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April 26, 2004 | New York Law Journal

If This Is a Recovery, Why Am I Unemployed?

With blockbuster merger announcements and even Internet initial public offerings once again making headlines, it's only a matter of time before the legal job market soars back to its late '90s heights. Right? Don't hold your breath. Also, check out the complete New York Law Journal Magazine.
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February 08, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Statutory Immunity

Shari Claire Lewis, a partner at Uniondale's Rivkin Radler, writes that, Congress has recognized that the imposition of tort liability on ISPs for the communications of others would be a form of intrusive government regulation of speech.
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March 20, 2006 | New York Law Journal

AG Candidates Among Those Tardy In Filing Lawyer Registration Forms

Four of the eight candidates considering a run for state attorney general this year have been late in filing their lawyer registration forms at least once, according to Office of Court Administration records. Though failure to register can subject an attorney to discipline, none of the candidates has ever been referred to the Appellate Division for possible sanctions.
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May 02, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Google Image Search

Peter J. Pizzi, a partner at Connell Foley, writes that adult material has always proliferated on the Internet. It is a safe bet that a nude photograph posted on a Web site will be copied and displayed on dozens of other sites within days of its original posting. If that image is copyrighted, each replication represents an act of infringement.
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June 18, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Practitioners Need Broader Expertise

Shelby D. Green and John R. Nolon, professors at Pace Law School, write that Real Estate Law has undergone radical change in the past decade, not just with the ascendancy of environmental concerns, developments due to the subprime mortgage crisis and the effects of public opposition to development projects, but even in traditional areas, such as contract drafting and the recording of instruments.
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December 19, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Bar Pass Rates at State Schools Are Up Slightly

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September 28, 2004 | New York Law Journal

McMahon v. Hodges

Defendant's Right to Jury Trial Was Not Abridged Because His Waiver Was Voluntary
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April 11, 2005 | New York Law Journal

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February 28, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Solos & Small Firms

Florence M. Fass, senior counsel at Fass & Greenberg in Garden City, writes that the laudable recommendations of the Commission to Examine Solo and Small Firm Practice's report are not being heard for the first time by most practitioners. A number of those recommendations have already become the subject of various pilot projects. Nevertheless, the spotlight on the problems of the solo and small-firm practitioner is welcomed. Real progress in solving them will be welcomed even more so.
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October 28, 2010 | New York Law Journal

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