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New York Law Journal

Two Dozen Law Firms and Departments Join Together to Fight Hunger

“The need for hunger-relief efforts is acute,” Lary Stromfeld, a Cadwalader partner and founder of Justice Served, said,
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

My Early Lesson on the Power of Lawyers

I was surprised to see that the landlord was more willing to engage with an adverse attorney than with his own tenants.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Defense Lawyer Drew Findling to Speak on 'Inmates to Entrepreneurs'

Atlanta criminal defense lawyer Drew Findling is to give a keynote speech Saturday at an entrepreneurial workshop designed to help former offenders earn a living after prison by starting businesses.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Mystery Donor Offers AVLF $500K Challenge Grant and Troutman Steps Up

Troutman Sanders is the first law firm to pledge money to a matching campaign to establish a reserve fund for the legal nonprofit.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours

Florio speaks at State Bar breakfast; Day Pitney benefits Battered Women's Shelter.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Green Card Purgatory for Highly Skilled Immigrants

I urge you to turn to the article by Gina Tomaine “The Immigrant on My Couch.” The article explains the professional challenges faced by her highly qualified, American-educated future brother-in-law from India in the “Buy American, Hire American” era.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Study: Major Benefits Seen in Investing in Counsel for Low-Income Tenants Facing Eviction

On Nov. 13, 2018, the Philadelphia Bar Association's Civil Gideon and Access to Justice Task Force released a landmark cost-benefit study that addressed in detail the benefits to low-income tenants—and to the city of Philadelphia—of providing legal representation to tenants facing eviction in court proceedings.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Public Interest Calendar of Events

This month's calendar features CLEs on cash bail reform, landlord/tenant law and immigration law.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Welcome to the Border: Asylum Seekers in the Trump Era

When I recently visited the border crossing between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, at the Las Americas Bridge over the Rio Grande, I saw a wholly different reality: two communities so integrated that port-of-entry commuter traffic rivaled Philadelphia's Schuylkill Expressway, and dozens of students chatted warmly as they walked from their high school on the U.S. side to their family homes in Juarez.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Morgan Lewis Creates Role for 'Large Impact' Pro Bono Matters

Partner Susan Baker Manning will be moving into a full-time pro bono role.
3 minute read

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