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Newly Effected 2021 New York Laws

January 26, 2021

The past year has presented quite a busy time for lawmakers in New York. The onset of the coronavirus invited a variety of rapid legislative measures governing testing, treatment, vaccinations, aiding citizens suffering financial struggles by preventing evictions, and other areas. In addition to all these COVID-related measures, there are still other laws passed over…Read the article

Forceful Brief Writing and Oral Argument

October 16, 2018

By Joseph P. Napoli Esq., Partner and Kristina Georgiou, Esq., Associate In his celebrated article, John W. Davis, the leading advocate of his time, observed that the supreme objective of a brief is to convince the judicial mind. Davis, The Argument of an Appeal, 26 A.B.A.J. 895 (1940). What is required is a technique of…Read the article

Common Issues In Alcohol-Related Car Crashes

July 4, 2017

Since the early 1990s, state legislators have passed strict anti-DUI laws, while at the same time, courts and law enforcement agencies have developed aggressive anti-DUI procedures. Yet despite this crackdown, alcohol is still a factor in about a third of the fatal car crashes in New York. Victims in these cases are usually entitled to…Read the article