By Alan W. Clark | July 19, 2024
Judiciary Law section 474-a, as amended effective July 1, 1985 sets forth a contingency fee schedule and provision for application for increased fee in extraordinary circumstances. In practice, the fee schedule creates inherent conflict, is unfair and deprives many victims of malpractice the opportunity to hire competent counsel. Applications for enhanced fees are rarely granted. The proposed Amendment set forth in NYAB 7448 provides much needed changes to the Statute.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer | July 19, 2024
The New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics, which provides a valuable service to New York lawyers (and clients) by giving guidance to practitioners on ethical issues, has issued a number of ethics opinions in the past six months, a few of which are discussed in this article.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 18, 2024
A part-time attorney judge need not disclose or disqualify in matters involving the sheriff's office, merely because the judge's law firm is representing first-degree relatives of the county sheriff in a personal legal matter.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Lisa Shrewsberry | July 18, 2024
Bluestone all but asserts that the legal community in New York, including the legislature and judiciary, work together to create an unlevel playing field in favor of attorneys, and to the detriment of their clients. While we appreciate that he is entitled to his point of view, your readers should also hear the other side.
By Emily Saul | July 18, 2024
The judge explained that under the American Bar Association's "shadow guidelines"—an alternative the United States Sentencing Commission's sentencing guidelines—he felt that Anatoly Legkodymov had already served a sentence in that range during pre-trial detention.
By Brian Lee | July 18, 2024
The reinforcements are expected to ease a crisis of thousands of backlogged cases.
New York Law Journal | Commentary|Expert Opinion
By David Lenefsky | July 18, 2024
Ukraine can be thought of as a world war! This is so because, stating the obvious, the United States and most NATO allies are supplying…
By Patricia Kane | July 18, 2024
And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
By Patrick Smith | July 18, 2024
Kirkland saw another boost in Manhattan head count last year, growing by 6% to 842 lawyers and retaining its top spot as the largest firm in the state.
By Andrew Denney | July 18, 2024
An increasing number of firms are passing the $7 million mark in this metric.
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