Yankwitt LLP counsel Michael Reed will participate in a continuing legal education panel on Hot Employment Issues for 2022 hosted by the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) and Westchester Women’s Bar Association on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Michael will provide an update on wage and hour laws […]
In the current age of technology, service of process can be effectuated in minutes, if both parties agree to electronic service. Lawyers, however, tend to traditional processes, and as long as the parties are not engaging in gamesmanship, each side has every right to request “proper” service under applicable federal […]
Just as it takes two to tango, it takes participation by two parties – the plaintiff and the defendant – for the litigation process to function effectively. This fundamental principle is reflected in CPLR 3126, which permits the court to sanction a party who “willfully” fails to participate in discovery. […]
Managing Partner Russell Yankwitt, who regularly represents clients in arbitration, will moderate a panel discussion, “Arbitration Clauses in Attorney Engagement Letters – Are They Enforceable? Can They be Unethical?” hosted by the Westchester County Bar Association. The event will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 12:30 […]
Russell Yankwitt, Yankwitt LLP’s managing partner, has been appointed chair of the Federal Bar Council’s Westchester Committee, which he helped form in 2008 and led from 2008 to 2011. The Westchester Committee organizes programs and events of particular interest to those who live and/or practice in Westchester County and the […]