Common wisdom in the New Jersey legal community says that appeals require a year or two to resolve. The length of time it requires to file, brief, argue, and receive a decision from the Appellate Division often dissuades litigants and attorneys alike from taking that...
In May 2020, Mary-Kate Olsen (of “Full House” and subsequent fashion design fame) filed a petition for emergency relief in her divorce proceeding from Olivier Sarkozy (the brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy) in the State of New York. Apparently, Mr....
I am exhausted. I just completed my third trial this month, and I have one more coming up in the beginning of June. All those trials were conducted by Zoom videoconference. For the time being, it seems like Zoom will remain a significant portion of legal practice, so...
In many cases, litigants in New Jersey assume that any correction to a Court Order requires a motion for reconsideration or an appeal to the Appellate Division (or a motion to vacate, a motion to modify, etc.). Fortunately, they’re wrong! There is a provision...
In enacting the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (“PDVA”), the New Jersey Legislature declared that “domestic violence is a serious crime against society; that there are thousands of persons in this State who are regularly beaten, tortured and in...
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