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New Lawyers in NYS to be required to do some work free

A terrific announcement from yesterday’s NYT, via Anne Barnard: Starting next year, New York will become the first state to require lawyers to perform unpaid work before being licensed to practice, the state’s chief judge announced on Tuesday, describing the … Continue reading →

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Filing a grievance against a lawyer. 6

To keep you all up to date on the process I launched when I mailed a grievance package against my personal injury lawyers on April 18, 2012, yesterday I got mail — specifically, a pre-printed acknowledgment card (in an impressively forceful … Continue reading →

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“High court’s rent dodge.” Phooey.

This head up there — coming from today’s Daily News editorial page — and the ed that follows defines why this newspaper is a tabloid. And yes, I know that “tabloid” indicates the shape and size of the paper, not … Continue reading →

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