I have found myself in a strange and amazing predicament. Let me explain. I am an American. I was born and reared in Albany, in the State of New York – anyway, just over the river, in the country.
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1/9/2026
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[co-authors: Jean-Claude Mazzola, Adam Wiener, Richard Lerner]
I am a longtime New York civil personal injury attorney. I thought that I had seen it all. Yet last year, while serving as a plaintiff’s trial attorney in a...more
9/25/2025
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