‘Life and law go on’: How attorneys are working through New York City’s lockdown (Spears Wealth Management)

Spears Wealth Management, May 12, 2020

‘Life and law go on’: How attorneys are working through New York City’s lockdown

Whatever their day job, it seems that attorneys for the great and the good are indulging in a little legal, legal moonlighting. Swap real estate purchases for housing law assistance; replace cultural asset advice for employment representation; exchange counsel to businesses for pro bono guidance to struggling small operations. Reminiscing on the dark days of 9/11, Bret Parker, executive director of the New York City Bar Association explains ‘As they lined up around the block outside our landmark building in 2001, hundreds of lawyers are starting to line up virtually to help with the “legal first response” to the coronavirus.’

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