

6 minute read

February 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A man who set off small bombs in two states, including a pressure cooker device that blasted shrapnel across a New York City block, was sentenced Tuesday to multiple terms of life in prison.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

February 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Dick Farrell, who died this month at age 80, was Brooklyn to his core. He had no trappings of a Manhattan "Limousine Liberal." What you saw was what you got, no pretense or phoniness.

By Roger Bennet Adler

4 minute read

February 13, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Luise Barrack, managing member of Rosenberg and Estis, spoke to the New York Law Journal about the advantages and challenges of being a midsize law firm in a city where everything is supersized.

By Susan DeSantis

9 minute read

February 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Kathie Davidson is replacing Alan Scheinkman, who Gov. Andrew Cuomo named presiding justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, on New Year's Day.

By Susan DeSantis

2 minute read

February 09, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Mitchell Littman, managing partner of Littman Krooks, spoke to the NYLJ about the advantages and challenges of being a small law firm in a city where everything is supersized.

By Susan DeSantis

11 minute read

February 08, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A written policy in the First Department that will allow lawyers and litigants arguing pro se to use laptops, tablets and smartphones during oral arguments is a first in the state.

By Susan DeSantis

3 minute read

February 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal

It was reasonable for a jury to conclude that a Turkish banker helped Iran evade U.S. economic sanctions based on the evidence it was shown, a judge ruled Wednesday.

By The Associated Press

1 minute read