Blog 3 Columns - Masonry | Tesser, Ryan & Rochman LLP

Should Retainer Funds be Held in Escrow?The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently published Formal Opinion 505, clarifying attorneys’ obligations with respect to their handling...

NY to Allow Out-of-State Lawyers to Practice from their NY Homes

02 Dec 2022

Randall Tesser

New York State’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, has issued an order amending its rules relating to lawyers who are admitted in another jurisdiction, but not in New York....

New York State Bar Issues Ethics Opinion on Minimum Fees for Attorneys

18 Nov 2022

Randall Tesser

The New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) issues ethics opinions in response to inquiries from attorneys as to the permissibility of a proposed course of action. These opinions are not...

Can New York Attorneys Designate “Inactive Status”?

01 Nov 2022

Randall Tesser

Lawyers often ask me how they can set their registration status to “inactive” to avoid paying the biennial $375 registration fee. Unlike some other States, New York actually does not...

Should I have an Arbitration Clause in My Contract? Pt. 2

27 Oct 2022

Jackson Kerr

Arbitration has, in recent decades, become the conventional means of dispute resolution in civil disputes, both between businesses and between business and consumer. This is due to the increasing prevalence...

What Happens if You’re Accused of Cheating on the Bar Exam

19 Oct 2022

Randall Tesser

Although New York has adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) (which is administered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners), the attorney admissions for the state are handled by the...

Should I Have an Arbitration Clause in My Contract? Pt. 1

17 Oct 2022

Jackson Kerr

It has become commonplace that contracts between businesses will have arbitration clauses, meaning that the parties to the contract agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to the...

Hackers Target Law Firms and Local Governments

04 Oct 2022

Randall Tesser

Earlier this year, Forbes reported growing numbers in both the amount of cyber attacks and their rates of effectiveness. While every demographic is at risk of frauds over the net,...

Three TRR Attorneys Named for 2022 Super Lawyers Lists

29 Sep 2022

Jackson Kerr

It is with great pleasure that we announce that three attorneys at Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP have been named to 2022 Super Lawyers lists! Managing Partner Gregory Ryan and...

NY Court Suspends Attorneys for Registration Defects

20 Sep 2022

Randall Tesser

Under Section 468-a of New York’s Judiciary Law, New York attorneys are required to file a registration every two years along with payment of a registration fee. If an attorney...

Attorney General Schneiderman Allowed to Practice Law Again After Suspension

20 Sep 2022

Randall Tesser

Eric Schneiderman, New York’s former Attorney General, resigned from his post in 2018 amid accusations of physical abuse by four women. Following his resignation, the Attorney Grievance Committee, the office...

Amendments to NYC Job Posting Law

14 Sep 2022

Jackson Kerr

In December 2021, the New York City Council passed Local Law 32 that makes it an “unlawful discriminatory practice” for employers with four or more employees, including independent contractors, to...

Blog 3 Columns – Masonry

New York Differs From ABA Model Rules on Handling Legal Retainers

NY to Allow Out-of-State Lawyers to Practice from their NY Homes

New York State Bar Issues Ethics Opinion on Minimum Fees for Attorneys

Can New York Attorneys Designate “Inactive Status”?

Should I have an Arbitration Clause in My Contract? Pt. 2

What Happens if You’re Accused of Cheating on the Bar Exam

Should I Have an Arbitration Clause in My Contract? Pt. 1

Hackers Target Law Firms and Local Governments

Three TRR Attorneys Named for 2022 Super Lawyers Lists

NY Court Suspends Attorneys for Registration Defects

Attorney General Schneiderman Allowed to Practice Law Again After Suspension

Amendments to NYC Job Posting Law