Against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the incoming Biden–Harris administration will immediately face unprecedented challenges. The new administration’s response to the pandemic and their plans for relief and recovery will likely lead to many changes in the law. For many areas of legal practice, however, the Biden administration promises to deliver a balance between making history and seeking compromise.
Lawyers and clients should care about IRS Forms 1099. Forms 1099 allow computer matching of Social Security numbers and dollar amounts paid and received, so IRS collection efforts are streamlined and automated.
Rivera is the principal at Rivera Law in Albany where she counsels for-profit and non-profit businesses on state regulatory, legislative and procurement matters. What is your practice area? I practice in the areas of government relations, municipal law and business transactions. What is your role within NYSBA? I am a member of the House of … Continued
We are truly living through historic times.
Good evening Members, Due to the recent coronavirus resurgence statewide, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore announced today that all nonessential in-person appearances are being temporarily suspended and only a small number of in-person essential and emergency matters will be heard in criminal, family, and housing court. Additionally, in-person staffing levels are being reduced to 40% or … Continued
William Moran,[1] a 70-year-old man of Trinidadian origin, limped painfully while transferring from his bed to his chair in a private hospital in Manhattan. It was March 2020, and I was visiting him as a court evaluator in a Mental Hygiene Law Article 81 guardianship proceeding. The limp was caused by four gangrenous toes that … Continued
Recognizing the expanding climate gap, researchers and activists have called for climate justice regulations and policies that will close this gap. Climate change measures deemed most effective at closing the climate gap are those based on giving – giving identity, equity, relief, roles and voice to these exposed groups. Lawyers are uniquely trained and skilled to achieve these objectives.
The Legal Writer continues its series on what we can learn from the great writing teachers. In this column, we discuss Ursula K. Le Guin and her essential guide, Steering the Craft: A 21st-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story.
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The New York State Unified Court System has announced that beginning next week in-person appearances and staffing levels in all 57 counties outside of New York City will be scaled back due to the resurgence of coronavirus cases statewide.