New York

Don’t click! Lawyers get fake emails about a complaint; hyperlink installs malicious software

Lawyers who receive emails about a complaint filed against their business may have a problem—but it’s not because of an angry client.

Dec 5, 2016 7:00 AM CST

Manhattan US attorney will stay in his position after Trump becomes president

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara will not be leaving his position after Donald Trump becomes president. Bharara told reporters about his plans after meeting with Trump on Wednesday, report Politico, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.). The Wall Street Journal called the development “a surprise move that could…

Nov 30, 2016 2:20 PM CST

Former Greenberg Traurig partner resigns from bar amid probe into improper expense requests

A founding partner of Greenberg Traurig’s New York City office has resigned from the state bar amid allegations that he took more than $30,000 in improper expense and disbursement requests. A New York appeals court accepted the resignation of Paul Alter in an Oct. 27 opinion, report the New York…

Nov 1, 2016 11:26 AM CDT

Former Herrick Feinstein tax lawyer is charged with failing to report $3M in fee income

A former tax shelter partner at Herrick Feinstein has been charged with failing to report to the Internal Revenue Service more than $3 million in fees that he diverted from his law firm. The Manhattan lawyer, Harold Levine, was charged on Wednesday along with Florida certified public accountant Ronald Katz,…

Oct 27, 2016 3:00 PM CDT

Lawyer agrees to pay restitution for removing cameras outside his client’s apartment

A Manhattan lawyer who took down surveillance cameras he believed were intended to harass his 94-year-client has agreed to pay $720 in restitution. Appearing in criminal court on Monday, lawyer Arthur Schwartz agreed to pay the money, report the New York Post and the New York Law Journal. A pending…

Oct 26, 2016 7:00 AM CDT

Decline in first-year female associates at large NY law firms raises pipeline concerns, survey says

Women made up 45 percent of first-year associates in large New York City law firms last year, a drop of five percentage points since 2004, a survey has found. The finding “raises concerns about the erosion of the associate pipeline,” according to the survey report (PDF) by the New York…

Oct 17, 2016 11:01 AM CDT

Maynard Cooper & Gale opens New York office

Alabama-based firm Maynard Cooper & Gale has opened a new office in the Big Apple. On Monday, the firm announced the hiring of three veteran intellectual property lawyers to help establish the firm’s new office in New York City. Ex-Goodwin Procter partners Kevin Culligan and John Hanish have joined as…

Oct 5, 2016 1:45 PM CDT

NY attorney general orders Trump Foundation to stop soliciting donations in the state

The charity foundation of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been ordered to cease and desist soliciting New York contributions, based on allegations that it was not properly registered. Eric Schneiderman, the New York attorney general, issued the notice, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. According to the Washington…

Oct 3, 2016 4:45 PM CDT

Law firm helps social workers stay up to date with continuing education classes

Untangling bad legal advice, especially when it’s given by someone who isn’t a lawyer, is a difficult task, particularly if the faulty information comes from a person the client trusts, such as a social worker.

Oct 1, 2016 2:20 AM CDT

Judge denies media request to unseal Trump’s divorce records

A judge in New York has denied a media request to unseal records of Donald Trump’s 1990 divorce from Ivana Trump. Judge Frank Nervo ruled on the request by the New York Times and the Gannett newspaper group in a decision released on Thursday, report Politico and Law.com. Nervo cited…

Sep 23, 2016 11:57 AM CDT

Gurinder Sangha: Writing off legal troubles

Writing off legal troubles

Sep 21, 2016 8:30 AM CDT

Florida AG says she doesn’t regret accepting campaign money during NY probe of Trump University

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday said she doesn’t regret taking a $25,000 campaign contribution from Donald Trump when her counterpart in New York was investigating Trump University and her own office was receiving complaints about similar practices, the Associated Press reports. And she had no regrets about keeping…

Sep 20, 2016 4:30 PM CDT

Police shoot man wanted in bombing investigation; family members once alleged anti-Muslim bias

Updated: Police have shot and wounded a 28-year-old New Jersey man they sought to question in connection with the bombing in Manhattan on Saturday that injured 29 people and a bombing in Seaside Park, New Jersey, the same day. Police shot Ahmad Khan Rahami of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in a…

Sep 19, 2016 10:58 AM CDT

New York program provides public defenders in deportation cases

When Judge Robert Katzmann joined the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New York City in 1999, immigration was a “minuscule” part of the docket. Six years later, it had become 40 percent of the caseload.

Sep 1, 2016 3:10 AM CDT

Judge tosses law firm’s suit claiming client raised a ruckus, causing lost business

A Manhattan judge has tossed a lawsuit claiming an unhappy personal-injury client trespassed and defamed law firm managers during two visits to its office. Judge Carol Edmead tossed the suit filed by the managers of the firm, Mertz, Bitelman & Associates, and also ordered the firm to pay a $519…

Aug 25, 2016 11:15 AM CDT