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
In response to a campaign by the New York State Bar Association to protect the well-being of law school students, a controversial question about mental health treatment on the application for the state bar will hopefully be removed. The Office of Court Administration has referred the matter to the Chief Judge’s Committee on Admission to … Continued
What is your practice area? I practice complex commercial, creditors’ rights and commercial tenancy litigation. I also have experience in healthcare law. What is your role within NYSBA? I am the secretary of the Young Lawyers Section (YLS) and serve on NYSBA’s House of Delegates as a delegate from the section. What advice would you … Continued
Security Audits Trouble Small and Mid-Sized Law Firms “Now they want screenshots.” “Longtime clients are asking for them.” “There’s just no way.” These were some of the things we heard recently in conversations at a conference for leaders of small law firms. As cybersecurity audits from corporate clients become commonplace, smaller firms are feeling the … Continued
As Simon and Garfunkel wrote in their song “I Am a Rock”: A winter’s day In a deep and dark December I am alone… I am a rock I am an island… If you are following through on a New Year’s wellness resolution, those lines may describe how you are feeling as you continue to … Continued
It’s a myth that the NYS Rules of Professional Conduct curtail ethical business development activities. They actually encourage truthful, transparent, knowledge-focused marketing initiatives. As the Preamble to the Rules states: A lawyer should further the public’s understanding of and confidence in the rule of law and the justice system because, in a constitutional democracy, legal institutions depend … Continued
Dear Forum, I am a solo practitioner and planning to retire (or at least semi-retire) sometime next year. My plan has always been to sell my practice and ride off into the sunset. Now that the time to close shop is impending, however, I don’t think I am quite ready to hang up my spurs … Continued
“The ultimate product that any writer has to sell is not the subject being written about, but who he or she is.”1 William Zinsser, a lifelong journalist and writing teacher, was born in 1922 in New York City.2 He attended Deerfield Academy and Princeton University, and served as a sergeant in North Africa and Italy in … Continued