Gerald Lebovits

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

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)

Judges' Clerks Play Varied Roles in the Opinion Drafting Process, 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 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)

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)

Write to Win, Queens Bar Bulletin (2008)

Legal Writer Column

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XII—Responding to Interrogatories, New York State Bar Association Journal (2012)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part XI—Interrogatories, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part X—Bill of Particulars, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part IX—The Answer, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Drafting New York Civil-Litigation Documents: Part VIII—The Answer, New York State Bar Association Journal (2011)

Landlord-Tenant Law

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

The Relationship Between the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal and the New York City Housing Court, New York Real Property Law Journal (2011)

The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting, LEGALEase Pamphlet, New York State Bar Association (2010)

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)

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

Handling Abuse and Neglect Cases under the Family Court Act, 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)