![Attorney Dan Adams](https://adamsleclair.law/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Square-Adams-LeClair-Dan-02.jpeg)
April 15, 2021
Advocate’s View: Substantial Completion Bill Signed Into Law
by Daniel Adams
In this article, Daniel Adams discusses the new legislation and specifics of the Substantial Completion Bill. Snippet from the article: New York continues to provide legislation designed to speed up…
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March 1, 2021
Commentary: A Final End to an Ungentlemanly Agreement
by Anthony Adams
In this article, Tony Adams reviews the history of the “gentlemen’s agreement” and the recent MLB press release announcing “Major League Baseball is correcting a long time oversight in the game’s…
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February 22, 2021
Advocate’s View: Life Insurance Trustee Absolved of Policy Lapse — This Time
by Anthony Adams
An Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust — ILIT for short — is a common estate planning tool, well known to attorneys and financial planners. In this article, Anthony Adams discusses some…
December 22, 2020
Advocate’s View: Foster Care Case May Affect Challenges to COVID Restrictions
by Adams Leclair
A little over a month ago, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. Fulton challenges a decision by the city of Philadelphia to…
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November 19, 2020
Advocate’s View: Commercial Litigator’s Legal Lexicon: The Power of the Word ‘Notwithstanding’
by Mary Jo Korona
Every once in a while, the Court of Appeals gifts the commercial litigator with an opinion that includes a useful discussion about the meaning and significance of a familiar and…
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October 12, 2020
Advocate’s View: It’s the (Zoom) Where it Happens — What You Need to Know About Virtual Mediations
by Thomas Stander
Virtual mediations have become more commonplace in the practice of law since March 2020. That shouldn’t be a big deal, right? Isn’t it just like preparing for an in-person mediation? …
![Attorney Robert Yawman](https://adamsleclair.law/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Square-Adams-LeClair-Rob-11.jpeg)
September 22, 2020
Advocates View: Navigating the Eviction Moratorium in New York State
by Robert Yawman
As a result of the pandemic, New York protected both commercial and residential tenants from eviction. Eviction proceedings have been paused and modified for nearly six months because of Executive…
August 28, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Strengthens Church Autonomy Doctrine
by Adams Leclair
When a teacher at a religious private school is fired for reasons she believes are discriminatory, can she bring an employment discrimination claim against the school? This issue came before…
July 23, 2020
Does New York’s ban on aid to religious schools survive ‘Espinoza’?
by Adams Leclair
Jared Cook discusses a recent Supreme Court ruling that held a state constitutional provision that forbids public funding of religious schools violates the First Amendment. Many states, including New York,…