If you do not manage your online reputation, someone else will. Every second there are 63,000 internet searches. Every day there are 5.5 billion searches. Ninety-four percent of people only look at the first page of Google Search results. Therefore, the content that appears on the internet when a law firm or attorney is searched … Continued
Since 2016, the state court system has been focused on the Excellence Initiative: speeding case management and improving the efficiency and quality of our justice services. Thanks to the hard work and commitment of judges, court staff and the Bar, we have made tremendous progress curbing court backlogs and delays in every jurisdiction of the … Continued
The American political experiment was built on a foundation of radical ideals, none more so, perhaps, than the individual liberties enshrined in our Constitution’s First Amendment. The concept is deceptively simple: To allow every individual to freely express their beliefs without government infringement. However, the practical application of what we have come to know as … Continued
On August 4th at about 4 a.m, I woke up to a knock at my front door. I went downstairs, thinking it may be a neighbor who needed help. Instead, it was a city attorney, who told me there had just been a mass shooting in our city. A gunman had opened fire in the … Continued
The appointment to serve as a Temporary Receiver in a foreclosure proceeding in New York State Court can be interesting, challenging and rewarding. Referred to as a “temporary receiver” in the statute,1 such a fiduciary is commonly referred to simply as a “receiver.” A foreclosure action is a many-faceted proceeding that can involve real property law, complex financing, both … Continued
Accomplished women litigators and high-achieving women associates were honored by NYSBA’s Commercial & Federal Litigation Section on Nov. 13 with the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin Award for Excellence in the Courtroom and the Hon. Judith S. Kaye Commercial Litigation Academy Scholarships. Section Chair Laurel Kretzing hosted the annual event, which coincides with the anniversary of … Continued
LEONARD ZESKIND LITERALLY WROTE THE BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF THE WHITE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT The Census Bureau has projected that white people will officially become a minority in a nation of minorities by the middle part of this century. And according to Leonard Zeskind, that is the key factor behind the actions of white nationalists. … Continued
For more than 144 years, the New York State Bar Association has shaped the development of the law, protected the citizenry’s rights, and contributed to the history of our state. Indeed, from its inception, NYSBA has played a quasi-public role: Doing the public good by serving as a resource for all three branches of government. … Continued
On August 4th at about 4 a.m, I woke up to a knock at my front door. I went downstairs, thinking it may be a neighbor who needed help. Instead, it was a city attorney, who told me there had just been a mass shooting in our city. A gunman had opened fire in the … Continued
There are three ways to acquire a company: purchase the business and assets of the company; purchase the stock of the company; and by merger with the company to be acquired, often referred to as the “target.” The method by which parties choose to accomplish the transaction depends on many factors, not the least of … Continued