An interesting issue came to the attention of our office: apparently, some courts deny pro se (self-represented) appearance to sole proprietors for bringing issues arising out of their business. So…
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DOJ’s recent news release about Yevgeniy Nikulin, a visitor to Czech Republic from Russia, adds a new country to Mr. Nikulin’s travel itinerary: the United States of America. Instead of…
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It should be no news to attorneys in general, and to New York attorneys in particular, that a new breed of crooks has been trying to take a foot hold…
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Folks at the resource center have done a wonderful job providing training and resources for using the New York State Court Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) service. They even provided CLE credit,…
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After many casual conversations with my colleagues, I learned that New York State’s library free legal off-site resources, such as Loislaw access is not a common knowledge. For many practitioners…
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The Sentencing Guidelines are issued by the serious group of learned individuals within U.S. Sentencing Commission. It is difficult to pass by a website, with a loud name Sentencing Us…
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The American Bar Association made a substantial progress to ease the burden on defense attorneys by making available the search database – National Inventory of the Collateral Consequences Of Conviction…
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When Mr. Kimmel held a Trial Techniques Practice Law Series at NYCLA, he made an interesting comment that some practitioners may find helpful. Jeffrey Kimmel outlined the importance of Pattern…
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American Bar Association (ABA) offers free membership for one year to all U.S. newly admitted attorneys. While membership itself is free, however, joining many of the committees is not. But,…
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It appears that in New York, “retainer agreement” and “letter of engagement” are designed to accomplish the same purpose: (1) cover scope of legal services or the nature of representation,…
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