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Labor and Employment

Memo in support of Assembly Bill A7847 in relation to the hiring of ex offenders and negligent hiring claims ( PDF format )

Labratory Animals

Letter to New York Medical College urging it discontinue the use of live dogs in physiology and surgery laboratories on legal, scientific, and ethical grounds. ( PDF format )
Letter to Stony Brook University Medical School urging it discontinue the use of live dogs in physiology and surgery laboratories on legal, scientific, and ethical grounds ( PDF format )

Land Use

The Role of Amenities in the Land Use Process ( PDF format )

Land Use Planning and Zoning

Letter to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation commenting on the recently proposed brownfield regulations ( PDF format )

Latin America

Guide to On-Line Sources of Law Relating to Latin America
Private Equity Developments in Brazil, Columbia and Mexico (July 2010) ( PDF format )

Law Guardians

Report on S.5461/A.7805 which would replace the term "Law Guardian" with "attorney for the child" (Reissued March 2010) ( PDF format )

Law School

Transcript of April 27, 2004 Program on Law Student Debt ( PDF format )

Lawyer Advertising

Amicus Brief: James L. Alexander v. Thomas J. Cahill, et al. filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (February 2008) ( PDF format )
Commentary on New York’s Ethics Rules Governing Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation (March 2009) ( PDF format )
Comments on the Ethics Rules Governing Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation Proposed by the New York State Bar Association's Task Force on Lawyer Advertising ( PDF format )
Comments on the Proposed Ethical Considerations for Lawyer Advertising (October 2007) ( PDF format )
Comments on the Proposed Ethics Rules Governing Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation Issued by the Presiding Justices of New York State’s Appellate Division ( PDF format )

Lawyer misconduct

A Proposal for Adoption of a Diversion Rule for Lesser Misconduct Related to Alcohol/Substance Abuse or Mental Health Condition ( PDF format )

Lawyer's Quality of Life

Report of the Task Force on Lawyer's Quality of Life

Leave Applications, Criminal

Report Concerning Criminal Leave Application Procedures in the NYS Court of Appeals (December 2009) ( PDF format )

Legal Malpractice Insurance

Letter providing comments on the American Bar Association report recommending a Model Rule regarding disclosure of legal malpractice insurance ( PDF format )

Legal Services Corporation

Letter to Senators Clinton and Schumer thanking them for their support of the need for passage of the funding request of the Legal Services Corporation and noting the continued importance of adequate legal services funding especially in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster ( PDF format )

Legal Services, Funding of

A Call for the Repeal or Invalidation of Congressional Restrictions on Legal Services Lawyers ( PDF format )
Amicus Brief: Velazquez v. LSC (filed in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit) ( PDF format )
Letter to Congress urging that the appropriations restriction that limits how Legal Services Corporation grantees may spend their funds from state and local governments as well as private donors be repealed ( PDF format )

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights

Letter to Congress urging hearing on Don't Ask Don't Tell ("DADT") (November 2009) ( PDF format )
Letter to the President of Uganda regarding Anti-Homosexuality Bill (February 2010) ( PDF format )
Report regarding the Don't Ask Don't Tell ("DADT") policy (February 2010) ( PDF format )
Statement to the Obama Administration's transition team regarding issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons (December 2008) ( PDF format )
Testimony regarding Intro. No. 169-A urging repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy (June 2010) ( PDF format )

Letterhead, use of

Retired attorneys' use of professional letterhead and special disclosure obligations to clients and prospective clients

Letters of Caution

Letter to the Departmental Disciplinary Committee expressing support for the reinstitution of the rule which would permit the issuance of a Letter of Caution in attorney disciplinary matters ( PDF format )

Letters of Engagement

An Analysis of the Letter of Engagement Rule - Part 1215 to Title 22 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York ( PDF format )

Life Insurance

Letter to the New York State Legislature commenting S.8166, The Viatical Settlements Act which would amend the New York Insurance Law to expand the current regulation of sales of life insurance policies insuring terminally or critically ill insureds prior to death to cover "life settlements", which are sales of life insurance policies insuring persons who are not critically ill ( PDF format )

Lifetime Trust

Proposed amendment to EPTL 7-1.17 regarding lifetime trusts (June 2009) ( PDF format )

Limited Liability Company Law

Letter to Governor Pataki expressing opposition to S.6831/A.10399 which would amend the Limited Liability Company Law and the Partnership Law relating to sanctions for non-publication of notices (April 2006) ( PDF format )
Letter to Governor Pataki regarding S.00085 and A.7383 expressing opposition to certain amendments to the limited liability company law and partnership law relating to the publication of notices ( PDF format )
Letter to Governor Pataki Regarding S.5902/A.11205 Expressing Opposition to Certain Amendments to the Limited Liability Company Law and Partnership Law Relating to Publication of Notices ( PDF format )

Living wills

Report commenting on legislation which would expressly authorize the use of living wills (March 2006) ( PDF format )

Lobbying

Testimony before the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board February 3, 2006 on lobbying of public servants by their former campaign consultants ( PDF format )

Loss Contingencies, Disclosure of

Letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board commenting on the Board’s proposal which would provide greater disclosure of certain loss contingencies ( PDF format )

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