Gerald Lebovits

Columbia University - Law School

Adjunct Professor of Law

435 West 116th Street

New York, NY 10025

United States

http://https://law.columbia.edu/faculty/gerald-lebovits

Fordham University School of Law

Adjunct Professor of Law

140 West 62nd Street

New York, NY 10023

United States

http://law.fordham.edu/adjunct/23484.htm

New York University School of Law

Adjunct Professor of Law

40 Washington Square South

New York, NY 10012

United States

http://www.law.nyu.edu/graduateaffairs/graduatelawyering/facultybios

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1.

Cracking the Code to Writing Legal Arguments: From IRAC to CRARC to Combinations in Between

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 82, No. 6, July/August 2010
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 02 Aug 2010
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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leagl writing, IRAC, IRARC, CRARC, BaRAC, CIRAC, CRAFADC, CREAC, CRuPAC, FIRAC, FORAC, IDAR, IGPAC, ILAC, IRAAAPC, IREAC, MIRAT, RAFADC, TREACC, TRRAC

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E-Mail Netiquette for Lawyers

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E-Mail Netiquette for Lawyers

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 81, No. 9, p. 64, November 2009
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 01 Dec 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 2,066 (12,663)

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e-mail, email, etiquette, netiquette, legal writing, sms, short message service, text, textese, spam, emoticons, smartphones, cc, bcc, reply all, attachments, timestamps, privilege, flame, threads, subject line

E-Mail Netiquette for Lawyers

Gerald Lebovits, E-Mail Netiquette for Lawyers, NYSBA Perspective 18 (Spring 2014)
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 09 Jun 2014
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Email, lawyers

E-Mail Netiquette for Lawyers

Pathway to the Profession: From Law School to Lawyer (2015), NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Sep 2015
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 290 (174,192)

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Email for lawyers

E-Mail Netiquette for Lawyers

6 Senior Lawyer 11, Fall 2014
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 09 Jan 2015
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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email, SPAM, flaming, subject lines, emoticons, shouting, exclamation points, contractions, ethics, signatures, reply all

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A Guide to New York State Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure — Part I

87 N.Y. St. B.J. 22, February 2015
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 28 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2015
Gerald Lebovits and Michael Terk
Columbia University - Law School and David Rozenholc & Associates
Downloads 2,991 (7,188)

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New York, commercial landlord-tenant, nonpayment, holdover, RPAPL, RPL, CPLR, summary proceeding, petition, notice of petition, rent demand

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Advice to Law Clerks: How to Draft Your First Judicial Opinion

Westchester Bar Journal, Vol. 36, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2009
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 28 Jul 2009
Gerald Lebovits and Lucero Ramirez Hidalgo
Columbia University - Law School and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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legal writing, judgment writing, judgement writing, opinion writing, law clerk, judicial intern

5.

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XII — Responding to Interrogatories

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 84, p. 64, January 2012
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 30 Jan 2012
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 2,443 (9,823)

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New York, legal writing, civil practice, civil procedure, CPLR, interrogatories, disclosure, discovery

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Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Punctuation -- Part I

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 80, No. 2, p. 64, February 2008
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 07 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 21 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Winning the Moot Court Oral Argument: A Guide for Intramural and Intermural Moot Court Competitors

Gerald Lebovits, Drew Gewuerz, & Christopher Hunker, Winning the Moot Court Oral Argument: A Guide for Intramural and Intermural Moot Court Competitors, 41 Capital University Law Review 887 (2013).
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 13 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2014
Gerald Lebovits, Drew Gewuerz and Christopher Hunker
Columbia University - Law School, Independent and Independent
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Moot Court, appellate advocacy, oral argument, legal writing

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Advanced Judicial Opinion Writing: A Handbook for New York State Trial and Appellate Courts (7.4 ed. 2004)

Gerald Lebovits, ADVANCED JUDICIAL OPINION WRITING: A HANDBOOK FOR NEW YORK STATE TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS, 7.4 ED., N.Y. St. Jud. Inst., ed., 2004
Number of pages: 491 Posted: 25 May 2009 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2011
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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New York, opinion writing, legal writing, judge, judicial

9.

You Think You Have Issues? The Art of Framing Issues in Legal Writing - Part I

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 78, No. 4, May 2006
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 10 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Do's-Part I

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 79, No. 4, May 2007
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 05 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Legal-Writing Myths

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Legal-Writing Myths

16 Scribes J. Legal Writing 113 (2014-2015), NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2654470
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 09 Sep 2015
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Legal-Writing Myths

Gerald Lebovits, Plain Language Department, Legal-Writing Myths, 21 Nebraska Lawyer 39 (Mar./Apr. 2018).
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 31 May 2018
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, myths

Legal-Writing Myths

Gerald Lebovits, Plain Language Department, Legal-Writing Myths, 96 Mich. B.J. 50 (Feb. 2017)
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 08 Mar 2017
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, myths

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Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Punctuation - Part III

New York State Bar Association, Vol. 80, p. 64, May 2008
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Punctuation - Part II

New York State Bar Association, Vol. 80, p. 64, March/April 2008
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 1,225 (28,640)

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Say It Ain't So: Leading Logical Fallacies in Legal Argument – Part 1

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, Say It Ain't So: Leading Logical Fallacies in Legal Argument – Part 1, 88 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (July/August 2016), NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2802684, Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 14-520
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 02 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2016
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, formal fallacies, logic, logical fallacies, philosophy

15.

Academic Legal Writing: How to Write and Publish

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 78, p. 64, January 2006
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 10 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 20 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Legal-Writing Exercises: Part I

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, Legal-Writing Exercises: Part I, 89 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (June 2017).
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 07 Jun 2017
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, active voice, writing in the positive, gender-neutral writing, metadiscourse.

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You Think You Have Issues? The Art of Framing Issues in Legal Writing - Part II

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 78, No. 5, June 2006
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Document Design: Pretty in Print -- Part I

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 81, No. 3, March/April 2009
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 30 Mar 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 1,150 (31,450)

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legal writing, font, typeface, typesize, white space, margins, alignment, spacing, headings

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Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Do's-Part II

Gerald Lebovits, DO'S, DON'TS, AND MAYBE'S: LEGAL WRITING DO'S-PARTII, New York State Journal Vol. 79, p. 64, June 2007
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 04 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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HP Proceedings: A Primer

Legal Update for Judges & Court Attorneys, 2007
Number of pages: 121 Posted: 14 Nov 2008
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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landlord-tenant, housing part, hp, housing court, mold, lead paint, heat, hot water, hpd, dhpd, housing preservation and development, contempt, repair, remediate, exterminate, bedbugs, roaches, civil penalty

21.

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Don'ts-Part I

Gerald Lebovits,DO'S, DON'TS AND MAYBES: LEGAL WRITING DON'T-PART I, New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 79, p. 64, Jul./Aug. 2007
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 04 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Grammar - Part I

New York State Bar Association, Vol. 79, p. 80, November/December 2007
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 21 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Persuading the Judge Through Writing: 15 Ways to Win

Gerald Lebovits, PERSUADING THE JUDGE THROUGH WRITING: 15 WAYS TO WIN, The Advocate (Bronx County Bar Journal) , Vol. 5, Fall 2008
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 19 Nov 2008
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, persuasive

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Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Don'ts - Part II

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 79, p. 64, September 2007
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 04 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 20 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure

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New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure

New York State Bar Association, 2009
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 13 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2009
Damon P. Howard, Dan M. Blumenthal and Gerald Lebovits
Independent, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Columbia University - Law School
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New York, landlord-tenant, summary proceedings, plenary actions

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure

Gerald Lebovits, Damon P. Howard & Peter G. Diskint, New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure--2014-2015 (7th ed. 2015).
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 26 Jan 2015
Gerald Lebovits, Damon P. Howard and Peter Diskint
Columbia University - Law School, Independent and Independent
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New York, residential landlord-tenant law, nonpayment proceddings, holdover proceddings, HP (repair) proceedings, illegal lock-out proceedings

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure

NEW YORK RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT LAW AND PROCEDURE, 2nd ed., 2009-2010
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 11 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2010
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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new york, substantive law, procedure, forms, landlord-tenant, nonpayment, holdover, HP, repairs, harassment, lockout, 7-A, co-ops, condos, rent regulation, housing city district supreme court, appellate term, public housing, NYCHA, section 8, summary proceedings, SRO, ejectment

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure

Gerald Lebovits, Damon P. Howard & Dov Treiman, New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure (10th ed. 2017-2018)
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 29 Jan 2018
Gerald Lebovits, Damon P. Howard and Dov Treiman
Columbia University - Law School, Ephron-Mandel & Howard LLP and Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.
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landlord-tenant law, Housing Court, nonpayment, holdover, HP proceeding

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure

Gerald Lebovits, Damon Howard & Michael Terk, NEW YORK RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT LAW AND PROCEDURE, 4th Edition, New York State Bar Association, 2011-2012
Posted: 30 Jan 2012
Gerald Lebovits, Damon P. Howard and Michael B. Terk
Columbia University - Law School, Ephron-Mandel & Howard LLP and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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New York, lanldlord-tenant, Housing Court, Civil Court, City Court, District Court, summary proceedings, holdover, nonpayment of rent, repairs, HP proceddings, rent regulation, section 8, cooperatives, condominiums, public housing, ejectment, lease

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Writing Bad Briefs: How to Lose a Case in 100 Pages or More

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Writing Bad Briefs: How to Lose a Case in 100 Pages or More

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 82, No. 4, p. 64, May 2010
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 20 May 2010
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Writing Bad Briefs: How to Lose a Case in 100 Pages or More

Suffolk Lawyer, Vol. 27, No. 24, April 2011
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 30 Mar 2011
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 386 (127,598)

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Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XI — Interrogatories

New York State Bar Journal, Interrogatories, Vol. 89, No. 64, November/December 2011
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 02 Dec 2011
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 857 (47,445)

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New York, civil procedure, civil practice, CPLR, litigation, drafting, interrogatories

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Getting to the Point: Pointers About Point Headings

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 82, p. 64, January 2010
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 25 Jan 2010
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, point headings

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Effective Oral Argument: 15 Points in 15 Minutes

The Advocate Bronx County Bar Journal, p. 4, Spring/Summer 2008
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 14 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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oral argument, appeals, appellate, trial, advocacy

30.

Single Room Occupancy Law in New York City

N.Y. Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3, p. 21, Summer 2008
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2009
Marti Weithman and Gerald Lebovits
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Columbia University - Law School
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Single Room Occupancy, sro, new york, landlord-tenant, housing court

31.

Ethical Judicial Opinion Writing

Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vol. 21, p. 237, 2008
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 14 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2009
Alifya V. Curtin, Lisa Solomon and Gerald Lebovits
Clark Thomas & Winters, Lisa Solomon, Esq. Legal Research & Writing and Columbia University - Law School
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ethics, judge, judicial, opinion, decision, judgment

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Plain English: Eschew Legalese

Gerald Lebovits,PLAIN ENGLISH: ESCHEW LEGALESE, New York State Bar Journal., Vol. 80, No. 64, Nov./Dec 2008
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 20 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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plain English, legalese, legal writing

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Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Legal Writing Grammar - Part II

New York State Bar Association, Vol. 80, January 2008
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 776 (54,315)

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New York State Commercial Landlord - Tenant Law and Procedure: A Primer - Part I

Brooklyn Barrister (February 2014)
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 14 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2014
Gerald Lebovits and Michael Terk
Columbia University - Law School and David Rozenholc & Associates
Downloads 724 (59,597)

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Commercial landlord-tenant, Part 52, holdover proceedings, nonpayment proceedings

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Making Offers No One Can Refuse: Effective Contract Drafting — Part II

88 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (February 2016)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 21 Feb 2016
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 700 (62,310)

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parts of a contract, cover page, table of contents, titles, headings, introduction/preamble, recitals, words of agreement, definitions, subject-matter performance, consideration, term, closing-related provisions, covenants not-to-compete.

36.

Persuasive Writing for Lawyers - Part I

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 82, p. 64, February 2010
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 28 Feb 2010
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 687 (63,822)

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Legal Writing, Persuasive Writing

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Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part X – Bill of Particulars

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 83, No. 8, October 2011
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 20 Oct 2011
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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New York, Civil Practice, Civil Procedure, Bill of Particulars, CPLR, Civil Practice Law and Rules, Pleadings, Disclosure, Discovery

38.

Powerful Writing Techniques to Help You Persuade Judges and Win Clients

GPSolo Fall Meeting & National Solo and Small Firm Conference General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division, Los Angeles, CA, October 16‐17, 2009
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 20 Dec 2009
Lisa Solomon and Gerald Lebovits
Lisa Solomon, Esq. Legal Research & Writing and Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, persuasion, marketing, copywriting, market to match, storytelling

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Service of Process and Traverse Hearings in Landlord-Tenant Actions and Proceedings

N.Y. Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 34, No. 1, p. 32, Spring 2006
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 15 May 2009
Matthias W. Li and Gerald Lebovits
Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Columbia University - Law School
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service of process, traverse, landlord-tenant, new york, housing court

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The Writing Process for New Lawyers: Getting it Written and Right

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, The Writing Process for New Lawyers: Getting It Written and Right, 89 N.Y. St. B.J. 80 (May 2017).
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 May 2017
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, process, research, pre-writing, organizing, editing

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Nuts 'N' Bolts: Legal-Writing Mechanics - Part II

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 81, No. 6, p. 64, July 2009
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 17 Jul 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 638 (70,194)
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italics, underlining, capitals, legal writing

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Sentences and Paragraphs: A Revisionist Philosophy

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 77, p. 64, January 2005
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Fact vs. Fiction: Writing the Facts - Part II

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 80, October 2008
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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On Terra Firma with English

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On Terra Firma with English

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 74, p. 64, September 2001
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 20 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, plain English, legalese

On Terra Firma with English

16 Scribes J. Legal Writing 123 (2014-2015), NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 09 Sep 2015
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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On Terra Firma with English

Gerald Lebovits, Plain Language, On Terra Firma with English, 96 Mich. B.J. 50 (Mar. 2017).
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 23 Mar 2017
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, legalese, plain English

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If I Were a Lawyer: Tense in Legal Writing

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 74, p. 64, November/December 2002
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, tense, pasr, present, future, conditional, subjonctive, pluperfect

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Fact vs. Fiction: Writing the Facts - Part I

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 80, September 2008
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 20 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 599 (75,925)

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Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXXVI — Motions to Reargue and Renew

Gerald Lebovits, Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXXVI—Motions to Reargue and Renew Continued, 86 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (Oct. 2014).
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 25 Oct 2014
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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motion practice, litigation drafting, CPLR 2221, reargue, renew

48.

Trial Advocacy: How to Persuade Judge and Jury

Queens Bar Bulletin, Vol. 72, p. 10, January 2009
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 14 Jan 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 561 (82,416)

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trial advocacy, persuasion, judge, jury

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That's the Way it is: 'That' and 'Which' in Legal Writing

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 76, p. 64, March/April 2004
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 10 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Winning Oral Argument: Do's and Don'ts

Queens Bar Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 2, p. 1, November 2008
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 28 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 541 (86,226)
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Oral argument, appeals, moot court, appellate practice, trial advocacy

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Persuasive Writing for Lawyers - Part II

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 82, p. 64, March/April 2010
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 12 Apr 2010
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 531 (88,231)

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Legal Writing, Persuasive Writing, Honesty, Brevity, Revision

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Say it Ain't So: Leading Logical Fallacies in Legal Argument–Part 2

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, Say It Ain’t So: Leading Logical Fallacies in Legal Argument–Part 2, 88 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (Sept. 2016).
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 08 Sep 2016
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 518 (90,976)

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legal writing, logical fallacies, informal fallacies

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Making Offers No One Can Refuse: Effective Contact Drafting — Part 3

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, Making Offers No One Can Refuse: Effective Contract Drafting — Part 3, 88 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (Mar./Apr. 2016).
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 19 Mar 2016
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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contract drafting, representations, warranties, covenants, conditions, discretionary authority, declarations,

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Nuts 'n' Bolts: Legal-Writing Mechanics - Part I

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 81, No. 5, June 2009
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 19 Jun 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 512 (92,287)

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legal writing, numbers, numerals, figuers, typographic symbols, abbreviations

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Write to Win

Queens Bar Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 11, December 2008
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 27 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 30 Dec 2008
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, persuasion, advocacy

56.

Document Design: Pretty in Print - Part II

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 14 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 486 (98,339)

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typography, font, typface, legal writing, new york courts, federal courts

57.

Persuasive Writing for Lawyers

Persuasive Writing for Lawyers, Practicing Law Institute, 2009
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Nov 2009
Lucero Ramirez Hidalgo and Gerald Lebovits
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 483 (99,141)

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legal writing, persuasive writing

58.

Getting to Yes: Affirmative Writing

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 73, p. 64, October 2001
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 463 (104,214)

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legal writing, affirmative writing

59.

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Usage Controversies - Part I

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 80, p. 64, June 2008
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 04 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2011
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 458 (105,550)

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legal writing

60.

Legal Writing in the Practice-Ready Law School

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, Legal Writing in the Practice-Ready Law School, 85 N.Y. St. B.J. 72 (Sept. 2013).
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 13 Sep 2013
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 446 (108,880)

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law school, legal eduation, admission to the bar, legal writing

61.

Nuisance Holdovers in New York

N.Y. Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2, p. 68, Spring 2005
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 14 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2009
Daniel J. Curtin and Gerald Lebovits
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Columbia University - Law School
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landlord-tenant, holdovers, nuisance, new york

62.

Judicial Wellness: The Ups and Downs of Sitting New York Judges

Downloads 434 (112,421)

Judicial Wellness: The Ups and Downs of Sitting New York Judges

Gerald Lebovits, Judicial Wellness: The Ups and Downs of Sitting New York Judges, 89 N.Y. St. B.J. 10 (June 2017).
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 06 Jun 2017
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 382 (129,197)

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judicial stress, Judges’ Assistance Program, Judicial Conduct Commission, Rules Governing Judicial Conduct, Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics, New York State Standards of Civility, judicial security, judicial wellness, judge death gamble, New York State Bar Association Judicial Wellness Committ

Judicial Wellness: The Ups and Downs of Sitting New York Judges

Gerald Lebovits, Judicial Wellness: The Ups and Downs of Sitting New York Judges, 5 Judicial Dispatch 4 (Dec. 2017).
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 01 Feb 2018
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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judicial wellness, judicial stress, judicial ethics

63.

Cooperatives and Condominiums in the New York City Housing Court

New York Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 45-57, Spring 2008
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 13 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 08 May 2015
James P. Tracy and Gerald Lebovits
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 428 (114,268)

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coop, condo, cooperative, condominium, housing court, summary

64.

Winning Through Integrity and Professionalism

Downloads 423 (115,793)

Winning Through Integrity and Professionalism

The Advocate, Summer 2009
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 29 Aug 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal ethics, civility, professionalism, advocacy, trial advocacy, legal writing

Winning Through Integrity and Professionalism

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, Winning Through Integrity and Professionalism, 87 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (Feb. 2017).
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 03 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2017
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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civility, professionalism, persuasion, legal ethics, legal writing

Winning Through Integrity and Professionalism

Gerald Lebovits, Winning Through Integrity and Professionalism, 62 @Law 30 (Winter 2013-2014).
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 20 Dec 2013
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 62 (584,557)

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legal ethics, professionalism, civility, litigation

65.

Legal-Writing Myths - Part I

New York State Bar Association, Vol. 78, p. 64, February 2006
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 20 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 423 (115,793)

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66.

Problem Words and Pairs in Legal Writing - Part I

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 77, p. 64, February 2005
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 420 (116,825)

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Legal Writing

67.

Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes: Usage Controversies - Part II

Gerald Lebovits, DO'S, DON'TS, AND MAYBES: USAGE CONTROVERSIES-PART II, New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 80, p. 64, July/Aug. 2008
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 04 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 420 (116,825)

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legal writing

68.

The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting

Downloads 412 (119,450)

The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting

LEGALEase Pamphlet, New York State Bar Association (2015)
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 02 Jul 2015
Gerald Lebovits and Jen M. Addonizio
Columbia University - Law School and Independent
Downloads 238 (212,569)

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New York, landlord-tenant law, blacklist, blacklisting, screening reports, credit reports

The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting

Gerald Lebovits & Jennifer M. Addonizio Rozen, The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting—2017, LEGALEase Pamphlet, New York State Bar Association (2017).
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 Sep 2017
Gerald Lebovits and Jennifer Addonizio Rozen
Columbia University - Law School and Independent
Downloads 102 (432,645)

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New York, landlord, tenant, blacklisting, credit report, screening report, Housing Court, screening bureau

The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting

New York State Bar Association, December 2010
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 16 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2011
Gerald Lebovits and Jen M. Addonizio
Columbia University - Law School and Independent
Downloads 72 (538,833)

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New York, Housing Court, Credit Reports, Credit Agencies, Screening Reports, Tenant Blacklisting, Nonpayment Proceedings, Holdover Proceedings, Judgments

69.

New York's Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019: What Lawyers Must Know

Gerald Lebovits, John. S. Lansden & Damon P. Howard, New York's Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019: What Lawyers Must Know, 91 N.Y. St. B.J. 35 (Sept./Oct. 2019).
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 17 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2019
Gerald Lebovits, Damon P. Howard and John Lansden
Columbia University - Law School, Ephron-Mandel & Howard LLP and New York Courts
Downloads 409 (120,434)

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New York’s Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, HSTPA, landlord-tenant law

70.

Guardians Ad Litem in Housing Court

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Guardians Ad Litem in Housing Court

Landlord-Tenant Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 8 & 9, p. 1, August/September 2007, New York Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 37, Winter 2009
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 12 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2009
Matthias W. Li, Shani R. Friedman and Gerald Lebovits
Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Independent and Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 299 (168,606)

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gal, guardian ad litem, housing court, landlord-tenant, new york, ward, adult protective services, aps

Guardians Ad Litem in Housing Court

Gerald Lebovits, Matthias W. Li & Shani R. Friedman, Guardians Ad Litim in Housing Court, 2 Senior Lawyer 24 (April 2010)
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Feb 2014
Gerald Lebovits, Matthias W. Li and Shani R. Friedman
Columbia University - Law School, Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Independent
Downloads 105 (423,633)

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New York, Housing Court, GAL, guardians ad litem, landlord-tenant

71.

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part II - The Complaint

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 82, p. 64, October 2010
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 06 Oct 2010
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 400 (123,574)

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New York, Civil Litigation, Complaint, Drafting, CPLR

72.

Problem Words and Pairs in Legal Writing - Part III

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 77, p. 64, May 2005
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 393 (126,109)

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73.

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part VIII - The Answer

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 83, No. 6, p. 96, July/August 2011
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 21 Jul 2011
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 387 (128,304)

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New York, CPLR, civil procedure, civil practice, answer, complaint, affirmative defenses, pleadings, reply

74.

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXIII — Summary-Judgment Motions Continued

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 85, No. 3, p. 64, March/April 2013
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 27 Mar 2013
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 386 (128,655)

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New York, Civil Practice Law and Rules, CPLR, motion practice, summary judgment, evidence, admissions, business records, pleadings, photographs, opposition papers

75.

Persuading the Judge Through Writing: How to Win

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 81, p. 64, February 2009
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 19 Feb 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 380 (131,048)

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legal writing, persuasion, briefs, advocacy

76.

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XIX — Motions to Dismiss Continued

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 84, No. 8, October 2012
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 05 Nov 2012
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 379 (131,443)

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New York, litigation drafting, CPLR 3211(b), CPLR 3211(c), motion to dismiss, defenses, repleading, affidavits, exhibits, briefs

77.

Legal-Writing Myths - Part II

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 78, p. 64, March/April 2006
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 377 (132,218)

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78.

Drug Holdover Proceedings: An Overview from 'Knew,' to 'Should Have Known,' to 'Strict Liability'

Downloads 375 (132,975)

Drug Holdover Proceedings: An Overview from 'Knew,' to 'Should Have Known,' to 'Strict Liability'

N.Y. Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 35, No. 2, p. 16, Spring/Summer 2007
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2009
Douglass J. Seidman and Gerald Lebovits
The Legal Aid Society, Manhattan Housing Court Project and Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 261 (194,028)

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drugs, narcotics, HUD, rucker, holdover, landlord-tenant, housing court

Drug Holdover Proceedings: An Overview from 'Knew,' to 'Should Have Known,' to 'Strict Liability'

28 NYSBA One-on-One J. 33 (Winter 2007)
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 19 Dec 2012
Gerald Lebovits and Douglass J. Seidman
Columbia University - Law School and The Legal Aid Society, Manhattan Housing Court Project
Downloads 114 (398,919)

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New York, federal, Housing Court, landlord-tenant, holdover, eviction, drugs, knew, should have known, strict liability, RPAPL 711(5) (bawdy house statute), RPAPL 715(1), RPAPL 721(8), RPL § 231, Narcotics Eviction Program, illegal use, Escalera, HUD v. Rucker

79.

Roommates in New York Law

N.Y. Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 34, No. 2, p. 73, Fall 2006
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 14 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 366 (136,619)

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roommates, housing court, new york, landlord-tenant

80.

Write the Cites Right - Part I

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 76, p. 64, October 2004
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 364 (137,453)

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81.

Legal-Writing Ethics - Part I

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 77, No. 8, October 2005
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 13 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 363 (137,862)

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ethics, legal writing

82.

Writers on Writing: Metadiscourse

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 74, p. 64, October 2002
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 362 (138,315)

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legal writing, metadiscourse

83.

Write the Cites Right - Part II

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 76, p. 64, November/December 2004
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 10 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 359 (139,577)

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84.

Problem Words and Pairs in Legal Writing - Part II

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 77, p. 64, March/April 2005
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 359 (139,577)

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85.

Making Offers No One Can Refuse: Effective Contract Drafting - Part 1

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, Making Offers No One Can Refuse: Effective Contract Drafting—Part 1, 88 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (Jan. 2016).
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 25 Jan 2016
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 358 (139,996)

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contract drating

86.

Apostrophe's and Plurals'

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 76, p. 64, February 2004
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 20 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 357 (140,443)

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87.

Technique: A Legal Method to the Madness - Part I

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 75, p. 64, June 2003
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 355 (141,310)

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legal writing, legal method

88.

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXX — Subpoenas

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXX—Subpoenas, 86 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (Feb. 2014).
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 13 Feb 2014
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 350 (143,481)

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New York, CPLR, subpoena ad testificandum, subpoena duces tecum, information subpoena

89.

He Said - She Said: Gender-Neutral Writing

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 74, p. 64, February 2002
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 345 (145,781)

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legal writing, gender-neutral writing

90.

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part III - The Complaint

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 82, No. 80, November-December 2010
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 05 Dec 2010
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 344 (146,224)

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New York, civil litigation, complaint, CPLR, drafting

91.

What Readers of Legal Writing Like: The Top 29 Selections

Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter, Vol. 2, p. 5, July 2001
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 15 Nov 2008
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 339 (148,542)

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legal writing

92.

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part IX – The Answer

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 83, No. 7, p. 64, September 2011
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 31 Aug 2011
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 333 (151,323)

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New York, CPLR, Civil Litigation Drafting, Answer, Complaint, Counterclaim, Cross-Claim

93.

Dress for Success: Be Formal But Not Inflated

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 73, p. 8, July/August 2001
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 20 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 333 (151,323)

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legal writing

94.

Legal-Writing Ethics - Part II

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 77, No. 9, November/December 2005
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 13 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 332 (152,252)

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ethics, legal writng

95.

Nonprimary-Residence Holdover Proceedings

New York Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 63-72, Fall 2006
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 13 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 330 (152,760)

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landlord-tenant, nonprimary, residence, holdover, housing court

96.

By Popular Demand: Demand Letters

88 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (Oct. 2016)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 01 Oct 2016
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 328 (153,763)

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legal writing, demand letters

97.

Rules of Evidence for Your First Federal or New York Trial

Katerina Milonas & Gerald Lebovits, Rules of Evidence for Your First Federal or New York Trial, 15 Richmond County B.J. 7 (Summer 2015).
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 11 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2015
Katerina Milonas and Gerald Lebovits
New York State Supreme Court and Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 326 (154,819)

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trial advocacy, evidence, federal, New York

98.

Legal-Writing Exercises: Part V—Punctuation

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, Legal-Writing Exercises: Part V—Punctuation, 89 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (Nov./Dec. 2017).
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 30 Nov 2017
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 321 (157,412)

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exercises, legal writing, punctuation, quotations, hyphens, commas, periods, exclamation points, question marks

99.

Technique: A Legal Method to the Madness - Part II

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 75, p. 64, July/August 2003
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 321 (157,412)

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legal writing, legal method

100.

Problem Words and Pairs in Legal Writing - Part IV

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 77, p. 64, June 2005
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 317 (159,482)

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101.

Comparisons and Logic

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 78, No. 8, October 2006
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 20 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 313 (161,661)

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102.

You Can Quote Me: Quoting in Legal Writing - Part I

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 76, p. 64, May 2004
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 311 (162,717)

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103.

A Guide to New York State Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure — Part II

Gerald Lebovits & Michael B. Terk, A Guide to New York State Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure — Part II, 87 N.Y. St. B.J. 34 (Mar./Apr. 2015).
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 17 Mar 2015
Gerald Lebovits and Michael Terk
Columbia University - Law School and David Rozenholc & Associates
Downloads 310 (163,237)

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New York, commercial landlord-tenant, summary proceedings, personal jurisdiction (service of process and traverse), defenses, trial, settlement, defaults, courts that hear summary proceedings, Yellowstone injunctions, plenary actions, bankruptcy considerations

104.

Subletting in New York

N.Y. Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 34, No. 2, p. 79, Fall 2006
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 14 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 310 (163,237)

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landlord-tenant, subletting, new york, housing court

105.

What Readers of Legal Briefs Hate: The Top 30 Sins

Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter, Vol. 1, p. 12, August 2000
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 15 Nov 2008
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 308 (164,386)

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legal writing

106.

New York State Commercial Landlord - Tenant Law and Procedure: A Primer - Part III

Gerald Lebovits & Michael B. Terk, New York State Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure: A Primer—Part III, 66 Brooklyn Barrister 5 (June 2014).
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 14 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2014
Gerald Lebovits and Michael Terk
Columbia University - Law School and David Rozenholc & Associates
Downloads 304 (166,703)

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commercial landlord-tenant, part 52, holdover proceedings, nonpayment proceedings

107.

Legal-Writing Exercises: Part II

The Legal Writer, 89 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (July/Aug. 2017)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 01 Aug 2017
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 303 (167,257)

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Legal-Writing Exercises, Nominalizations, Modifiers, Legalese, Cowardly Qualifiers

108.

Writing Carefully, Misused Modifiers Must Be Avoided

New York Bar Journal, Vol. 81, No. 1, p. 64, January 2009
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 20 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 301 (168,458)

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misplaced modifiers, dangling participles, split infinitives, squinting modifiers, legal writing

109.

Problem Words and Pairs in Legal Writing - Part V

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 77, p. 64, July/August 2005
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 10 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 301 (168,458)

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110.

The Legal Writer, Making Offers No One Can Refuse: Effective Contract Drafting — Part 5

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 88, No. 5, June 2016
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 31 May 2016
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 296 (171,435)

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Contract Drafting, Legalese, Clarity, Formatting, Sentence Structure, Ambiguities, Interpretation, Performance, Obligation, Discretionary Language, Exception and Subordination, Policy, Declaration, Conditional Language

111.

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part I – An Overview

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 82, September 2010
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 05 Sep 2010
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 294 (172,643)

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New York, civil litigation, pleadings

112.

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law 101 for the Transactional Attorney

Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, Summer 2010
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 06 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2010
Margaret B. Sandercock and Gerald Lebovits
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 291 (174,589)

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New York, Housing Court, landlord-tenant, rent stabilization, rent control, loft law, transactional attorney

113.

Proof it with Re-Vision - Part I

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 81, No. 7, p. 64, September 2009
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 03 Sep 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 280 (181,630)

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editing, proofreading, legal writing

114.

The Legal Writer, Making Offers No One Can Refuse: Effective Contract Drafting — Part 4

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 88, No. 4, May 2016
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 31 May 2016
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 277 (183,675)

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Contract Drafting, Endgame, Termination, Dispute Resolution, Remedies, Final and Complete Provisions, Choice of Law, Amendments, Waivers, Assignment, Delegation, Counterparts, Damage Disclaimer, Indemnification, Insurance, Force Majeure, Severability, Signature Blocks

115.

Uppercasing Needn't Be a Capital Crime

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 75, p. 64, May 2003
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, capitals, uppercasing

116.

Residential Landlord-Tenant Appeals in the Appellate Term

New York Real Property Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 4, Fall 2008
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 276 (184,339)

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appellate term. appeals, appellate practice, new york, landlord-tenant, advocacy, briefs, oral argument

117.

Drafting New York Civil Litigation Documents: Part XXXIX — Motions to Vacate a Default Judgment Continued

NYSBA Journal, February 2015
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 28 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2015
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
Downloads 272 (186,975)

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Excusable Default, CPLR 5015(a)(1), Fraud, Misrepresentation, Other Misconduct, CPLR 5015(a)(3), Newly Discovered Evidence, CPLR 5015(a)(2), Lack of Jurisdiction, CPLR 5015(a)(4),Reversal, Modification, Vacatur of Prior Judgment or Order, CPLR 5015(a)(5),Vacatur on Terms as May Be Just

118.

Sin and Virtue in Legal Writing: Vanity and Humility

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 79, No. 3, March/April 2007
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Legal Writing

119.

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part VI - The Answer

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 82, No. 3, p. 64, March/April 2011
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 26 Mar 2011
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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New York, civil litigation, answer, complaint, CPLR, Civil Practice Law and Rules

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You Can Quote Me: Quoting in Legal Writing - Part II

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 76, p. 64, June 2004
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Legal Writing

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The Pause that Refreshes: Commas

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 74, p. 64, March/April 2002
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, comma

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Preparing for Trial: A Guide for the Novice

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 01 Oct 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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trial advocacy

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Not Mere Rhetoric: Metaphors and Similes - Part I

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 74, p. 64, June 2002
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, metaphors, similes

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Proof It with Re-Vision: Part II

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 81, No. 8, p. 64, October 2009
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 09 Oct 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, proofreading, editing

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Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXXII — Contempt Motions

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 86, p. 64, May 2014
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 16 May 2014
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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New York, civil litigation, legal writing, civil practice, civil procedure, civil contempt, criminal contempt, summary contempt, plenary contempt, Judiciary Law, Penal Law, Civil Practice Law and Rules

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The Pause that Refreshes: Commas - Part 2

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 74, p. 64, May 2002
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, comma

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Surviving Your 1L Year (Again): A Primer for First-Year Legal-Writing Adjuncts

Gerald Lebovits, Surviving Your 1L Year (Again): A Primer for First-Year Legal-Writing Adjuncts, 25 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 133 (2017).
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 May 2017
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, legal research, legal education, law school, adjunct professor, adjunct instructor

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How to Succeed in Legal Writing by Really Trying

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, How to Succeed in Legal Writing by Really Trying, 90 N.Y. St. B.J. 61 (Sept. 2018).
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 27 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2019
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Legal Writing, Nature-Nurture, Dunning-Kruger Effect, Teaching Legal Writing, Editing Legal Writing, Learning Legal Writing

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Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXV — Notices to Admit

Gerald Lebovits, Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXV — Notices to Admit, 85 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (June 2013)
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 04 Jul 2013
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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New York, Civil Practice Law and Rules, CPLR, civil procedure, litigation drafting, notice to admit, discovery, disclosure

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Post-Eviction Motions to Restore - Part I

Landlord-Tenant Monthly, Vol. 5, p. 1, June 2007
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 15 Nov 2008
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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landlord-tenant, housing court, new york, post-eviction, restore, possession

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Ineffective Devices: Rhetoric that Fails

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 75, p. 64, February 2003
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, rethorical devices

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Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXVI — Notices to Admit Continued

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, 'Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXVI — Notices to Admit Continued', 85 New York State Bar Association Journal 64 (July/Aug. 2013)
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 09 Aug 2013
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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New York, drafting litigation documents, legal writing, notice to admit

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Free at Last from Obscurity: Clarity - Part I

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 75, No. 9, p. 64, November-December 2003
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 13 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Legal Writing, clarity

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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Real Estate Matters: The New York Experience

Cardozo J. Conflict Resol, Vol. 11, p. 437, Spring 2010
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2010
Lucero Ramirez Hidalgo and Gerald Lebovits
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Columbia University - Law School
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alternative dispute resolution, adr, negotiation, mediation, mediator, arbitration, arbitrator, facilitation, real estate, construction, foreclosure, housing court, commercial division

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Writing on a Clean Slate: Cliches and Puns

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 75, p. 64, March-April 2003
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, cliches, puns

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Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part VII – The Answer

New York State Bar Association Journal, Vol. 83, No. 5, June 2011
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 13 Jun 2011
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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New York, CPLR, civil procedure, civil practice, complaint, answer, defenses, affirmative defenses, denials

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The Bottom Line on Footnotes [Fn. 1] and Endnotes [Fn. 2]

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 75, p. 64, January 2003
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 15 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, footnotes, endnotes

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The Worst Mistakes in Legal Writing—Part II

90 N.Y. St. B.J. 62 (Mar./Apr. 2018), Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 14-588
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 30 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 08 May 2018
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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legal writing, mistakes, punctuation, quoting, grammar

139.

Professionalism in the Legal Profession

Richmond County Bar Association Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, Summer 2006
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 13 Nov 2008
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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professionalism, civility, ethics, new york

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Learning Disabilities and the Legal Writer

New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 77, p. 64, September 2005
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 09 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 19 May 2009
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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Legal Writing

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Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part IV – The Complaint

New York Bar Association Journal, Vol. 83, No. 1, January 2011
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 16 Jan 2011
Gerald Lebovits
Columbia University - Law School
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