Lawsuits over Judicial Pay Raises
New York's judges, who have not had a raise in pay since 1999, are growing increasingly frustrated with the legislature's failure to address the issue. Some are taking matters into their own hands by filing lawsuits to force the issue.
Caveat Kojovic v. Goldman
The bench and bar are long weary of the surfeit of baseless proceedings to vacate pre- and post-nuptial agreements. A cursory review of decisional authority involving efforts to set aside marital agreements readily reveals that the odds are overwhelmingly against success. These efforts are often futile because they are correctly seen as nothing more than a last try to pressure the payor spouse to be more generous. The hope is that the monied spouse can be intimidated by general trepidation, the fear of legal costs and the difficulties of locating no-longer-extant evidence.
The Disabled and the Co-op Approval Process
Co-op boards have become accustomed to having their process for approving prospective applicants significantly insulated from review. But boards and applicants must be acutely aware of the effect of the laws protecting the disabled as boards are subject to, and their particular building rules do not trump, the disability laws.
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Corner Office: What Every Lawyer Should Know About the Economics of a Law Practice
Why do so many lawyers know so little about the economics of practicing their profession? Not surprisingly, it's because their law school education did not address any of the business aspects of practicing law. So most young lawyers join law firms with little understanding of how they operate and without a clue as to what it takes to make a law practice successful and profitable. Many lawyers, especially those who join large firms, manage never to master these concepts ' and in many cases work hard at avoiding them.
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