The New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting kicked off Tuesday morning with a timely discussion about the ethics of accepting a frivolous lawsuit that quickly focused on President Donald Trump’s election fraud claims and the conduct of his attorney Rudy Giuliani in the 60 cases that were dismissed in courts nationwide. “It does suggest … Continued
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Good evening Members, In her weekly coronavirus update today, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore urged state officials to immediately expand the vaccination guidelines to include judges. DiFiore said she’s pleased that court officers and other professional court staff, who regularly interact with the public in courthouses, are eligible to receive the vaccine and noted that some … Continued
The 2021 State of the State address was a departure from years past. As a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo delivered not one, but four speeches, and he did so virtually, using the War Room on the state Capitol’s second floor as his backdrop. The first speech, which was also … Continued
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It is often said that it is not a question of if, but rather a question of when, an individual or entity will be the victim of a cyber-intrusion, and unfortunately, that same maxim may hold true when it comes to populations that remain unvaccinated against COVID-19.
We, as members of the bar, need to consider that one of the contributing, if not principal, causes of this breakdown may be our own judicial system, right up to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Lawyering from home implicates at least three important Professional Rules and corresponding duties: Rule 1.1 on the duty of competence; Rule 1.6 on the duty of confidentiality; and Rules 5.1 and 5.3 on supervisory responsibilities.
Yes, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was well aware of the public attention and adoration accorded to her. Yes, she loved it. More than that, she loved her clerks, the law and the family. A number of her clerks reminisced about her life and career on the recent webinar, “Remembering RBG: An Evening With Justice Ginsburg’s … Continued