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Comments Off on Placing Limits on Judicial Speech: The Disciplinary Case Against Judge Ponsor — by Ron Minkoff
Federal judges always have to be careful about what they say. In court, every word they utter in an opinion or on the record will be parsed by the parties, who will not hesitate to cite it as binding “law of the case,” and by legal researchers looking...
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Comments Off on Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part 4
By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 11, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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Comments Off on Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part 3
By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 6, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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Comments Off on Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part 2
By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on May 4, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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Comments Off on Tips for Minimizing Law Firm Liability During the Covid-19 Crisis – Part 1
By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published on April 29, 2020. The Covid-19 crisis has upended the legal industry, forcing law firms to adapt quickly to an almost entirely remote work environment. As with any significant upheaval, this...
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Comments Off on D.C. Unauthorized Practice Opinion Gives Lawyers Comfort During COVID-19
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published on March 25, 2020. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, lawyers across the country are now working from home. For many lawyers across the country, this may mean that they are physically located in...
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Comments Off on NYCLA REPORT ENCOURAGES LEGAL MATCHING SERVICES BY PROPOSING COMMON SENSE ETHICS RULES CHANGES
By Ronald C. Minkoff — This article was originally published on March 29, 2020. On March 3, 2020, the New York County Lawyers’ Association issued a detailed report (the “NYCLA Report”) on for-profit online legal matching services (“FPLMSs”)....
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Comments Off on Judge Sanctions Lawyer for Gratuitous Objections, Failing to Prepare Witness for Deposition
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published March 31, 2020. As the Four Seasons taught us, Silence is Golden. One of the lawyers in EC Marine Logistics LLC v. DeQuincy Richard (2:19-cv-11149 E.D.La.), recently learned this lesson the...
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Comments Off on A Major Decision on New York Judiciary Law Section 487: Court of Appeals Limits Statute’s Reach
By John B. Harris — This article was originally published on April 1, 2020. Judiciary Law Section 487(1) provides a potent remedy for litigants who believe a lawyer in their case engages in “fraud and deceit” with the intention of deceiving “the...
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Comments Off on COVID-19 Updates for New York Lawyers
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published December 1, 2020. UPDATED December 1, 2020 The developments surrounding COVID-19 are rapidly changing. Below is a quick reference guide and links to resources for New York lawyers trying to...
