Gerald Lebovits

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Judge, New York City Civil Court (2012-Present)
Adjunct Professor of Law, Columbia Law School (2010-Present)
Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law (2011-Present)
Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (2012-Present)
Faculty, New York City Administrative Judicial Institute
Formerly Judge, New York City Criminal Court (2011-2012) and New York City Housing Court (2001-2010)
Formerly Adjunct Professor of Law, St. John's University School of Law (2007-2012) and New York Law School (1989-2007)

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Legal Ethics

New York Rules of Professional Conduct: Law and Practice (2 Volumes), Oxford University Press (2010)

Winning Through Integrity and Professionalism, The Advocate (Bronx County Bar Journal) (2009)

NYCLA's Fee-Dispute Program: Part 137, New York County Lawyer (2009)

Pretrial Advocacy: An Ethical Checklist—Part II, Queens County Bar Bulletin (2009)

Pretrial Advocacy: An Ethical Checklist—Part I, Queens County Bar Bulletin (2009)

Judicial Ethics

Ethical Judicial Opinion Writing, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics (2008)

Ethical Judicial Writing—Part III, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Ethical Judicial Writing—Part II, New York State Bar Association Journal (2007)

Ethical Judicial Writing—Part I, New York State Bar Association Journal (2006)

A Pox on Vox Pop, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

Judicial Writing

Twenty Opinion-Writing Myths, Lex & Verum (NAWCJ) (2012)

Judgment Writing in Kenya and the Common-Law World, Kenya Law Review (2010)

Advice to Law Clerks: How to Draft Your First Judicial Opinion, Westchester Bar Journal (2009)

Advanced Judicial Opinion Writing: A Handbook for New York State Trial and Appellate Courts, New York State Judicial Institute (2004)

Short Judicial Opinions: The Weight of Authority, New York State Bar Association Journal (2004)

Trial Advocacy

Preparing for Trial: A Guide for the Novice, Suffolk Lawyer (2009)

Trial Advocacy: How to Persuade Judge and Jury, Queens Bar Bulletin (2009)

Getting to Trial in Supreme Court, Civil Term, Richmond County Bar Journal (2008)

Oral Argument

Winning the Moot Court Oral Argument: A Guide for Intra- and Intermural Moot Court Competitors, Capital University Law Review (forthcoming) (2013)

Winning Oral Argument: Do's and Don'ts, Queens Bar Bulletin (2008)

Effective Oral Argument: 15 Points in 15 Minutes, The Advocate (Bronx County Bar Journal) (2008)

Legal Writing (General)

Motion Practice in Suffolk County: Avoiding the Pitfalls, Suffolk Lawyer (2013)

Writing Bad Briefs: How to Lose a Case in 100 Pages or More, Suffolk Lawyer (2011)

Persuasive Writing for Lawyers, Practising Law Institute (2009)

Powerful Writing Techniques to Help You Persuade Judges and Win Clients, American Bar Association (2009)

Finding Your Voice as a New Attorney: Thoughts from the Employer and the Court, Nassau Lawyer (2009)

Legal Writer Column

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXIII—Summary-Judgment Motions Continued, New York State Bar Association Journal (2013)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents Part XXII—Summary-Judgment Motions Continued, New York State Bar Association Journal (2013)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XXI—Summary-Judgment Motions Continued, New York State Bar Association Journal (2013)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XX—Summary-Judgment Motions: An Overview, New York State Bar Association Journal (2012)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XIX—Motions to Dismiss Continued, New York State Bar Association Journal (2012)

Landlord-Tenant Law

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure—2012-2013 (5th ed. 2013), New York State Bar Association (2013)

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure—2011-2012 (4th ed. 2012), New York State Bar Association (2012)

The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting—2012, LEGALEase Pamphlet, New York State Bar Association (2012)

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law 101 for the Transactional Attorney, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure—2010-2011 (3d ed. 2011), New York State Bar Association (2011)

Small Claims Court

Special Procedures Apply to Enforcing Judgments in Small Claims Court, New York State Bar Association Journal (1999)

Small Claims Courts Offer Prompt Adjudication Based on Substantive Law, New York State Bar Association Journal (1998)

Small Claims President's Outgoing Message, Small Claims Law Journal (1998)

Equal Justice, Cornerstone of Freedom, May Be Found in Small Claims Court, New York Law Journal (1998)

How to Help Judgment Creditors Collect: The Effective Use of Civil Court Act Article 18, New York Law Journal (1998)

Family Law

The Integrated Domestic Violence Court, Richmond County Bar Journal (2009)

Introductory Guide to the New York City Family Court, New York City Bar Association (2006)

Best Interests of the Child Remain Paramount in Proceedings to Terminate Parental Rights, New York State Bar Association Journal (2001)

Juvenile Justice or Injustice? The Debate Over Reform, Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development (2000)

Moving from Criminal to Family Court, New York Law Journal (1999)

Legal Research

The Third Series: A Review, New York State Bar Association Journal (2005)

Litigators Who Untangle the Web Will Find Scores of Valuable Sites, New York Law Journal (1997)

Miscellaneous

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Real Estate Matters: The New York Experience, Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (2010)

Guardians and Guardians Ad Litem in New York, Richmond County Bar Association Journal (2009)

No Fault, No Foul: Litigating First-Party-Benefit Cases, Brooklyn Barrister (2009)

Book Review, Goldfeder's Modern Election Law, New York Law Journal (2008)

A Canadian's View from the Staten Island Ferry, Richmond County Bar Association Journal (2002)