Special Sections

  • New York Law Journal

    Self-Settled Spendthrifts, Illusions and Shams: When an Asset Protection Trust Affords No Protection

    By Peter Tyers-Smith and Jonathan D. Cogan | January 18, 2019

    Essential considerations for judgment creditors seeking to attack offshore asset protection trusts.

  • New York Law Journal

    NYSBA Annual Meeting

    By Angela Turturro | January 14, 2019

    Leaders of the bench and bar discuss the delivery of justice in New York.

  • New York Law Journal

    The Perennial Challenge of Delivering Affordable and Accessible Justice

    By Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge, State of New York | January 11, 2019

    Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the State of New York, addresses one of the most serious challenges facing the Bar and Bench today: How can we make sure that every person gets their day in court? She writes: All of us, working together, have it in our power to keep our courthouse doors open and accessible for every person seeking his or her day in court.

  • New York Law Journal

    Implementing 'Raise the Age' Legislation

    By Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge, New York State Unified Court System | January 11, 2019

    Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Unified Court System, discusses the implementation of the Raise the Age legislation, writing: Given the effective collaborative efforts of all relevant government agencies, and within the court system itself, raising the age of criminal responsibility has been highly successful with few hurdles in its path.

  • New York Law Journal

    Iron Sharpens Iron: The Value of Dissent, and Collegiality, in Appellate Courts

    By Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, First Department | January 11, 2019

    Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, writes: Consensus and dissent may ebb and flow, but collegiality—cooperation and civility among colleagues—must lie at the heart of each.

  • New York Law Journal

    A View From the Bench: Why Involvement in the Organized Bar Is More Important Now Than Ever

    By Alan Scheinkman, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Second Department | January 11, 2019

    Alan Scheinkman, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, encourages any lawyer who is not already an active member of the organized Bar to get involved. A fully engaged and participatory Bar is essential to the continued vitality and integrity of our profession.

  • New York Law Journal

    Too Few Lawyers? Access to Justice in Rural Communities

    By Elizabeth A. Garry, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department | January 11, 2019

    Elizabeth A. Garry, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department, writes: With growing populations downstate, declining populations upstate and aging populations statewide, our communities—whether rural, metropolitan or suburban—are facing evolving obstacles to ensuring access to justice for all New Yorkers. The geographical and demographic circumstances in rural settings pose unique challenges, and these are issues that our court system, legal service providers, and other stakeholders are actively working to address.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judiciary's Duty to Maintain Public Faith and Trust

    By Gerald J. Whalen, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Fourth Department | January 11, 2019

    Gerald J. Whalen, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, writes: Public faith and judicial independence demands that we work against such perceptions in order to ensure that our own legacy is one of leaving the courthouse stronger than we found it.

  • New York Law Journal

    What We Do: Service to the Public and the Profession

    By Michael Miller, President, New York State Bar Association | January 11, 2019

    Michael Miller, President of the New York State Bar Association, calls upon members to celebrate the NYSBA's mission: Service to the public and the profession.

  • New York Law Journal

    Let the 'Voice of Lawyers' Be Heard

    By Henry M. Greenberg, President-elect, New York State Bar Association | January 11, 2019

    Henry M. Greenberg, President-elect of the New York State Bar Association, writes: Now more than ever, the voice of lawyers must be heard. Our clients and communities need our wisdom. They need our gift of seeing both sides of an issue. They need us to explain why the rule of law has kept us free for over two centuries.

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