Author: Caroline

2018 CPLR Amendments Wrap Up

2018 was a banner year for CPLR amendments, with a relatively significant number of bills being signed into law. We dealt with some of the major ones in the March 2018 (CPLR 203(g) and 214-a) and the October 2018 (CPLR 2305(d), 4540-a, 5003-b, and 7515) editions of the Digest. We now deal with the last major … Continued

NYSBA Plans Gala Dinner for 2020 Annual Meeting

Legal luminaries like Benjamin N. Cardozo, and even former U.S. presidents like Dwight D. Eisenhower, all share a common bond special to the New York State Bar Association – they delivered addresses at Annual Meeting dinners. From 1878 to 1995, the Annual Dinner was the flagship event for NYSBA, sometimes drawing more than 1,000 people. … Continued

It’s Time to Fix NY’s Broken Court System

The New York Law Journal published Immediate Past President Michael Miller and President Hank Greenberg’s op ed on court modernization. (may require subscription) Despite being called the Unified Court System, it is anything but. There are 11 different trial courts and multiple levels of appellate courts, far more than any other state in the nation.

First Department Introduces Four-Judge Panels, Upsetting NY Bar Associations

The New York Law Journal quoted Immediate Past President Michael Miller on the change from five-judge panels to four in the First Department. (may require subscription) “It’s pretty self-evident and universally accepted that a five-judge panel is preferable to a four-judge panel,” said New York State Bar Association president Michael Miller. “Unlike the challenges of … Continued