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Comments Off on FASCINATING FALL-OUT FROM A TRUMP PROSECUTOR’S MEMOIR OF A CASE THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN … AT LEAST NOT YET
By John B. Harris — This article was originally published January 25, 2023. There is a long and rich history in the United States of government officials writing “tell-all” books about their experiences. Vincent Bugliosi wrote about his prosecution of Charles Manson. Two ex-prosecutors wrote “Stonewall,” the “real story” of the Watergate...
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Comments Off on The Rise of the Robot Lawyer? DoNotPay’s Legal AI Faces Several Challenges
By Kristen Niven — This article was originally published March 10, 2023. The first few months of 2023 have witnessed an unfolding drama over a clash between the worlds of tech startups and the legal profession. While the initial promise that the new...
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Comments Off on DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help
By Kristen Niven — This article originally appeared in Law360.com on April 5, 2023. The consumer advocacy startup, DoNotPay Inc., presents its application DoNotPay, which uses the slogan “The World’s First Robot Lawyer,” as a tool...
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Comments Off on Remote-Practitioner Update: Reciprocal Admission May Now Be Viable Under the 5-of-7 Rule
By Richard Maltz — This article was originally published May 5, 2023. I authored an article in October 2020, discussing how remote practitioners will have a problem in getting admitted in New York without taking a Bar Examination because of the...
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Comments Off on New York’s Tough (Maybe Too Tough) Disclosure Rules
By Ronald C. Minkoff and Vincent J. Syracuse — This article was originally published May 12, 2023. Reprinted with permission from the New York State Bar Association © 2023 The Jones Company needs advice on a real estate transaction that has...
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Comments Off on N.J. Supreme Court Holds that Defendants Must Move for a Protective Order if They Seek to Bar Third-Party Observation or Recording of an IME
By Caren Decter — This article was originally published June 17, 2023. Under New Jersey Court Rule 4:19, an adverse party can require a plaintiff in a personal injury action to submit to a physical or mental examination—i.e., an independent medical...
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Comments Off on ABA Formal Opinion 489 Limits Restrictions on Departing Partners
There’s important news for law firm leaders who have recently revised partnership and shareholder agreements to restrict partner departures. In ABA Formal Opinion 489, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility spells out new...
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Comments Off on Frankfurt Kurnit Litigation Ethics Summit “Game Show”
To cap off the Second Annual FKKS Litigation Ethics Summit, Nicole Hyland (Partner), Amelia Brankov (Counsel), Tyler Maulsby (Counsel), and William Lawrence (Associate) challenged some brave audience members to participate in a contest of ethical wits. In a...
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Comments Off on Aggressive Bargaining: The Legal and Ethical Boundaries of “Me Too”-era Settlements (at Frankfurt Kurnit’s Litigation Ethics Summit)
The second panel of the day focused on the ethical and legal limits of aggressive bargaining in the settlement context, with a special focus on settlements of harassment and discrimination cases in the “Me Too”-era. The panel featured plaintiff’s-side...
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Comments Off on Protecting Your Fees: The Ethics of Fee Claims (at Frankfurt Kurnit’s 2019 Litigation Ethics Summit)
The first panel of the day focused on how fee disputes arise and how those disputes affect malpractice claims under New York law. The panel featured plaintiff malpractice attorney Daniel Abrams, ALAS Vice President—Senior Claims Counsel Kenneth Small, and...
