Attorneys have an obligation to maintain records of all client communication (as well as many other communications with third parties).[1] We are further often tasked with obtaining communications as part of the discovery process. However, while technology has made communication faster and simpler, it has also created a morass of record keeping.[2] Clients also have … Continued
As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent, judges, juries and attorneys will have to know what to do when these technologies are evidence in court cases. A recent New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education course focused on what may happen and how lawyers can present evidence in court when judges and juries are not … Continued
Third-party litigation lending is booming, but at whose expense? Litigation loans are advance payments to individuals or companies to finance lawsuits in exchange for a portion of the potential legal recovery. Demand for this lending has substantially increased “with no signs of slowing down,” according to Westfleet Advisors, which tracks the industry.1 Moreover, the industry … Continued
Price fixing, bid rigging, and market manipulation are the tactics you might see at the heart of a financial thriller or a case of corporate corruption. A federal investigation to break up a coordinated conspiracy involving all three rocked the oil industry in 2006. The Marine Hose Cartel was an organized criminal enterprise made up … Continued
The NYSBA Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Asian Hate is saddened and dismayed by what can only be termed hate speech in our own backyard in New York City and in certain colleges and universities on the part of pro-Hamas demonstrators. These individuals have held up swastikas and praised the massacre of innocent civilians in Israel. … Continued
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” – Benjamin Franklin Americans rely heavily on their retirement savings, and for many, these are the most significant assets right next to their home. According to Investment Company Institute, as of December 2022, there were $33.6 trillion in total U.S. retirement assets. Unfortunately, the division … Continued
Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement about Hamas’ invasion of Israel: “The New York State Bar Association strongly condemns Hamas’ premeditated invasion of Israel and its brutal murders of hundreds of Israeli and Arab citizens in their homes and communities. The attacks are abhorrent and unforgivable and … Continued
Two outstanding advocates for children and their families will be presented with the New York State Bar Association’s Howard A. Levine Award for Excellence in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare. Martin Guggenheim, who has taught for 50 years at the New York University School of Law, and Michele Brown, the former chief attorney at the … Continued
The New York State Commission on Legislative, Executive and Judicial Compensation is holding a public hearing in New York City next week. The hearing will be livestreamed on the commission’s website. Commissioners will hear testimony at 10 a.m. Friday Oct. 13 at the New York City Bar Association’s CLE Center on West 44th Street in … Continued
To the Forum: I am an attorney working for one of the federal courts in New York State. When I first began working with the court about a year ago, one of the clerks who handles criminal case intake took me under his wing and guided me through my first year. We became close friends … Continued