The Estrin Report

JUNE 26, 2023

Recently, an attorney submitted a pleading with cases AI quoted that did not exist. That was all over the news. What it says to me is the attorney obviously did not check the cites, however, the very fact AI gave phony cites is frightening. Paralegals are most in-demand in New York, NY. Are women paid equally?

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 11, 2022

see “classic retainer” vs. “advance payment retainer” vs. “security retainer” in Illinois ), but in general, a lawyer is required to deposit flat fees and expenses paid into a client trust account in advance for representation. The post Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

MARCH 3, 2023

A Practitioner’s Guide to Commercial Evictions in New York Newman Ferrara, which has been at the forefront of landlord and tenant litigation for over three decades, is proud to announce the publication of the LexisNexis practice note “ Commercial Eviction (NY) ,” written by one of its partners, Jarred Kassenoff.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 6, 2022

Licks Attorneys use their website as a one-stop resource to provide its global client base with up-to-date information that impacts case management. Vivian Coco, head of legal marketing and client relations, Licks Attorneys (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Bruna DeRegina, communication manager, Licks Attorneys.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Attorneys are even forced to adapt or function at a slight disadvantage. As a law clerk to a New York State Supreme Court Justice, I was given a unique perspective of this rapid yet effective evolution. Regardless of an attorney’s skill level, sometimes the digital divide was too great, which can affect advocacy skills.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 11, 2023

A graduate of the State University of New York, he also attended law school in London. PARALEGAL ADVICE IF YOUR ATTORNEY WANTS IT IN PAPER That may still happen today. And that’s fine, but still, if you’re a paralegal or a case manager or an attorney, you’re responsible for moving a matter forward.

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Vanguard

JUNE 1, 2020

A New York City wedding for 350 guests was set for May, but the biggest inadvertent party-pooper —not on the guest list—was Gov. It’s a cautionary tale during a pandemic —and a glimpse of what cases one may expect to see in the courts in the coming weeks— says attorney Anna Aguilar of New York’s Aguilar Bentley LLC.

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ALPS

APRIL 28, 2021

For example, California, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, and Wyoming have enforced arbitration provisions for lawyers. Grimmer , 2021 WY 55 (2021) (attorney engagement letter with an arbitration clause is enforceable and does not violate public policy); Geveran Invs., States Enforcing Arbitration Provisions.

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MyCase

AUGUST 16, 2022

For example, Nevada lawyers will have a different retirement process than New York lawyers. According to Law.com , attorney retirement in New York is “remarkably complex” with “variations of ‘retire’… used in different contexts.” Obtain client permission to submit a withdrawal as attorney of record if needed.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 10, 2024

So when your attorneys are saying to you, “Hey, we got this PST file from the client. It was me, the legal recruiter out of New York City from a big legal recruiting firm that specializes in eDiscovery and lit support tech positions, and the founder and CEO of a small startup company. Can you load it and print it all out?

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 30, 2022

Attorney at Work’s new “Women in Law” series honors Women’s History Month with a focus on successful women lawyers who have carved a path for themselves in the legal industry and beyond. Stevenson: I began my career as a litigation associate with the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell. Deputy General Counsel.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 23, 2020

When CBS News reporter Bo Erickson asked Biden about his son’s scandal, Bo Erickson drew a similar rebuke from Biden. Biden, what is your response to the New York Post story about your son, sir?’ Such depositions present their own dangers. He simply asked ‘Mr. He would then be forced to go under oath in a defamation.

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MyCase

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Whether you’re new to managing trust accounts or a seasoned attorney, you’ve likely heard the term “IOLTA” at this point in your career. Lawyers generally must deposit client funds in IOLTA trust accounts if the potential interest they could earn wouldn’t exceed the costs of holding those funds in that account.

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MyCase

APRIL 24, 2024

ChatGPT legal research can summarize cases, laws, deposition transcripts, or pleadings filed with the court. In 2023, New York lawyer Peter LoDuca included nonexistent reference cases, complete with quotes and judicial decisions, in a legal brief. Any output should be carefully reviewed prior to use.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

Allco is an owner, operator, and developer of solar energy projects throughout the country, including in Georgia and New York. The Second Circuit found that Allco had not sufficiently pled an excessive burden stemming from the transmission fees its New York facility had to pay to qualify for the RPS program. Klee , Nos.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 15, 2024

A curious thing just happened in the sexual harassment lawsuit against former New York Gov. However, in 2022, Albany County District Attorney David Soares dropped a criminal complaint against Cuomo for lack of evidence. A significant number of women have alleged sexual harassment and even assault.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

She later deleted her account (likely after her attorney regained consciousness). Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. The other employees were reportedly shaken up and Logan County Prosecuting Attorney John Bennett later suspended White. Thompson: “Buy the ticket, take the ride.”

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. The other employees were reportedly shaken up and Logan County Prosecuting Attorney John Bennett later suspended White. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

. ‘Transformational Change’ All of these developments were previewed yesterday to members of the media during a briefing by TR executives in the company’s Times Square office in New York. CoCounsel will also remain available as a standalone application.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Former President Donald Trump appealed Monday a New York judge’s decision to impose $354.9 million in penalties on Trump and curtail his ability to do business in New York for fraudulently exaggerating his net worth to secure better loan terms. In an April deposition, Trump mentioned having roughly $400 million in cash.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a New York court Wednesday to declare that former US President Donald Trump inflated the value of various assets between $812 million and $2.2 In testimony James took during a deposition of Trump on April 13, Trump denied the fraud allegations. Jean Carroll.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2022

The Honorable Judge Arthur Engoron of the New York County State Supreme Court Monday ruled that Donald Trump is in civil contempt of court. New York Attorney General Letitia James subpoenaed Trump as part of a financial investigation by her office into the Trump Organization. appear for depositions.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The post Trump, The New York Attorney General, And The Future appeared first on Above the Law. It will look very bad if Trump says that he can't testify because giving testimony might incriminate him in criminal wrongdoing.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The New York Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that former US President Donald Trump and his children Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. will be required to attend depositions regarding an investigation launched last year into their family business practices.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2022

The New York Attorney General’s office Tuesday filed a motion to compel testimony by former president Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to have the court enforce subpoenas that the attorney general’s office issued to the Trumps at the beginning of December.

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JURIST

MARCH 4, 2024

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pled guilty Monday to two counts of perjury in the first degree and surrendered to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. The DA alleged that Weisselberg lied under oath in the case about Trump’s wealth and financial statements.

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JURIST

AUGUST 10, 2022

Former President Donald Trump pleaded the Fifth Amendment in a New York State civil investigation into his business and real estate dealings, choosing not to testify in an unusual move for the vocal politician. Trump was scheduled for a deposition on August 10 in the civil case People of the State of New York v.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Their stated reasons included recent revelations from New York court documents, their own due diligence, and the Trump Organization’s “apparent unwillingness to share information” in what they described as a ‘non-waivable conflict of interest,’” Bloomberg reported. Looking backward, in 2006 Trump sued Timothy L. Flash forward to 2022.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 3, 2021

The late New York Gov. However, his son, Andrew Cuomo, the current New York governor, moved today from presumed sinner but presumed assaulter. Andrew Cuomo is looking as years of litigation, including depositions as not just a sinner but a virtual predator.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Below is my column on Fox.com on the demand for roughly a $455 million dollar deposit or equivalent bond for Donald Trump to be able to seek appellate review of the recent judgment against him. The combination of the fine and the deposit rule highlight the confiscatory elements of this judgment. The addition of the recent $83.3

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Law 360

APRIL 22, 2024

Donald Trump's lawyers agreed Monday to bond conditions requiring the former president to give up control of his $175 million cash deposit pending appeal of a $465 million civil fraud judgment, staving off scrutiny from both the New York attorney general and the judge who entered the award.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 13, 2023

The civil lawsuit accuses Cohen of violating his attorney-client relationship by testifying as a key witness before a Manhattan grand jury, revealing “confidences” and “spreading falsehoods” which resulted in Trump being charged on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. As James D.

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The Crime Report

MAY 27, 2022

A New York state appeals court ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children must testify under oath as part of the New York attorney general’s civil-fraud investigation into the Trump family business, reports the Wall Street Journal.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. The other employees were reportedly shaken up and Logan County Prosecuting Attorney John Bennett later suspended White. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

That experience opened the door to another contract role at Sullivan & Cromwell’s New York office, where I quickly demonstrated my ability to produce high-quality work. In 2014, I was presented with an exciting challenge: to build a paralegal program from the ground up at a mid-sized boutique firm in New York City.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 26, 2024

As discussed below, those concerns were magnified by Morris’s recent deposition where he seemed to struggle to separate matters falling under his roles as friend, donor, investor, and lawyer. …So, again, just to clarify, because your attorney asked, but I want you to answer the question again. Rule 1.8.5(b) Q A year later?

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 27, 2024

Below is my column in the New York Post on the recent deposition of Kevin Morris, counsel for Hunter Biden. What became clear in the deposition is that Morris does not appear certain himself. He invoked attorney-client privilege at least 17 times over questions related to his payments and work for Hunter Biden.

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