June Bar Journal Interactive Poll
Have you ever faced a personal practice management crisis? How did you get through it? Did it change anything for you?
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Have you ever faced a personal practice management crisis? How did you get through it? Did it change anything for you?
Please use the comments feature to respond. Thank you!
Should electronic signatures be permitted on real estate contracts in New York?
New York State Technology Law states that unless specifically provided otherwise by law, an electronic signature may be used by a person in lieu of a signature affixed by hand. It specifically exempts wills, powers of attorney, health care proxies, negotiable instruments and "any conveyance or other instrument recordable under article nine of the real property law" but not real estate contracts. General Obligations Law § 5-703 does not specifically permit electronic signatures on real estate contracts but does not prohibit them either.
Given the enormous changes in technology, will the concurrent seismic shifts in the delivery and acquisition of legal services fundamentally change the nature of the practice of law?
Do you believe that the current system of basing local property taxes on the value of one's home should be changed?
How has the recent economic turmoil affected your law practice?
Do you agree with the New York Court of Appeals’s approach to cigarette design defect litigation, that consumers are ultimately responsible for their use of products known to be dangerous? Will such design defect litigation be affected because of the Supreme Court’s decision to allow manufacturers of light cigarettes to be sued for fraud?
Our lead article condemns lawyer jokes. Tell us what you think of them, and whether there are any that made you angry or made you laugh, or both.
Questions – and suspicions – are sometimes raised by the losing side in an election. Such issues are especially fraught if the race was for a judgeship. While the blatant quid pro quo demands recounted in the lead article no longer exist (at least in New York), what can we do to help ensure that the judges we elect will objectively dispense justice?
Questions – and suspicions – are sometimes raised by the losing side in an election. Such issues are especially fraught if the race was for a judgeship. While the blatant quid pro quo demands recounted in the lead article no longer exist (at least in New York), what can we do to help ensure that the judges we elect will objectively dispense justice?
Do you Twitter? Are you LinkedIn? Do you use Plaxo or Facebook or any other such online tools for professional networking? Let us know what’s good about them, or bad.
Author Ronald Offenkrantz disputes the notion that arbitration and other forms of ADR are always cost-effective. In fact, he claims, in complex commercial cases litigation is the money-saving alternative. What has experience taught you about the pros and cons of ADR?
Anthony Davis and David Elkanich write about the increased level of risk law firms can face in a recession. Firms eager for new work might be inclined to take on matters they would otherwise approach cautiously. Does your firm screen potential new matters? And has that changed as a result of the economic climate?
Are you a solo or small firm practitioner? Are you considering becoming one? What is your primary motivation for doing so? What are your greatest fears?
Frank Gulino believes that the Court of Appeals is on the brink of recognizing out of state same-sex marriage. What impact will that have on New York’s marriage laws?
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