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Last updated on 4/13/2025
Keywords
Book Review
Legal Writing
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Disciplines
Legal Writing and Research
Publication Date
Winter 2025
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits, The Case for a Casebook on Legal Writing: A Review of the Case for Effective Legal Writing, 25 J. App. Prac. & Process 201 (2025) (reviewing Diana J. Simon & Mark Cooney's 2024 book).
Keywords
Civil Court
City Court
District Court
Commercial Landlord-Tenant
New Judges
Part 52
Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019
Disciplines
Law
Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law
Publication Date
January 9, 2025
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits, Ilana J. Marcus, Michael Terk, and Anthony Graniere, Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law for Civil, City, and District Court Judges: Written Materials (NYS Judicial Inst. 2025).
Keywords
Civil Court
City Court
District Court
Commercial Landlord-Tenant
New Judges
Part 52
Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019
Disciplines
Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law
Publication Date
January 9, 2025
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits, Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law for Newly Elected Civil Court, City Court, and District Court Judges (NYS Judicial inst. PPT Jan. 9, 2025). This is a PDF of an animated PPT for a presentation to newly elected judges at the NYS Judicial Institute in Jan. 2025.
Keywords
New York
Small Claims Court
Civil Court
District Court
City Court
Justice Court
Town Court
Village Court
Small Claims Arbitrator
Small Claims Part
Disciplines
Civil Procedure
Courts
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Publication Date
January 2, 2025
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits & Mark H. Shawhan, Small Claims Manual: A Guide to Small Claims Litigation in the New York State Courts (7th ed. 2025).
Keywords
New York Civil Court
New York District Court
New York State City Court
New York Town and Village Courts
Small Claims Court
Small Claims Part
Disciplines
Law
Small Claims Court
Publication Date
January 2025
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits & Mark H. Shawn, Small Claims Court, New Judges Seminar (NYS Judicial Inst. PPT Jan. 2025). This is a PDF of an animated PPT for a presentation to the new judges at the New York State Judicial institute in January 2025.
Disciplines
Judicial Writing
Legal Writing
Publication Date
Winter and Spring 2025
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits, Judicial Opinion Writing for New York Court Attorneys & Law Clerks: Written Materials (N.Y. St. Judicial Inst. 2025). This PDF contains readings to accompany three lectures at the New York State Judicial Institute.
Disciplines
Judicial Writing
Legal Writing
Publication Date
Winter and Spring 2025
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits, Judicial Opinion Writing for New York Court Attorneys & Law Clerks: (PPT 2025). This is a PDF of a PPT for three lectures in 2025 for the New York State Judicial Institute.
Keywords
Gilbert and Sullivan
Disciplines
Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law
Publication Date
October 16, 2024
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits & Tara Scown, The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits on Gilbert and Sullivan, Law360 (Oct. 16, 2024).
Keywords
Judicial Hearing Officer (JHO)
Special Referee
Court Attorney-Referee
Special Master
Support Magistrate
Disciplines
Courts
Judges
Litigation
Publication Date
Fall October, 2024
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits, Rachel E. Miller & Mark H. Shawhan, New York’s Judicial Adjuncts: The Hear and Report and the Hear and Determine, 11 Judicial Dispatch 6 (Fall 2024).
Keywords
Music
Drums
Bands
Disciplines
Art and Design
Music
Photography
Publication Date
September 2024
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits, My Musical Legacy, EnRich Your Life Mag. 57-63 (Sept. 2024).
Keywords
Evidence
Trial practice
New York
Disciplines
Evidence
Publication Date
April 2024
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits, New York Objections (25th ed./24th revision 2024).
Keywords
Judicial wellness
Attorney wellness
Civility
Professionalism
Disciplines
Judges
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Legal Profession
Publication Date
March 20, 2024
Citation Information
Pamela Chen, Karen R. King, Gerald Lebovits & William H. Ng, Can't We All Just Get Along? Difficult Judges, Difficult Lawyers (PPT Mar. 2024). This is a PDF of an animated PPT for a presentation to the Asian Am. B. Ass'n of NY and the Asian Am. Judges Ass'n of NY.
Keywords
Landlord-tenant law
New York
Nonpayment
Holdover
Repairs
Housing Court
City Court
District court
Town Court
Village Court
Disciplines
Housing Law
Property Law and Real Estate
Publication Date
December 2023
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits, Damon P. Howard & Michelle Maratto Itkowitz, New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure (15th ed. 2023-2024).
Keywords
Judicial Wellness
Florida
Disciplines
Judges
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Publication Date
March 2024
Citation Information
Gerald Lebovits, Judicial Wellness and Resilience for Florida Judges (PPT Mar. 2024). This is a PDF of an animated PPT for a lecture to Floridian judges.