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Comments Off on Appellate Division Suspends Lawyer for Misrepresenting Affiliation with Local Counsel, Signing Papers Without Permission
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published April 3, 2020. In Matter of McMahon (2020 NY Slip Op 02120), the Appellate Division, First Department suspended a lawyer for 60 days based on an order from the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board which imposed the same discipline. In the underlying Virginia disciplinary proceeding, the...
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Comments Off on Amendment to NY’s In-House Counsel Rule Expands Eligibility, Grants Amnesty Period for Late Registrants
By Richard M. Maltz — This article was originally published April 3, 2020. New York is home to many national and international corporations and the New York offices of these corporations often include members of the company’s legal department....
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By Ronald C. Minkoff — This article originally appeared in Law360.com on April 3, 2020. Civility is suddenly very much in vogue – or is it? The issue came to the fore on March 18, 2020, when an order from U.S. District Judge Steven Seeger of the...
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Comments Off on NYSBA Questions Continued Use of the Uniform Bar Exam
By Ronald C. Minkoff — This article was originally published April 8, 2020. At its April 4, 2020 meeting, conducted via Zoom with more than 200 participants, the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates (the “HOD”) approved by a large...
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Comments Off on Pennsylvania Issues First Ethics Opinion on Remote Lawyering in the Pandemic
By Nicole Hyland — This article was originally published April 16, 2020. On April 10, 2020, the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Ethics Committee issued Formal Opinion 2020-300, which provides guidance to lawyers who have suddenly been forced to work...
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Comments Off on Fee Applications: Be Careful What You Wish For Because Everyone May Find Out
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published April 22, 2020. A recent spat between King & Spalding LLP (“K&S”) and the U.S. Department of Justice shows what can happen when a law firm tries to balance its interest in...
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Comments Off on City Bar, Ethics Committees Urge Courts To Permit Pro Bono Lawyers to Give Financial Assistance to Indigent Clients
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published April 27, 2020. This past Friday, the New York City Bar Association sent a letter to Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and the Administrative Board of the Courts, urging the Courts to adopt the...
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Comments Off on New York Courts Continue to Expand; Will Permit Additional Filings in Ongoing Cases
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published May 1, 2020. Yesterday, Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks issued a memorandum announcing that the New York trial courts would expand operations to permit additional filings in ongoing...
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Comments Off on New York Gives Preference to Local Law Schools for September Bar Exam: Here’s What You Need to Know (Updated)
By Tyler Maulsby — This article was originally published May 4, 2020. Yesterday, the New York Board of Law Examiners (BOLE) stealthily announced its registration procedures for the bar exam scheduled to take place September 9-10, 2020. As we...
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Comments Off on Solo Practitioners’ Battle Against COVID-19
By Richard M. Maltz — This article was originally published on May 12, 2020. The mantra you hear whenever COVID-19 is mentioned is, “Testing, Testing, Testing.” The mantra for solo practitioners in a COVID-19 era should be, “Prepare, Prepare,...
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