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By Tyler Maulsby and Kimberly Maynard — This article originally appeared in Law360.com on September 15, 2020. Late last month, Law360 reported on a trademark dispute over the use of the name “TigerLaw.” In American Association of...
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By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published October 11, 2020. Recently the New York Court system’s Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution announced the roll-out of three online tools designed to encourage civil litigants to...
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By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published October 11, 2020. Recently the New York courts announced the implementation of a uniform case scheduling order for all cases in Supreme Court where the City of New York is a party. According...
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By Richard M. Maltz — This article was originally published October 23, 2020. Seeking Admission Without Examination As a Remote Practitioner Most jurisdictions permit experienced lawyers admitted in another jurisdiction to be admitted to practice law...
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By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published November 18, 2020. We previously reported on a recent amendment to Rule 7.5 of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, which eliminated New York’s long-standing prohibition against...
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Comments Off on Too Early, Too Late: The Misery of a Legal Malpractice Plaintiff
By John B. Harris — This article was originally published November 19, 2020. New York requires someone who thinks they have a claim for malpractice against their lawyer to sue within three years of when “all facts necessary” to the claim have...
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By Ronald C. Minkoff — This article was originally published December 5, 2020. Even us wizened old ethics lawyers sometimes need to be educated. In a recent exchange on an ethics blog, Professor Roy Simon taught me something about modifying fee...
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By John B. Harris — This article was originally published December 9, 2020. It wasn’t long ago when consumers browsing the Internet would be astonished to see a prominent advertisement for a product they had just looked at on another site....
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Comments Off on New Ethics Opinion Addresses Lawyers’ Obligations When Required To Return To Court In-Person During a Pandemic
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published December 10, 2020. Nine months ago the COVID-19 pandemic brought court operations in New York State to a near standstill. In the past few months, courts have slowly started to resume...
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Comments Off on New York Implements Substantial Changes to Power of Attorney Law
By Christina Jenkins — This article was originally published January 15, 2021. On December 15, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed into law a long-awaited bill regarding New York’s Power of Attorney form, which will take effect in the summer of 2021. The...
