New York’s state court judges will soon have a new resource at their fingertips when holding court remotely. As detailed in a recent article in the New York Law Journal, New York’s Court Modernization Action Committee (“CMAC”) recently developed a bench card for judges to reference while they prepare for and implement virtual proceedings.
Let Amazon be Amazon, Let the Others Be Themselves
Let the birds haggle the leavesLet the run bring you to your kneesLet the Sun dry your eyesLet the dew mix your criesLet the drop sink it allLet the wind carry your callLet them whisper in the shadeLet them brew their lemonadeLet the Blatherskites be Twattle-baskets – M.H.
So here’s
Proskauer Honors Public Service at the 17th Annual Golden Gavel Awards
Last week, the Proskauer community gathered for the 17th Annual Golden Gavel Awards ceremony to celebrate and honor those lawyers and staff members who went far above and beyond to contribute to the Firm’s pro bono, corporate social responsibility and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts in 2024. Congratulations and thanks to the following colleagues for
Dreams and Fears
Dreams can lift us up,Even when fears try to hold us back.Each journey is unique,And through sharing our stories,We find strength together.
I had an amazing chance to speak to a few hundred students at DECA recently. If you’re not familiar, DECA is a program for high school and college students who are into business.
So You’re Gonna Be a Juror
Many of us have experienced it: being summoned for jury duty. The first feeling is usually anxiety, but then I see the dates. It turns out our firm has a trial set for that same court during that time. I think I’ll be excused since I work with the attorneys on the case. However, after
How We Become Bigger Than Ourselves
Our clients teach us many lessons. And through them, we are humbled. Humbled by their strength. Their resilience. Their power. Their ability to make more from tragedy than tragedy.
My client Brian B. continues to teach me that you can become bigger than yourself or your tragedy.
He just spoke for the second time to the Oregon state
Law Pod UK latest: Lord Sumption on the Strasbourg Court
In Episode 215 Jonathan Sumption, formerly of the Supreme Court and author of five volumes of the Hundred Years War, says, after some reflection that “the ECHR is manifestly not a sensible and democratic way of deciding what the law should be in a democracy.
“The Strasbourg Court is a wholly irresponsible body…in the sense
The Weekly Round-Up: Axel Rudabakana, Judicial independence, predictive policing and illegal surrogacy
In UK News
The Attorney General, Lord Hermer KC, has said that Axel Rudabakana’s sentence will not be referred to the Court of Appeal for undue lenience. Rudabakana was given a minimum 52-year sentence for murdering three girls in a dance class in July 2024. He would have received a full life order, said the
For Chris
Grief fuels her to strive,In Olympia, alive,For safe roads, we thrive.
Cammryn Gadd, the widow of Washington State Patrol Trooper Christopher Gadd (Chris), has turned her heartbreaking loss into a mission to save lives. Chris was killed on March 2, 2024, when an impaired driver slammed into his patrol car on Interstate 5 near Marysville.
The Weekly Round Up: Tougher citizenship rules, MI5 apologise for false evidence, Ukraine excluded from peace talks, and key extradition decision in the Supreme Court
In UK News
The Home Office has tightened its ‘good character’ guidance for citizenship applicants who entered the UK illegally or via dangerous routes. From 10 February 2025, those applying who arrived without ‘a required valid entry clearance or electronic travel authorisation having made a dangerous journey’ will ‘normally‘ have their citizenship applications refused. This