Family Lawyers Are Disappearing in Rural New York

Family Lawyers Are Disappearing in Rural New York

The Greene County Court House facade with trees in bloom, early spring, Main Street, Catskill, New York. (Barry Winiker/Getty Images) Greene County, a rural stretch of central New York, is home to few lawyers—and even fewer who take on time-consuming and emotionally wrenching child welfare cases. So Monica Kenny-Keff, who runs a solo family law … Read more

Sarah Palin's lawyers: New York Times libeled her amidst pattern of sliming conservatives

Sarah Palin's lawyers: New York Times libeled her amidst pattern of sliming conservatives

By tying the case so directly to partisan politics, Turkel seemed to be taking a big risk with a jury that seemed likely to lean liberal. Almost 87% of Manhattan voters who cast ballots in Nov. 2020 favored Joe Biden, while only about 12% backed President Donald Trump. The vote tallies in other areas the … Read more

Cuomo to file complaint against James with entity that can disbar New York lawyers

Cuomo to file complaint against James with entity that can disbar New York lawyers

“Given the sustained and brazen nature of his offenses, we believe it’s clear that Mr. Cuomo is not fit to continue serving as an attorney in the state of New York,” members of the Sexual Harassment Working Group wrote. Cuomo’s case continues Cuomo’s attorney, for her part, spent most of her briefing Thursday reiterating familiar … Read more

Gun-waving St. Louis couple placed on probation as lawyers

Gun-waving St. Louis couple placed on probation as lawyers

McCloskey, who is among several Republican candidates running for the US Senate, told The Associated Press he never expected the couple to be accused of moral turpitude before the state Supreme Court “for doing what we thought was right.” “I think the reason why we were asked to be suspended had more to do with … Read more

Lawyers for GOP lawmaker accused of lying to FBI plan to argue he was confused because of his age, report says

Lawyers for GOP lawmaker accused of lying to FBI plan to argue he was confused because of his age, report says

Jeff Fortenberry.US House of Representatives Attorneys for GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry says he was confused when questioned by the FBI. A federal grand jury in October indicted him on charges of lying to the FBI in connection with an investigation into potential campaign finance violations. His attorneys plan to call up an expert who can … Read more

Prince Andrew to be quizzed by sex accuser’s lawyers

Prince Andrew to be quizzed by sex accuser’s lawyers

Prince Andrew’s going to have a lot of time in the hot seat when legal preparations for the infamous sex abuse lawsuit against him ramp up. The royal is expected to spend two days in London being questioned by David Boies, the lawyer for accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims pedophile Jeffrey Epstein forced her … Read more