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September 17, 2012 | New York Law Journal

(Sort of) Irrevocable Trusts

Ann-Margaret Carrozza writes that New York estate planners have more tools than ever before with which to revoke or amend existing irrevocable trusts, sorust settlors and drafters need to be aware of the ways trusts can later be changed in order to ensure that their original objectives are subsequently carried out.
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January 22, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Legal Outsourcing to India Is Growing, But Still Confronts Fundamental Issues

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November 23, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Special Permits

John M. Armentano, a partner with Farrell Fritz, writes that, over the past 18 months, the New York Court of Appeals has issued three significant decisions involving special use permits that, to a large extent, redefine this land use tool and permit expansion of special use permits as a planning and zoning device.
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April 10, 2013 | Law.com

Amid Conduct Probe, Elmira City Court Judge Agrees to Retire

Thomas Ramich, a 31-year veteran of the bench, has agreed to retire rather than face sanctions for alleged misconduct, including directing his court attorney to perform private legal tasks for him for free and ordering defendants to contribute to local charities.
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September 20, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Transitory E-Storage

Stephen V. Treglia, an assistant district attorney in the Nassau County District Attorney's Office and chief of the technology crime unit, analyzes the recent First Circuit decision in U.S. v. Councilman, which interprets the interaction of the federal Wiretap Act and the Electronic Communication Privacy Act, and reverses the course of prior case law in this emerging field.
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April 03, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Judge Says Standard for Reopening Assault Proof Not Met

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April 28, 2004 | New York Law Journal

In re Adoption of Gustavo G.

Lawyers Who Have Represented Foster Care Agencies May Also Represent Adopting Parents
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June 11, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Contested Chrysler Deal Closes, But Issues May Affect GM Bankruptcy

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July 28, 2008 | New York Law Journal

When the Alienated Child Refuses to Visit

Robert M. Wallack, the principal of The Wallack Firm and an adjunct professor of law at Seton Hall Law School, notes that scholars have defined an alienated child as one who persistently expresses unreasonable negative feelings and beliefs (such as anger, hatred, rejection, and/or fear) toward a parent that are significantly disproportionate to the child's actual experience with that parent.
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June 17, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Leyse v. AT&T Corp.

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