Good afternoon members, In her weekly address to the public, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore reported on the increased role and benefits of alternative dispute resolution during the pandemic and the results of the jury pilot. “Over the past five weeks, the courts outside New York City working with the Bar have done a careful, deliberate … Continued
New York’s Unified Court System is transitioning to Microsoft Teams in place of Skype for Business.
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The New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Presidential Election, chaired by veteran election lawyer Jerry H. Goldfeder, is inviting reporters and lawyers to an information session on the laws that will determine how the winner of the November election is decided.
Topic: Withdrawal from representation based on attorney health concerns Digest: An attorney may withdraw from representation, with the permission of the Immigration Court, based on fear of contracting COVID-19 as a result of in-person appearances in the proceeding, where such fear renders it difficult for the attorney to carry out the representation effectively. Rules: 1.0(w), … Continued
Zoning, like all other bodies of law, evolves in response to changing societal needs and demands. Through a process akin to natural selection, smart communities continually reassess and update their public policies and programs, comprehensive plans, and land use laws to guide and incentivize development and, importantly, to enable the strongest, most promising development scenarios … Continued
Judge Mae D’Agostino joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation where she discusses how growing up in a household that valued education led her to become a lawyer as well as her passion for educating young people and attorneys about the benefits of civics.
Bradshaw is currently director of Business & Legal Affairs for Curastory, a start-up media company, and a document review attorney at Consilio, LLC. She lives in Miami and works in Miramar, Florida. Who are your heroes in the legal world? My muses are Thurgood Marshall, Johnnie Cochran and Willie Gary. I admire them for their … Continued
Simply put, I miss live face-to-face human interaction. I miss all of you.