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At this time of a historic health emergency, strains could appear in an intact relationship, while in a fractured relationship those strains and disputes become problematic quickly. It is difficult for lawyers to tell clients that barring an absolute emergency ...

Lawyers tend to limit their practice to a few areas.  Nonetheless, people come to us with myriad problems—many of which fall outside our expertise.  Through this column, I provide practical information to help you assist those who have employment, disability ...

As a community and a nation, we come together in times of crisis. Ironically, when it comes to COVID-19, our unification is best done in a metaphorical rather than literal sense. In that spirit of unity, I ask that everyone ...

Just Mercy, a film currently showing throughout the nation, describes the efforts of a young Harvard law graduate, Bryan Stevenson, who traveled south to represent death row inmates. Stevenson established the federally funded Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama. The ...

Lawyers tend to limit their practice to a few areas. Nonetheless, people come to us with myriad problems — many of which fall outside our expertise. Through this column, I provide practical information to help you assist those who have ...

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An African-American woman takes a seat on “white-only” streetcar in New York City. The conductor throws her off. Two newspaper editors — one from Rochester — rally to her cause. A young lawyer takes her case and wins her the ...

As I read the story the other day about the New Jersey junior varsity high school baseball coach who was sued for telling a kid to slide, shivers shot up my spine. I thought back to all those times as ...

As a Family Court Judge, I have the privilege of co-chairing Monroe County’s celebration of National Adoption Day on November 22, 2019. National Adoption Day represents a day of promise and hope for nearly three thousand New York children in ...

I read with great interest the thorough and well-researched piece appearing in the New York Times on Sunday, Nov. 3, regarding DWI breath testing and recent challenges concerning software and mechanical issues. Without question, these issues are critical, however, I ...

Changes in venue in criminal trials — often “rare” in New York — may be more likely in the social media era as proliferating “posts” — generated in response to extra-judicial conduct by a defendant — create judicial uncertainty over ...

This past June, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), a robust 145-page bill drafted in response to New York City’s ongoing housing shortage crisis, was enacted into law. While the majority of the HSTPA is only ...

“I have to go to court…” Far too often, that phrase is accompanied by feelings of stress and frustration. Imagine if there were a less expensive, highly effective, more efficient and often more satisfying remedy for solving disputes than the ...

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