Committees on The Justice System - New York City Bar Association

Dorothy Heyl, Chair of the City Bar Real Property Law Committee, speaks with Justin La Mort and Alex Lycoyannis. Justin is the Supervising Attorney for the housing rights project of Mobilization for Justice, and former Real Property Law Committee Chair. Alex is a partner at Rosenberg & Estis, and a member of the Real Property Law Committee. They talk about a bill in the New York State Legislature: Prohibition of Eviction without Good Cause. They dig into the meaning of "good cause" and the pros and cons of this bill.

A podcast of the City Bar Mindfulness and Well-Being in Law Committee. Committee members Aimee Latorre, Stacy Schaffer, Alejandra Vargas, and Lisa Podemski share stories of their mindfulness journeys.

In this episode: HP Proceeding Nuts and Bolts, the second episode in our series on Housing Part Proceedings and the Reality of Housing Court. Agata Rumprecht-Behrens, a court attorney currently assigned to the HP part in Queens housing court, moderates a panel discussion with Vijay Kitson, a partner at Hertz, Cherson Rosenthal specializing in landlord-tenant trial advocacy; Rachel Nager, a tenant attorney and advocate representing tenants in housing court; Travis Arrindell, supervising attorney at Department of Housing Preservation and Development; and Hon. Shorab Ibrahim, a housing judge appointed in 2018.

In this episode: Civil Court Act and the Housing Part, the first episode in our series on Housing Part Proceedings and the Reality of Housing Court. Agata Rumprecht-Behrens, a court attorney currently assigned to the HP part in Queens housing court, moderates a panel discussion with Vijay Kitson, a partner at Hertz, Cherson Rosenthal specializing in landlord-tenant trial advocacy; Rachel Nager, a tenant attorney and advocate representing tenants in housing court; Travis Arrindell, supervising attorney at Department of Housing Preservation and Development; and Hon. Shorab Ibrahim, a Housing Court judge.

Concerns over violent threats to federal judges has led to a bill called the Daniel Anderl Act, named for a judge's son who was shot to death by a man enraged at the judge's decision in his case. We discuss the contents of the Act, and the challenges it might face, and answer the question: how will this legislation protect judges, and how might it inhibit the work of journalists? Jennifer Rodgers, former federal prosecutor and Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School, talks with Christopher Pioch and Jessenia Vazcones, Co-Chairs of the City Bar’s Task Force for the Independence of Lawyers and Judges, and Matthew Schafer, Chair of the City Bar's Communications & Media Law Committee.

Christina Lewicky, a member of the City Bar Litigation Committee and the host of this podcast, speaks with Bill Dodero, Global Head of Litigation at Bayer and Jonathan Cohn, Partner at Sidley Austin. They discuss the value of outside counsel who are relentlessly selfless, resolute and solutions oriented strategists, and who produce efficient wins.

Christina Lewicky, a member of the City Bar Litigation Committee and the host of this podcast series, speaks with Farzin Firooznia, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, PepsiCo, Latin America; and Andrew (Drew) Tulumello, Co-Chair, Complex Commercial Litigation Practice, Weil, Gotshal & Manges. They discuss elements of a successful partnership, including philosophical alignment of values, creative whiteboard sessions, and joint efforts to transform external counsel into an effective advisor.

Joan Levenson, a member of the City Bar’s Animal Law Committee speaks with Meena Alagappan, Executive Director of HEART: Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers.

Arianna Mouré, an Associate at CSG Law, speaks with Julia Lopez, a Partner at Reed Smith, on her professional journey and her advice for aspiring Hispanic attorneys on finding their way in the legal profession. James A. Lewis, V. , Executive Director of the City Bar’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion, introduces the conversation.

Thomas Slome, a Bankruptcy Partner at Cullen and Dykman and the Treasurer of the New York City Bar Association, is joined by moderator Camille Bent, a Bankruptcy and Restructuring Partner at BakerHostetler; Philip Anker, Co-Chair of the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice Group at WilmerHale; and Jonathan Flaxer, a partner at Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell and Peskoe LLP. All are members of the City Bar's Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee. Find the CLE materials and more at https://www.nycbar.org/media-listing/media/detail/bankruptcy-code-safe-harbor

A Pathway Out of Mass Incarceration and Toward a New Criminal Justice System: The City Bar Report by NYC Bar Association

City Bar Senior Policy Counsel Maria Cilenti, Director of Advocacy Elizabeth Kocienda, and Policy Counsel Mary Margulis-Ohnuma discuss how they work with the Association’s 150-plus committees to take and advocate positions on a wide range of local, national and international issues; how they’ve adapted their work during the pandemic; and some of the issues addressed in recent months. This podcast was recorded in July 2021.

Michele Natal, Co-Chair of the City Bar’s Recruitment & Retention of Lawyers Committee and an attorney at Mayer Brown, speaks with Muhammad Faridi, her Committee Co-Chair and a Partner at Patterson Belknap, and James A. Lewis, V, Executive Director of the City Bar’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion, about how the Diversity Fellows program has helped them and others make their way in the legal profession.

John S. Pruitt, a member of the City Bar’s Insurance Law Committee and a Partner at Eversheds Sutherland, speaks with Susan K. Neely, President and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers, about what insurers are doing to offer life insurance and retirement security in traditionally underserved communities, and the challenges insurers and agents face in doing so.

Christina Lewicky, a member of the City Bar’s Litigation Committee, speaks with Robert Leinwand, Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel at Nike, and Scott Wilson, a Partner at DLA Piper.

Clint Hannah and Stephanie Krasnov of the City Bar’s Entertainment Law Committee speak with Professor Deborah Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina School of Law and Amy Lehman of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

Sherry Ramsey, a member of the City Bar’s Animal Law Committee, speaks with John Thompson, Vice President of the Small & Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association and former Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the National Sheriffs Association.

Hanson Horn and Gary Casimir of the Cook Group speak with Jordan Rutsky of Merson Law.

Richard Liskov of the City Bar’s Insurance Law Committee speaks with the Vice President of the APCIA (American Property Casualty Insurance Association).

The Professional Disciplinary Complaints about the Conduct of Rudolph Giuliani and How They Might Unfold Jennifer Rodgers, member of the City Bar’s Task Force on the Rule of Law, CNN legal analyst and adjunct law professor, speaks with Christine Chung, a trial and appellate attorney, former federal prosecutor and steering committee member of Lawyers Defending American Democracy, and Richard Maltz, Counsel to the Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Group at the firm of Frankfurt Kurnit and former member of the Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York. Opinions expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily of the City Bar.