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New York Law Journal

Raising the Bar

By raising the bar for associate training and experience we can all raise the bar of great litigators in the next generation—lawyers we will be proud to call colleagues and partners.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's Broken Parole Process: We Can Learn From Louisiana

Fundamental changes to the process by which New York parole applications are decided are desperately needed, and protestations that they cannot be made are wrong.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Child-Parent Security Act: Granting New Yorkers the Right to Benefit From Assisted Reproductive Technology

The CPSA would finally allow New Yorkers the opportunity to exercise the same reproductive rights and family building opportunities that are endowed to the citizens of 48 other states.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

I Found the Zeal

In furtherance of reducing the high rate of mental and physical health problems experienced by lawyers, the standards of representing children needs to fall in line with the New York Rules of Professional Responsibility by removing the requirement of zealous advocacy and standardizing the question of competency.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Guilty Pleas: Seeking Just Outcomes

The hope is that the landmark criminal justice reform, significant state funding for public defense, and expanded training programs for the criminal defense bar will result in more fair and just guilty pleas.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Take Pride in What You Wear to Court

Open-toed shoes, sneakers, baseball caps, unbuttoned collars, loose ties and/or wrinkled clothes have no place in court.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

In Defense of Lawyers Taking Notes

Think of it this way. When you visit your physician, don't you want your doctor taking contemporaneous notes about your blood pressure, your heart rate, etc.? Or do you want him relying on his memory for what his findings were last visit or how they will compare to next time?
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Law Journal Accused of Political Bias

It is not your job to opine on the merits of politics, and I view your assumption of such a mantle as a gross usurpation of authority.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

How Policymakers Can Combat New York's Construction Safety Crisis

These protections are already making a difference. A report published earlier this year found that fatal constructions incidents in New York City have declined 23% over the last five years while increasing by 39% across the rest of the state in the same timeframe.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Zealous Representation and Civility Can Exist Together

I asked them which one of them would like their surgeon to do only an adequate job; which automobile mechanic should do “only an adequate job” repairing their car?
2 minute read

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