When coauthor of this article (Bailey) learned how to conduct real estate trials as a young lawyer in Supreme and Civil Courts, the Environmental Control Board (ECB) was where he spread his wings as a trial attorney. While other practitioners joked that the place was a kangaroo court where non-lawyers out-numbered lawyers 50 to 1, Bailey took each trial very seriously and relished the ability to go to trial at almost every hearing appearance. He saw three desks—one for the judge and another each for him and the prosecutor and remembered that it had the core of any court room albeit in a very small room (ranging from 10'x10' to 12'x12') that could barely fit the three attorneys, much less the witnesses.
Many years later, the prosecution of Department of Building violations, inter alia, has turned ECB into a serious place of business. Many elements caused this metamorphosis:
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
