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2002

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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Remarks By The Honorable Judith S. Kaye: Access To Justice Conference, September 11, 2001, The Honorable Judith S. Kaye Jan 2002

Remarks By The Honorable Judith S. Kaye: Access To Justice Conference, September 11, 2001, The Honorable Judith S. Kaye

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Remarks at the Access to Justice Conference: September 11, 2001


Unbundled Legal Services: Untying The Bundle In New York State, Justice Fern Fisher-Brandveen, Rochelle Klempner Jan 2002

Unbundled Legal Services: Untying The Bundle In New York State, Justice Fern Fisher-Brandveen, Rochelle Klempner

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This Article addresses the practice of unbundled legal services as a solution to lack of access to legal aid by the poor. Unbundled legal services is a process by which the client and lawyer agree that the lawyer will provide some, but not all, of the work involved in traditional full service representation. The Article discusses and and evaluates the pros, such as increasing access to justice and efficiency in the courtroom with cons, such as malpractice and ethical concerns.


In Defense Of Ghostwriting, Jona Goldschmidt Jan 2002

In Defense Of Ghostwriting, Jona Goldschmidt

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This Article analyzes the legal community's resistance to ghostwriting for pro se litigants. It examines the nature, extent and benefits of ghostwriting. It analyzes objections to ghostwriting raised in case law and ethics opinions. It describes recent ghostwriting recommendations and regulatory developments. The Article discusses the relevance of the duty of confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege to ghostwriting. It analyzes the legal community's resistance to ghostwriting. The Article concludes that ghostwriting serves a growing segment of the pro se population and that it doesn't violate the court rules or ethical principles.


Don't Confuse Metatags With Initial Interest Confusion, Yelena Dunaevsky Jan 2002

Don't Confuse Metatags With Initial Interest Confusion, Yelena Dunaevsky

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This Comment focuses on whether the legal doctrine of "initial interest confusion" should be applied in metatag related trademark infringement cases. The Comment agues that because "initial interest confusion" does not improve or clarify the existing process of legal inquiry in a trademark infringement litigation, the doctrine is a superfluous legal tool and may even be harmful from a public policy perspective.


Remarks By The Honorable Jonathan Lippman, Jonathan Lippman Jan 2002

Remarks By The Honorable Jonathan Lippman, Jonathan Lippman

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Remarks by the Honorable Jonathan Lippman at the Access to Justice Conference


Equal Protection Denied In New York To Some Family Law Litigants In Supreme Court: An Assigned Counsel Dilemma For The Courts, Robert M. Elardo Jan 2002

Equal Protection Denied In New York To Some Family Law Litigants In Supreme Court: An Assigned Counsel Dilemma For The Courts, Robert M. Elardo

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This Article addresses the concerns over the differences in the right to counsel in family law cases depending on the venue. In New York, persons in family court proceedings have a constitutional right to counsel. Yet the same matter, if heard in the New York Supreme Court, does not afford such a right. This Article advocates the correction of this perceived oversight in the law so that all parties in these important proceedings can receive fair representation.