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Practitioners in the New York Supreme and County Courts beware: mandatory redaction rules take effect on March 1. Based upon an administrative Read More

March 23rd is the last day to perfect an appeal for the June Term in the New York Appellate Division, First Department. Generally, the June Term is th Read More

In one of the previous articles on appeals in the Second Circuit, we addressed the requirements for an appellant to prepare a joint appendix pursuant to FRAP 30 and Local Rule 30.1. See Read More

In the last year, the Second Circuit amended its rules to include automatic dismissal language in every appellant’s briefing order. See S Read More

Workers’ Compensation decisions are reviewed by the Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department. See Workers’ Compensation Law Section 23. This article is an overview of the process and the steps in taking and perfecting a Read More

Stability, evenness, predictability – these are ways, perhaps surprising to some, to describe recent trends in the state appellate courts of New York. Whether speaking of affirmance rates, total number of records filed, or m Read More