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Due process denied: A ‘fee’ in wolf’s clothing
Civil Rights

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | April 12, 2011

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The Right to Bear Arms
Pistol Permits

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | April 6, 2011

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The Quiet Man and Civil Rights, Malicious Prosecution
Civil Rights

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | March 17, 2011

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Davidson Fink fights for fair trials

 
Missing Wills
Trusts and Estates

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | August 31, 2010

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Ensure Equal Justice
Civil Rights

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | January 13, 2010
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Totten Trusts and Third Party Rights
Trusts and Estates

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | January 24, 2007
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Precautionary Addendum - Rights of Adopted Child
Trusts and Estates

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | September 17, 2009
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Defending a witness against a Subpoena
Civil Litigation

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | September 28, 2007
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Attorneys Fees For Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Trusts and Estates

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | July 31, 2006
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Powers Of Attorney And The Double Agent
Trusts and Estates

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | February 24, 2006
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Certificate Of Relief From Civil Disabilities (CRD)
Pistol Permits

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | July 12, 2006
A second change at the Second Amendment?
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Attorney Prevents Eviction of 100 Year Old Woman Who Fled Nazis
Landlord and Tenant Law

Legal Aid Advocate, Vol. XII, No. 2 | July-August 1999
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Successor Rights in NYC Housing
Landlord and Tenant Law

Civil Court, City of New York, Kings County | October 11, 1999
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Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure in Jeopardy in New York State
Foreclosure

The Home Equity Theft Prevention Act is poised to eliminate the deed-in-lieu as a settlement tool during the foreclosure process. With respect to the purchase of one- to four-family residences from a seller who is either in foreclosure or in default of his mortgage loan, the Act prohibits mortgage lenders from making loans to "equity purchasers" if that lender has knowledge that the equity purchaser has not complied with numerous statutory requirements.
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Holder in Due Course
Debtor-Creditor Law

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | November 14, 2006
A look at debtor-creditor law and identity theft
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Misdemeanor Jury Trials in NYC
Criminal Defense - Jury Trial

NYC Criminal Court | December 12, 1995
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Grand Jury Questions
Criminal Defense - Grand Jury

Supreme Court, Queens County, New York | October 17, 1997
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Burden of Proof - Underage Drinking
Criminal Defense

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | January 28, 2009
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A Legacy of Community Service
Community Service

The Daily Record | By Fatimat O. Reid | April 9, 2009
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Derivative Actions
Commercial Litigation

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | June 14, 2007
See Tzolis v. Wolff, 10 NY 3d 100 (2008)
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Corporate dissolution and shareholder's rights
Commercial Litigation

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | February 14, 2007
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Agency and the Apparent Authority Doctrine
Commercial Litigation

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | March 20, 2008
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Due Process - The Antidote To Tyranny
Civil Rights

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | May 23, 2008
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Lincoln's Legacy of Change and Service
Civil Rights

The Daily Record | By Fatimat O. Reid | May 1, 2009
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Perspectives on Diversity, Part One
Civil Rights

The Daily Record | By Fatimat O. Reid | May 14, 2009
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Rochester Youth Curfew Decision
Civil Rights

Opinion decided June 9, 2009
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The Motion to Reargue
Civil Litigation

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | December 11, 2007
Requirements for a motion to argue are set forth in CPLR 2221 - Read more

 
Can We Sue for Attorney's fees? Not under 'American Rule'
Attorney Fees

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | December 12, 2006
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Sotomayor's Journey to a New Benchmark
General

The Daily Record | By Fatimat O. Reid | June 11, 2009
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Funeral Law
Trusts and Estates

The Daily Record | By Michael A. Burger | February 6, 2006

Note to reader: The law in New York State on this topic changed on August 2, 2006, designating by statute the people permitted to control the disposition of remains in order of priority.  See NY Public Health Law 4201(2).

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