Task Force on Gun Violence
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Topic: Legal expenses; Credit Card Processing Fees
Topic: Attorney’s fees, amending fee agreement, litigation funding
Topic: Compensating clients to rate lawyer on Internet website
David L. Ferstendig, an expert on New York civil practice and procedure, has been named editor of the New York State Law Digest. Ferstendig of New York City succeeds David D. Siegel, widely recognized as a leading expert on New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR). Siegel edited and wrote the Law Digest for … Continued
Glenn Lau-Kee, president of the New York State Bar Association, today issued the following statement in lending support to a proposal announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie: “The New York State Bar Association believes in transparency in government, but is also concerned with protecting clients of lawyers who are entitled … Continued
A client sitting across from an attorney may be charged with prostitution or drug dealing. What the attorney may not realize is that the client is both a crime suspect and a crime victim. As a victim of human trafficking, she was coerced into the illegal activity. Human trafficking victims also can be household nannies, … Continued
Testifying at an Assembly hearing on criminal justice reform, New York State Bar Association President Glenn Lau-Kee today focused on three measures that would enhance public confidence in New York’s justice system. “When we consider justice, we must consider effective law enforcement that protects the public and, at the same time, ensures fairness to every … Continued
Topic: Waiver of appeal on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel as part of plea bargain
Topic: Solicitation