Year-End Law Firm Accounting: How to Get Money in the Door in Q4
Get tips to ensure the money your firm has earned gets through the door by the end of the year.
Author: Brandon
Making Yourself A Priority Is Not Selfish; It’s a Necessity: Strategies To Deal With COVID-19
If three attorneys are on a Zoom call, one of them will have a substance abuse and/or mental health issue.
SDNY Suspends All In-Person Operations Due to COVID-19 Spike
Good afternoon Members, The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has suspended all in-person operations beginning today and extending through Jan. 15, 2021. Meanwhile, several state courts have suspended all in-person proceedings due to people testing positive who work in the courthouses. According to the standing order issued by Chief Judge … Continued
Chief Judge DiFiore: Every Reason to Feel Positive and Optimistic About the Future
Good afternoon Members, In her weekly address, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said that we have every reason to feel positive and optimistic about the future. “There are so many people who never stop doing their level best to see that justice is done, and I see that every day within our court family and in … Continued
Alternatives to Eviction: Legal Remedies When Faced with a Mentally Ill Tenant
Whether representing condominium boards, homeowners’ associations, cooperatives, or landlords, attorneys practicing real property law, or in related areas, should be familiar with the use of various New York Mental Hygiene Law tools when faced with worrisome conduct of a symptomatic mentally ill individual in a a building or residence.
How High Is Too High?: Examining Opioids and the Law
The opioid epidemic is worse than ever as the global COVID-19 pandemic has swept the world. Dr. Allison Muller (Acri Muller Consulting) said that there is a connection between the two as people with substance abuse issues may be trying different substances now or have a resurgence of their disorder. Muller expects to see an … Continued
Legal Innovation Tournament To Highlight Apps Designed to Help the Underrepresented and Improve Access to Justice
Underserved members of the public could resolve their everyday legal matters more effectively and efficiently through apps developed by law students across New York. That’s the theory behind the Legal Innovation Tournament, which is being sponsored by the New York State Bar Association, Hofstra’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law and Fred DeMatteis School of … Continued
RBG and the Girls
Connecticut lawyer Allison Near with her daughters greeting Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Behind Near is her mother, Tennessee lawyer Rebecca Murray. (Photo: John Q. Barrett) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served on the Supreme Court of the United States for 27 years. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 42, she also served as the Court’s Second Circuit Justice, … Continued
New York State Bar Association Denounces President Trump’s Efforts to Undermine Election Results
Scott M. Karson, president of the New York State Bar Association, and 23 past presidents of the association, both Republicans and Democrats, issued the following statement today regarding President Donald Trump’s attempts to interfere with the lawful certification of the election results: “The President of the United States is improperly using the power of his … Continued
How To Work From Home Better and Stay Mentally Fit
If you have bad processes and good technology, you are flushing money down the toilet. You need to invest in the process to make it better.