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New York Law Journal

Protecting Public Health and the Right to Free Speech and Assembly in a Pandemic

New Yorkers are allowed to go out with masks and stay at least 6 feet apart, as long as it is to go shopping or sit in a park, but if they are adhering to those requirements and they say something about an issue of public concern, that speech will make the speaker subject to arrest on the specious basis that speech is a public health risk.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Assigned Counsel Should Be Paid Now

With most state and federal courts in New York limited to "essential" functions, many cases are on hold and lawyers are looking at long delays before they can bill for assigned counsel services they have already provided.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Why Not Arbitrate? Breaking the Backlog in State and Federal Courts

If the courts cannot resolve commercial disputes due to the priority that must be accorded to matters involving danger to the community—including criminal matters, domestic violence, and health and safety issues—then the parties to commercial disputes might wish to consider other options for dispute resolution.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Our COVID-19 World Is Like Living in a Bosch Painting

"Particularly relevant today are the people encapsulated in bubbles, remindful that we now live lockdown indoors, and outdoors with faces masked."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Let's Give Younger Attorneys a Chance

If we want the law to continue to guide the country and the world and want future generations to take the mantle, then maybe it's time for us older lawyers to consider giving up our positions so that those future generations can take over.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Legal Marathon Ahead

We know many of our colleagues recall how lawyers collectively rose to the occasion after 9/11 and lined up to help victims and survivors. This time, we lawyers need to line up remotely. There is much to do, and there's something for all of us to contribute, whether you are actively practicing, retired or a law student.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Quarantined? Prep Like Jury Selection Is Next Week

Forced sequestration feels like trial prep mode. So own it. Be the first trial lawyer in history to be ready-to-go way ahead of time.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Have Confidence in Our Legal Profession, Courts and Future

The current coronavirus will be beaten—either by time, warmer weather, precautionary measures, medical science, or likely a combination of all of the foregoing. Law practices and courts will get through this.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Side-Switching' Never Happened

"At no time, ever, have I represented or would I ever represent my clients' abusers in any way, shape or form."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

No, I'm Not the Court Reporter: Tips for Tackling Implicit Bias

We hope that by identifying some of the many methods of addressing common instances of bias, attorneys from all backgrounds will be empowered to counteract it in whatever way they feel most comfortable and appropriate.
8 minute read

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