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Mining the Gold in Flawed Forensic Custody Reports
Matrimonial attorneys who engage in trial practice know that sinking feeling when: 1) a forensic custody report arrives and offers opinions that work to the benefit of the parent being represented; yet 2) it becomes apparent that the process and/or reasoning used by the evaluator were flawed in meaningful ways, rendering the favorable opinion vulnerable. Some reports are based on inadequate data, a long list of serious technical errors, ethically questionable behavior, and/or custody-related reasoning that is either profoundly illogical or in direct opposition to peer-reviewed, replicated research.
It is important to remember that, just as the task for attorneys of forming legal case strategy and assessing different litigation options is a human judgment process susceptible to procedural and judgment error (simply because the lawyer is a member of the species homo sapiens), the same is true for the custody assessment process. This means that one can actually expect certain forms of error to contaminate most assessment reports, whether as the result of these tendencies toward judgmental mistakes, deficient professional skills, or because of certain factors that distorted the evaluator's method, database, or reasoning.
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
New York's Latest Cybersecurity Commitment
On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.
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Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel
'Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel is a continuation of the discussion of client expectations and the disconnect that often occurs. And although the outside attorneys should be pursuing how inside-counsel actually think, inside counsel should make an effort to impart this information without waiting to be asked.