Month: March 2010

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Court to Assess Value of Free Lawyers

March 23, 2010 Oscar Michelen 0

The NY Times reported last week that the Court of Appeals, NY’s highest court, would examine the adequacy of the public defender system in the State as a result of a class action lawsuit brought by the New York Civil Liberties Union. The NYCLU alleges in its complaint that the State violates the rights of […]

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Unrestricted Lawyer Advertising? Oh My!

March 13, 2010 Oscar Michelen 2

The Second Circuit, which is the Federal appeals court that covers New York, issued a decision on Thursday that removed almost all restrictions on lawyer advertising. In Alexander v. Cahill, the court was faced with an incredibly tacky ad: the upstate firm Alexander & Catalano used a graphic depicting the two principals of the firm […]