Awhile ago I wrote an article for “The Attorney” Magazine about the inequities of the arraignment process in Nassau County. The article resulted in the re-construction and re-alignment of the courtroom where arraignments are held with the moving of the District Attorney’s desk from the front of the courtroom at the right hand of the […]
There are judges and there are judges. The only folks involved in litigation who don’t seem to know that there are bad judges that everyone tries to avoid are the bad judges themselves. But avoiding His Honor the Horrible now may be as simple as cutting a check for $2,500.00. In an effort to make […]
Sorry gang, I know you were probably hoping my next blog post would be about the skin tight white dress Lindsay Lohan wore to court the other day, but unfortunately I have to write about something serious -political activism by two Supreme Court Justices, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. I was reading the Times on […]
Self-promotion can only go so far, I guess. Long Island lawyer Dominic Barbara has been suspended from the practice of law for 18 months. The Appellate Division which monitors and supervises attorney conduct cited an “avalanche” of Attorney Grievance Committee sanctions levied against him — among them nine “letters of caution,” nine admonitions and two […]
As an attorney representing businesses both large and small, it can be very disheartening to meet with a client who has a major legal problem that could have been avoided or lessened by receiving proper legal advice right at the start. Small businesses are particularly susceptible to this problem because generally they are watching every […]
A Judge in Brooklyn’s Supreme Court has held that a pet owner can be automatically responsible for injuries caused by a dog that has a history of playfully jumping on people. As the owner of a 9 pound Shi-Poo who loves to greet guests this way, the case attracted my attention. Now my little furry […]
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