New York Law Journal | Commentary
By David Lenefsky | December 2, 2021
No one said it better than Aristotle in Politics (Book IV, Chapter 8 and Book V, Chapters 3 & 10): The interests of the community and individual citizen must comport; and, government leaders must adhere to the law of the land. And the laws must foster that alignment of interests.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Daniel Pollack and Helene M. Weiss | November 29, 2021
To be effective advocates, attorneys must be properly trained to interview and depose this survivor population.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Alan Feigenbaum | November 23, 2021
If lawyers are still questioning when they will find the time to do pro bono work, then we haven't been paying attention to the need to pay it forward as we hopefully step out of this pandemic world.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joel Cohen | November 22, 2021
There may be another, more tangible, benefit in a belated pardon for Plessy. Doesn't revisiting 'Plessy', most importantly, raise anew for the public consciousness the Supreme Court's action in addressing a case that on its limited facts ostensibly seemed largely inconsequential in 1896?
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Ellen C. Yaroshefsky and Bennett L. Gershman | November 18, 2021
Prosecutors are the most powerful public officials in America and have the power to destroy people's lives. But prosecutors are rarely sanctioned when they break the rules.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Jay Goldberg | November 17, 2021
Jay Goldberg weighs in on the Steve Bannon story with a focus on the procedure chosen, namely alleged criminal contempt, which in his view is "hardly the best approach calculated to satisfy the goal of the committee to secure Bannon's testimony and documents as early as possible."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Marilyn T. Sugarman | November 16, 2021
It is long past time to amend not only the dollar limitation set forth in the statute, but to allow a greater number of invoices from the same provider, particularly if there is testimony and/or other documentary evidence offered to substantiate the claims.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By James W. Borkowski | November 15, 2021
'Never Split the Difference' will transform your negotiation skills.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Joel Cohen | November 1, 2021
Some judges are more cautious than others. Some are totally focused on whether the omerta rule is "absolute." Some judges are quite comfortable saying that they would never speak to a bar group as candidly as they do in this classroom.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | October 22, 2021
A prosecutor should be a skeptic about guilt. A prosecutor should rigorously test the hypothesis of guilt. A prosecutor should take an active role in confirming the truth of a defendant's guilt and struggle to resolve contradictory evidence. A prosecutor should not assume that her witnesses are truthful.
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