Slip & fall

For your afternoon coffee break: an entertaining history of slipping on banana peels.

Greetings from the 2019 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference

New on the shelves this week

Just in: a shipment of three new National Business Institute upstate New York seminar manuals. You'll find these and a wide selection of manuals of interest to local practitioners in our New York Treatises area, at call number KFN 5079 N356.

Brewery & Distillery Law in New York

Advanced Employment Law: What You Need to Know

Estate Planning: Top 7 Tools to Know

New NYSBA CLEs

Recent acquisitions of NYSBA CLE digital media:

Administrative Hearings Before New York State & Local Agencies (2018)
Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law (2018)
Best Practices for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (2018)
Brownfield/Superfund Update (2018)
College Disciplinary Proceedings & Litigation (2018)
Commercial Litigation for the General Practitioner (2018)
Freedom of Information & Open Meetings Law (2018)
Henry Miller - The Trial (2018)
Jury Selection: The Importance of Data-Driven Consulting (2018)
Lobbying & the Legislative Process (2018)
Matrimonial Law Practical Skills (2018)
Probate & Administration of Estates (2018)
Redefining Family in New York (2018)
Representing the Client in a New York State Liquor License Application (2018)
Representing People with Disabilities (2018)
Representing a Start-Up Venture - Part 1 (2018)
Representing a Start-Up Venture - Part 2 (2018)
Residential Mortgage Foreclosures & Workouts (2018)
Risk Management (2018)
Service Animals versus Emotional Support Animals (2018)

New on the shelves this week

Just in: a shipment of five new National Business Institute upstate New York seminar manuals. You'll find these and a wide selection of manuals of interest to local practitioners in our New York Treatises area, at call number KFN 5079 N356.

Ensuring Local Governments Comply with the Law

Title Boot Camp I

Title Boot Camp II

Mini Law School for HR Professionals

The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit

New lawyers, law librarians are your friends!

Congratulations to all the candidates the Court will be admitting to the bar in just a couple of weeks. Wherever in the Fourth Department you'll be practicing, the staff and the resources of the Appellate Division Law Library are here for you. If you haven't yet discovered the value of utilizing a law librarian, consider the examples below, written by an attorney in Arizona:

❶ I recently needed a specialized court form from Maricopa County Superior Court titled “Defendant’s Financial Statement.” It was not available online or from the clerk’s office, Initial Appearance Court or Pretrial Services. I called a law librarian at the Maricopa County Law Library who quickly located the form and emailed it to me. Sure, I could have wasted hours creating a similar form or trying to find a nearby court that had some, but it was so much easier to call a law librarian and have him email it to me.

❷ In another example, a client had been told by the Tarrant County Clerk’s office in Texas that there was a legal form in a Texas law book she could use to have her misdemeanor conviction expunged. A few minutes of internet research revealed that the only available online form was for arrests that didn’t result in any charges or convictions. I emailed a Texas law librarian who emailed me the relevant statute and form — which confirmed that there was no way for her to have her misdemeanor conviction expunged. Once again, a law librarian saved me from wasting valuable time on what would have been pointless legal research.

❸ Lastly, doing online research to find the exact language of a state or federal law more than 10 years old can be very frustrating. Even if they’re available online, I always fear that I’m not finding everything. This time, I showed up in person at the Arizona State Capitol Research Library to research what turned out to be 27 amendments to A.R.S. Section 13-3821. The law librarian cheerfully showed me where the law books were and how to use them. Another employee copied the relevant parts while I waited. Talk about service!

► Read more of this Attorney at Work article for some good pointers and related resources.

You'll find us at the M. Dolores Denman Courthouse. We also welcome questions by phone or e-mail. We look forward to helping you.

2019 Jazz Festival parking & street closings advisory

Parking
AllPro Parking at 86 Gibbs Street will be out of service for the duration of the festival, as it will be home to the Big Tent. See our Transit & Parking page  for alternatives.
Street Closings
Gibbs St. (from East Ave. to E. Main) Friday, June 14 (7AM) to Monday, July 1 (Midnight)
Chestnut St. (from East Ave. to E. Main) Friday, June 21 (6AM) to Saturday, June 22 (2AM)
East Ave. (from Chestnut to Scio, not including Chestnut or Scio) Sunday, June 23 to Saturday, June 29 (5PM-Midnight)
East Ave. (from E. Main to Scio) & Chestnut (from Broad to East Ave.) Friday, June 21 (5PM-Midnight) Saturday, June 22 (5PM-Midnight)
Main St. (from Chestnut to Gibbs, not including Chestnut or Gibbs) Friday, June 21 to Saturday, June 29 (5PM-Midnight)
The streets around Parcel 5 will also be closed at various times from Friday, June 28 to Saturday, June 29. Please visit the Jazz Festival's travel page for further info.