New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jim Montagnino | September 13, 2019
This commentary examines the question of whether the Appellate Division in the Third Judicial Department has been affording litigants the benefit of this two-tiered analysis in child custody cases.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Sondra Miller | September 12, 2019
I write to provide some historical perspective and add my voice in support of the present law, which provides that Attorneys for Children must represent to the court the child's wishes (unless the child is too young, is incapable of expressing his/her wishes, or if the child's wishes would endanger his/her health or welfare), rather than the attorney's own opinion of the child's best interest.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By William C. Donnino | September 10, 2019
The Guide has already been favorably received by some courts, including the Appellate Division.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Evan T. Barr | September 6, 2019
Based on the publicly available evidence, a civil forfeiture action against Epstein's $77 million Manhattan townhouse to recover assets for eventual distribution to his alleged victims would almost certainly be time-barred under the statute of limitations applicable in such cases, raising the prospect that the government has waited far too long to pursue such a remedy.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Howard A. Levine | September 6, 2019
The significance of the dissent remains more academic than real. Nonetheless, given the closeness of the vote in '159 MP Corp.', I believe that an in-depth analysis of the dissent, and its implications for supplanting the plain language paradigm, is worthwhile.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Roger Juan Maldonado | September 4, 2019
The Aug. 27 article "Burnout!: Midlevel Associates Say They Are Torn in So Many Directions" discusses several positive approaches to addressing associate…
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Alexandra Harwin | September 4, 2019
Drawing a bright line between "employees" and other types of workers can allow brazen discrimination to go unchecked.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By David Hershey-Webb | September 3, 2019
In regard to As Rent Reforms Get Courtroom Shakeout, Judge Shuts Door on Overcharge Defense by Jason Grant, the headline creates the mistaken impression…
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Alan D. Scheinkman | September 2, 2019
We will no longer abide years of delay in the perfection of criminal appeals--such delays are not in the defendant's interest and are not in the public interest.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Paul G. Cassell and Bradley J. Edwards | August 28, 2019
During yesterday's hearing, victim after victim made clear that the very act of speaking in court was empowering for them--potentially an initial step on the road toward healing for the crimes Epstein committed against them.
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