THE PROSECUTION - OR LACK THEREOF - OF ANTI-JEWISH HATE CRIMES IN NYC
Jews not only account for the majority of hate crime victims in NYC (by volume and per capita), but Jews are also attacked on average in...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
Will the Housing Court Landslide Bring You Down?
As most of you know, landlords throughout the United States were restricted from evicting tenants unable to pay rent and other housing...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Oct 4, 2019
- 25 min
You Can't Assume the Risk of an Intentional Tort...Unless You're an American Jew in Israel
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS ACTUAL VIDEO AND AUDIO FOOTAGE WHICH MAY BE DISTURBING TO THE READER On July 31, 2002, a bomb ripped through...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Sep 30, 2019
- 3 min
A Tale of Two Non-State Terror Actors
Two non-state terrorist actors worked in close proximity to each other in recent years. Both claimed sovereignty over the territory of...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Jan 26, 2015
- 3 min
“It’s Not You Per Se, It’s How You Got Involved in This Case”
It is this tension that the Supreme Court, State of New York, County of Bronx explored in its November 25, 2014 decision in Matter of...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Jun 27, 2013
- 2 min
Second Circuit Rules That Debt Dispute Need Not Be in Writing
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) requires debt collectors to send their debtors written notice containing certain...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Apr 2, 2013
- 6 min
UPDATED: If You are Being Sued on a Consumer Debt, READ THIS
Lawyers, especially in consumer debt cases, hear it all the time: “Why do I need a lawyer? Can’t I do this myself? I already owe so...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Feb 19, 2013
- 3 min
Responsible Parenting in the Age of Social Media
There is a growing controversy about whether, when, and to what extent parents should post information about their children on social...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Dec 3, 2012
- 1 min
Lopez v. Reyes: A Shifting View of the Definition of Family
New York, as a political entity, has long held more traditional views on what constitutes a “family” than, perhaps, the majority of...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Nov 14, 2012
- 3 min
Current Landlord-Tenant Issues in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy
In the past couple of weeks, I have been assisting a number of New York City residents affected by Hurricane Sandy with landlord-tenant...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Nov 1, 2012
- 2 min
Your Next Steps After Hurricane Sandy: We’re Here to Help!
As the flood waters start to recede here in NYC, it’s useful to think about all of the different ways the storm may have had legal...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Oct 23, 2012
- 3 min
Progress Report 2012: Special Education Reforms
In 2010, the New York City Department of Education (“DOE”) implemented special education reforms, which included a multi-phase overhaul...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Oct 18, 2012
- 3 min
Death and Taxes: the Uncertainty of Inevitability in 2013
In 2001 and 2003, then-President George W. Bush enacted legislation increasing federal estate and gift tax exemptions to unprecedented...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Oct 17, 2012
- 4 min
Gunderson v. Park West Montessori, Inc.: Relief for New York City Parents
In an April 29, 2012 article, the New York Times explored a very timely issue facing New York City parents: what happens when a family...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Oct 9, 2012
- 4 min
Berman v. New York City: What Does it Mean for New York City Consumers?
New York City’s interest in regulating debt collectors is nothing new. Back in 1984, the City passed Local Law 65, which required debt...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Sep 29, 2012
- 2 min
UPDATE: Even Newer Hope for Student Loan Borrowers
On the heels of this week’s discussion of the strategic potential of bankruptcy, even if a significant portion of debt is educational,...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Sep 28, 2012
- 4 min
How Not to Lose Your Discharge Before it’s Even Granted
The decision to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection has become so momentous, so fraught with what-ifs and what-thens, that the...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Sep 27, 2012
- 5 min
“Nondischargeable” student loans: if you can’t beat ’em . . . err, try again
In recent years, the old adage that nothing is certain in life, save death and taxes, has grown to include a third unavoidable certainty:...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Sep 17, 2012
- 3 min
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Why Your Way Might not be the Best Way
“Why do I need a lawyer?” I often get asked this question because much of a lawyer’s work is deceptively simple. For instance, a...
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Melissa L. Steinberg
- Sep 5, 2012
- 2 min
Navigating the CSE System: Like David to the DOE’s Goliath
Time for a change of pace, and an area of the law near and dear to my heart: special education advocacy. With the start of each school...
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